printer friendly pageMED 53Q: Storytelling in Medicine (LIFE 53Q)
Stories are at the core of medical practice, but the skills developed are applicable across disciplines, including technology and business. Storytelling in Medicine is a new sophomore seminar designed to teach skills in multiple modalities of storytelling including narrative, oral, social media, academic presentations and visual storytelling for different audiences. This seminar combines small groups, interactive workshops, and guest speakers who are experts in their fields of medicine. This will also include editing and support to complete your own story by the end of the seminar.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
Instructors:
Edwards, L. (PI)
;
Lin, B. (PI)
MED 73N: Scientific Method and Bias
Offers an introduction to the scientific method and common biases in science. Examines theoretical considerations and practical examples where biases have led to erroneous conclusions, as well as scientific practices that can help identify, correct or prevent such biases. Additionally focuses on appropriate methods to interweave inductive and deductive approaches. Topics covered include: Popper¿s falsification and Kuhn¿s paradigm shift, revolution vs. evolution; determinism and uncertainty; probability, hypothesis testing, and Bayesian approaches; agnostic testing and big data; team science; peer review; replication; correlation and causation; bias in design, analysis, reporting and sponsorship of research; bias in the public perception of science, mass media and research; and bias in human history and everyday life. Provides students an understanding of how scientific knowledge has been and will be generated; the causes of bias in experimental design and in analytical approaches; and the interactions between deductive and inductive approaches in the generation of knowledge.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Ioannidis, J. (PI)
MED 103: Human and Planetary Health (PUBLPOL 183, SOC 103, SUSTAIN 103)
Two of the biggest challenges humanity has to face ? promoting human health and halting environmental degradation ? are strongly linked. Gains in health metrics in the last century have coincided with dramatic and unsustainable planetary-level degradation of environmental and ecological systems. Now, climate change, pollution, and other challenges are threatening the health and survival of communities across the globe. In acknowledging complex interconnections between environment and health, this course highlights how we must use an interdisciplinary approach and systems thinking to develop comprehensive solutions. Through a survey of human & planetary health topics that engages guest speakers across Stanford and beyond, students will develop an understanding of interconnected environmental and health challenges, priority areas of action, and channels for impact. Students enrolling in just the lecture should enroll for 3 units. Students enrolling the lecture and weekly discussion sections should enroll for 4 units.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Abid, A. (PI)
;
Burke, K. (PI)
;
De Leo, G. (PI)
;
Luby, S. (PI)
;
Veidis, E. (PI)
;
Abid, A. (TA)
;
Gomez, L. (TA)
;
Lieu, B. (TA)
;
Martins, K. (TA)
;
Miller, R. (TA)
;
Spencer, R. (TA)
MED 114: Frontier Technology: Understanding and Preparing for Technology in the Next Economy (CEE 114, CEE 214, MED 214, PSYC 114)
The next wave of technological innovation and globalization will affect our countries, our societies, and ourselves. This interdisciplinary course provides an introduction to emerging, frontier technologies. Topics covered include artificial intelligence, additive manufacturing and advanced robotics, smart cities and urban mobility, telecommunications with 5G/6G, and other key emerging technologies in society. These technologies have vast potential to address the largest global challenges of the 21st century, ushering in a new era of progress and change.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 1
MED 121: Translational Research and Applied Medicine (MED 221)
(Same as
MED 121; undergraduate students enroll in
MED 121) Open to graduate students and medical students, this course enables students to learn basic principles in the design, performance and analysis of translational medical research studies. The course includes both didactic seminars from experts in translational medicine as well as the opportunity to design and present a translational research project. Students enrolling for 3 units are paired with a TRAM translational research project and work as a team with TRAM trainees and faculty on a weekly basis, as arranged by the instructor, and present a final project update at the end of the quarter. MTRAM students must enroll for a letter grade.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2-3
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 9 units total)
MED 124: Global Child Health (HUMBIO 124C, PEDS 124)
This course introduces students to key challenges to the health and well being of children worldwide. We explicitly focus on child and public health problems in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) to reflect the global burden of disease among children. We will review the scope and magnitude of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality, as well as examine regional variations. We will then identify both medical and non-medical causes, effects of, as well as interventions to address, some of the biggest child health problems. The course will also prevent an overview of the role of culture, gender, and non-state actors (NGOs, foundations, etc.) on health and health policy. Enrollment limited to juniors, seniors and and graduate students or the consent of the instructor. HUMBIO students must enroll in
HUMBIO 124C. Med/Graduate students must enroll in
MED 124 or
PEDS 124
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
MED 131: Sustainable Societies Lab: Exploring Israel's Innovation Ecosystem in Human & Planetary Health (SUSTAIN 132)
This Sustainable Societies Lab seminar will explore Israel's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem for sustaining human and planetary health as pathways to regional peace. Despite its small size, Israel is a leader in health, environmental, and ecological innovation and is home to a disproportionate number of successful startups. Water, food, energy, and medical care have been central to Israeli-Arab peace negotiations and have served as a foundation for regional cooperation. Today, as the Middle East experiences a fraught security environment, increased drought, severe environmental degradation, continued population growth, and poor governance, exploring Israeli-Arab initiatives on human and planetary health presents a unique opportunity to understand how such cooperation could provide a pathway toward sustainable development, conflict deterrence, regional integration, and future peace agreements. Through videos, readings, guest lectures and discussions, we will examine efforts of
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This Sustainable Societies Lab seminar will explore Israel's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem for sustaining human and planetary health as pathways to regional peace. Despite its small size, Israel is a leader in health, environmental, and ecological innovation and is home to a disproportionate number of successful startups. Water, food, energy, and medical care have been central to Israeli-Arab peace negotiations and have served as a foundation for regional cooperation. Today, as the Middle East experiences a fraught security environment, increased drought, severe environmental degradation, continued population growth, and poor governance, exploring Israeli-Arab initiatives on human and planetary health presents a unique opportunity to understand how such cooperation could provide a pathway toward sustainable development, conflict deterrence, regional integration, and future peace agreements. Through videos, readings, guest lectures and discussions, we will examine efforts of the private and public sector, civil society institutions, and organizations such as EcoPeace, Arava Institute, Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, Comet Middle East, Startup Nation Central, Tech2Peace, and Seeds of Peace. In this course, students will learn how socio-cultural factors, such as political, military, geographical, historical, environmental, and technological conditions have influenced the innovation ecosystem in human and planetary health in Israel. You will also gain insights into the challenges and opportunities for impact entrepreneurs and changemakers in Israel, understand their evolution, and explore strategies for deeper engagement with these themes in Israel and the broader Middle East, aiming to propose sustainable solutions for enhancing regional cooperation and peace. To apply please fill out this Google Form :
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdeZ5f0lB442ZOSAwynWSUfgUUE6FQZ1dUv7MTL22A48jxMZQ/viewform. Registration is limited to 35. There are no prerequisites.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-2
| Repeatable
4 times
(up to 8 units total)
Instructors:
Bloom, G. (PI)
;
Singer, S. (PI)
MED 155: You Can Make a Difference in Primary Care (MED 222)
This course is designed to give pre-clerkship students an overview of the amazing and rewarding field of Primary Care Medicine. You will meet multiple primary care clinicians, each with a different area of interest and practice. You will learn about their work and what they love about it, and gain exposure to the diverse range of careers in Primary Care and its specialties. There will be opportunities to ask questions and make connections with Primary Care faculty at Stanford and beyond. For the clinic shadowing opportunity, each student will be paired with a clinician in a Stanford Primary Care clinic. Undergraduate students interested in the clinical shadowing experience should submit this short interest survey:
https://stanfordmedicine.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5nLgG5cCmnNQVGS and register for 2 units. Undergraduates, please register for
MED 155 (1 or 2 units). MD/PA/Grad students please register for
MED 222 (1 unit). Registration options for Undergraduates: (a) 1 unit for just the lecture series or (b) 2 units for the lecture series + an optional clinic shadowing opportunity and overview of clinical medicine.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-2
| Repeatable
10 times
(up to 10 units total)
MED 157: Foundations for Community Health Engagement
Open to undergraduate, graduate, and MD students. Examination and exploration of community health principles and their application at the local level. Designed to prepare students to make substantive contributions in a variety of community health settings (e.g. clinics, government agencies, non-profit organization, advocacy groups). Topics include community health assessment; health disparities; health promotion and disease prevention; strategies for working with diverse, low-income, and underserved populations; and principles of ethical and effective community engagement.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Heaney, C. (PI)
MED 160: Physician Shadowing: Stanford Immersion in Medicine Series (SIMS)
Undergraduates are paired with a physician mentor at Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, or the Veteran's Administration Hospital. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Application and acceptance to the SIMS program.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Levin, E. (PI)
;
Lewis, P. (SI)
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