Department: School of Medicine

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BIOS200 Foundations in Experimental Biology This course is divided into two 3-week cycles. During the first cycle, students will be developing a 2-page original research proposal, which may be used for NSF or other fellowship applications. In the second cycle, students will work in small team...
BIOS201 Next Generation Sequencing and Applications Usher in the golden age of biological discovery with next generation sequencing (NGS) through its wide spectrum of applications. Modules include general introduction of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies, applications of these sequencing...
BIOS202 Understanding Kinetics for Biologists and Biology Students in the biological and chemical sciences are typically exposed to the kinetic and thermodynamic formalisms that describe rate and equilibrium processes, but rarely develop an intuition that allows them to use the material creatively in their...
BIOS203 Market Design and Field Experiments for Health Policy and Medicine This course will provide the student with the necessary tools to be an avid consumer and user, and potentially a producer, of the market design and field experimental literature (recognized by 4 recent Nobel Prizes in Economics: 2007/2012/2019/2020)....
BIOS204 Practical Tutorial on the Modeling of Signal Transduction Motifs Basics of ordinary differential equation modeling of signal transduction motifs, small circuits of regulatory proteins and genes that serve as building blocks of complex regulatory circuits. Morning session covers numerical modeling experiments. Af...
BIOS207 Just Enough Software Engineering This two week mini-course teaches the software engineering skills relevant to scientific analysis. Students will learn essential skills to promote collaboration, reproducibility, and reliability. Topics: reproducible research compendia. Modular archi...
BIOS208 Geometry for biologists This 3-week mini-course offers a short series of lectures and lab workshops to enable researchers working with biological systems to build and play with geometric models of living processes. Lectures will be aimed at getting participants acquainted w...
BIOS209 CTS200-Statistical Design of Experiments for Bioscience Design of experiment (DOE) techniques are used in a variety of experimental situations to collect and analyze data. In this course, principles of DOE, analytical tools, as well as experimental strategies such as screening designs, full and fractional...
BIOS210 Cell, Gene, and Immune Therapies The emerging therapeutic landscape has a new cast of characters' engineered cells, programmable nucleic acids, and multi-valent antibodies' to name a few. This lecture-based course will provide an overview of these new therapeutic modalities, the bas...
BIOS211 No Pride in Stigma: Exploring viral outbreaks and the stigmas perpetuated against LGBTQ+ communities This three week mini-course explores virology, emergent outbreaks, and related stigma that has historically and perpetually impacted LGBTQ+ communities. Using lectures and open discussions, students will explore how significant viruses and related st...
BIOS212 Analytical Methods in Biotechnology I This course provides fundamental principles underlying important analytical techniques used in modern biotechnology. The course comprises of lectures and hands-on laboratory experiments. Students will learn the core principles for designing, implemen...
BIOS213 Ecology and Evolution of Altruism Altruism is the phenomenon in which one organism helps another organism at a cost to itself. Most of the existing body of research on the evolution of altruism does not account for the ecological context and impacts of the evolution of altruistic tra...
BIOS214 The Art of Science Communication for Graduate Students and Postdocs How can you communicate science in an impactful way? Over three weeks, learn the art of scientific storytelling from experienced science communicators and influencers through various media like writing, visual illustrations, podcasts, and art perform...
BIOS215 Stanford SKY Campus Happiness Retreat Discover the power of the breath to reach a meditative state of mind. Combine meditation with activities that inspire connection and purpose through community building and mindful leadership. Learn through breathwork, meditation, lecture, class discu...
BIOS216 The Practice of Reproducible Research The course will focus on computational approaches to ensure that all data, code, and analyses can be captured in a reproducible workflow, to be confirmed and replicated by you in the future, by other members of your team, and by reviewers and other r...
BIOS217 Foundations of statistics and reproducible research Introduction to foundations of rigorous, reproducible research in experimental biology and clinical research. Provides conceptual framework for linking hypotheses to experimental design, quantitative measurement, statistical analysis and assessment o...
BIOS218 The Evolution of Evolvability In evolutionary theory, the standard 'fitness' considers the operation of selection over a single generation. Some researchers use a poorly-quantified term, 'evolvability', to describe the latent ability of organisms to evolve over multiple generatio...
BIOS220 Fantastical Pathogenesis: Real-world pathogenesis in fictional media This mini-course will explore fictional representations of pathogenesis. Students will learn about viruses, parasites, bacteria, fungi, and prions, including specific pathogen lifecycles, methods of transmission, and disease states. Students will vie...
BIOS221 Modern Statistics for Modern Biology Application based course in nonparametric statistics. Modern toolbox of visualization and statistical methods for the analysis of data, examples drawn from immunology, microbiology, cancer research and ecology. Methods covered include multivariate me...
BIOS222 Mini-course on big cells Across taxa, cell size varies 400,000-fold from the tiniest bacterial cells, 0.2 µm in diameter, to the ostrich egg, which spans 8 cm. Why does such diversity exist? How is size regulated? And how do cells of different sizes scale their contents as t...
BIOS225 Diversity and Inclusion in Science Introduction to the social science literature on factors contributing to gender disparities in the scientific workplace (e.g. implicit bias and stereotype threat). Discussions focus on steps that individuals and institutions can take to promote the a...
BIOS227 Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics: Opening the Black Box Focus on designing and analyzing effective proteomics experiments using mass spectrometry and critically evaluating published mass spectrometry-based studies and datasets. Introduces students to the instrumentation, experimental strategies, and compu...
BIOS228 Understanding Chemistry in Biology and Biological Experiments Chemical transformations are central to biology and function and chemical methods provide some of the most powerful tools for everyday experimental biology. Focuses on the concepts and principles underlying biological chemical transformations, allowi...
BIOS231 Public Speaking Bootcamp: How to Give a Stronger Presentation Everyone has fears presenting in front of a crowd. But with practice, self-awareness and preparation you can put those fears aside and make a real impact with your message. Utilizing professional theater practices and tricks, this course is a deep di...
BIOS233 Experimental Metagenomics: Nectar Microbes as a Model System Preference to graduate students and post-docs; open to upper-level undergraduates with instructor consent. Emphasis on developing a practical understanding of how to conduct metagenomic research by combining cutting-edge molecular sequencing with exp...
BIOS234 21st Century Approaches to Neglected Tropical Diseases The World Health Organization defines Neglected Tropical Diseases as "a diverse group of conditions that are mainly prevalent in tropical areas, where they mostly affect impoverished communities and disproportionately affect women and children." Nota...
BIOS236 Developmental Biology in the Ocean: Comparative Embryology and Larval Development Three-week course at Hopkins Marine Station. Focuses on the embryology and larval development of a broad range of marine invertebrate phyla. The goal of the course is to give students an appreciation of the range of developmental strategies and larva...
BIOS237 Engineering Wellness This 3-week course will help students understand how lifestyle and wellness choices impact their physiology using a data-driven approach powered by wearable technology (e.g. Fitbit, Apple Watch, Oura ring). Students will be exposed to leading wellnes...
BIOS238 Principles and Techniques for Data Visualization This course offers students the tools to build graphs and other visualizations that clearly and effectively communicate complex data or concepts, via a series of lectures and hands-on workshops. Students will build both an understanding of the theory...
BIOS239 Science Ethics: More Than Just Experiments We will cover the philosophical framework of bio(medical)ethics and good scientific practice in daily modules. The itinerary includes the History of Bioethics, Formal Logic, Moral Philosophy (Virtue Ethics, Utilitarianism, Deontology, Feminist Ethics...
BIOS240 A Comprehensive Practical Guide to RNA Sequencing RNA sequencing (RNAseq) is a powerful and increasingly popular tool that is used to investigate a variety of biological questions across the tree of life. However, while commercially available solutions have made the bench work associated with RNAse...
BIOS241 Data Wrangling with Bash This one week course workshops writing bash scripts to reproducibly clean-up and transform raw data for analysis. Topics include introduction to bash, command-line tools for data manipulation, and best practices for scripting. Students will automate...
BIOS242 Writing Compelling Fellowships and Career Development Awards An overview of principles and fundamentals for writing competitive fellowships (e.g. NIH F31, F32) and career development awards (e.g. NIH K Awards). Topics include: developing specific aims and career development plans; using the review criteria to...
BIOS243 Stem Cells, Immunology and Regenerative Medicine This 3-week course covers fundamentals of hematopoiesis and immune system development and how stem cells can be employed to model hematopoiesis and immune system development in health and disease. We will also explore different applications of stem c...
BIOS244 Applied Artificial Intelligence in Health Care Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms are now widely available, and often require little training or technical expertise. This mini-course focuses on responsible development and use of AI in healthcare. Focus is on the critical analysis of AI system...
BIOS245 Bioscience Classroom Design Workshop This course is intended for graduate students and postdocs who are interested in learning how to effectively build course curriculums, manage classrooms, and engage with students. Participants will develop and practice skills for effective course org...
BIOS246 A Practical Guide to Success in Science Science is hard, in part because it is a search of the unknown, and in part because there is no handbook. This short workshop provides tips and strategies, collected over years from mentors, students and colleagues. These strategies will help your sc...
BIOS248 From ensembles to allostery: A new view of allosteric control This course will present foundational energetic principles and then have a series of case studies, presented by student groups, that aim to learn what's known about allostery and transform our understanding of these systems from descriptive to unders...
BIOS249 Single-cell Spatial-omics: with Applications to Stem Cell Engineering and Cancer Immunotherapy With many technological breakthroughs in the past decade, single-cell biology has blossomed in many fields, enabling us to ask questions that were not possible before. However, many of the single-cell biology technologies include a dissociation step,...
BIOS254 DataLucence::Images Increasingly, research in the biosciences involves data in digital formats and scientists spend a significant fraction of their time building and using software to harvest insight from digital data. A central goal of this course is to expose students...
BIOS256 Sculptural Data Illustrations Mini-course. Students will use learn make and print 3D models of their data to use as a focal point when describing their project. We will teach the students how to use Autocad and Blender to process existing data sets and students are encouraged to...
BIOS260 Peds Endo Journal Club Course The Pediatrics Endocrinology Journal Club Course aims to provide a platform for trainees in the division to discuss key literature discoveries in the general field of endocrinology and diabetes. Each student will discuss with the primary instructors...
BIOS263 Applied Grant-Writing Skills for Fellowships Graduate students in the Biosciences PhD Programs develop a fellowship proposal (e.g. NIH F31) focusing on required documents: 1-page specific aims as well as research and career development plans. Students establish a writing practice and learn fund...
BIOS265 Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning in Biology Mini-course. Focus on development of basic skills for quantitative reasoning in biology, including order-of-magnitude estimation and use of the broad spectrum of time scales to enable understanding. Primary examples include going from molecular size...
BIOS266 Mini Proposal Bootcamp In an intensive 1-day format, students learn the fundamentals for writing competitive fellowships, i.e. NIH NRSA fellowships (F30, F31, F32). Topics include developing specific aims; outlining research and career development plans; and using the revi...
BIOS267 Proteomics, Protein Interaction Maps, and Systems Biology This course will teach principles underlying the biochemistry and biophysics of protein-protein interaction, protein purification, proteomics and mass spectrometry and state-of-the-art tools for assembling protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks i...
BIOS268 Biology and Applications of CRISPR/Cas9: Genome Editing and Epigenome Modifications This course is designed to provide a broad overview of the biology and applications of the revolutionary CRISPR/Cas9 system, with detailed exploration of several areas: / / --Basic biology of the CRISPR/Cas9 system / --High-throughput screening usin...
BIOS270 Planetary Health: Socioeconomic & Ecological Links Between Human Health & Earth's Natural Ecosystems Two of the biggest challenges humanity has to face - promoting human health and halting environmental degradation are are strongly connected and too big to be addressed in an incremental, sector-specific way. Breakthroughs can be achieved through a c...
BIOS271 Writing Graduate Research Fellowships Initial sessions focus on the basics of grantsmanship, review criteria (i.e. intellectual merit and broader impact), and required materials, with particular focus on the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). S...
BIOS274 Introductory Python Programming for Genomics An inherent part of genomics research is the creation and then analysis of large quantities of data. A variety of useful tools are available for data analysis; however, research often requires the skill to create software scripts to extend the analys...
BIOS275 HUMAN BRAIN ORGANOGENESIS The organogenesis of the human central nervous system is an intricately orchestrated series of events that occurs over several months and ultimately gives rise to the circuits underlying cognition and behavior. There is a pressing need for developing...
BIOS276 Drug Discovery in Neuroscience Disorders of the nervous system are some of the most common and devastating conditions. Our biological understanding of neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases has been slow, and the development of drugs has been lagging behind other therap...
BIOS277 Prions in Health & Disease Prions consist of misfolded, polymerized proteins and are agents of transmissible neurodegenerative diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease of man. However, "prion-like" polymerization of proteins is a more gen...
BIOS279 Applied Grant-Writing Skills for Science and Engineering Students Participants develop proposals in the non-medical fields of science and engineering (e.g. for the National Science Foundation) focusing on required documents such as the 1-page Project Summary, Broader Impacts, Intellectual Merit, and Research Plan....
BIOS280 Apico-basolateral Epithelial Cell Polarity Cells must polarize, localizing unique macromolecules along distinct axes, to function correctly. This lecture/lab mini-course will provide students with a broad overview of cell polarity, using recent literature to guide understanding of the shared...
BIOS282 Clarifying Career Choices: Your Self-Reflective Research Project Using the ADAPT Integrated Development Model, this course will focus on the areas of Development and Awareness. It is designed for students who aspire to gain clarity and insights about themselves their career choices and options. It is designed to e...
BIOS283 Dendritic Cells and Other Myeloid Cells: function and analytical tools Dendritic cells and other myeloid cells are capable of activating and modulating a broad range of immune responses. This course focuses on understanding myeloid cell diversity, plasticity and functions in host physiology, disease states (i.e., cance...
BIOS284 Diversifying Graduate Admissions Admissions processes are inherently biased, but can we make them better? In four workshops, we will aim to: (1) examine literature on diversity and predictors of success in science/academia; (2) design and propose a holistic admissions rubric; and (...
BIOS285 Rodent Animal Models: Selection, Detection, Dissection, Inspection This 2-week mini-course will discuss pragmatic approaches to rodent utilization with the aim of empowering graduate students across multiple disciplines to maximize rodent-derived data and minimize the redundant use of animals in biomedical research....
BIOS286 Single Cell Immunogenomics Preference is for graduate students and undergraduates with background in biology and genetics. The emphasis of the course will be on learning the essential principles of single cell genomics as applied to research questions in immunology. The topics...
BIOS287 Proteostatis: guarding the proteome in health and disease The control of cellular protein homeostasis, also called Proteostasis, is emerging as the central cellular process controlling the stability, function and quality control of the proteome and central to our understanding of a vast range of diseases. T...
BIOS288 Quantitative Methods in Marine Conservation and Ocean Science The goal of this two-week mini-course will be to quantitatively characterize marine fishery populations and how these populations change as a consequence of environmental drivers, anthropogenic pressures, and, ultimately, climate change. We will obje...
BIOS289 Preparation & Practice: Finance of Biotechnology Tailored lectures and case studies lead to a practical final project. Leaders from local firms and companies will help you gain insight into the biotechnology industry, the skills and experiences necessary to succeed, and the various roles and respon...
BIOS290 Preparation & Practice: Law Through tailored lecture, case study and a practical final project, Biosciences and interdisciplinary sciences students and trainees will learn how to apply the skills they acquired in their academic training to a career in Patent Prosecution and rel...
BIOS291 Preparation & Practice: Management Consulting This course is designed for students who are interested in learning about consulting including tools and techniques to gain a consulting mindset. The course requires students to complete short assignments, participate in classroom discussions, and a...
BIOS292 Preparation & Practice: Science Communication & Media Through tailored lecture, case study, and a practical final project, academic and professional leaders will help you gain insight into the science communications and media industry. This course assists students in developing the communication skills...
BIOS293 Preparation & Practice: Science Policy Through tailored lecture, case study, and a practical final project, academic and professional leaders will help you gain insight into the science policy industry and the skills necessary to succeed within the various positions and levels available w...
BIOS294 Chemistry for Biologists and Others Chemical transformations are central to biology and function, and chemical methods provide some of the most powerful tools for everyday experimental biology. Yet, most practitioners of biology have learned chemistry through memorization and do not us...
BIOS295 Metals in Biology and Medicine: Structure, Reactivity, Maintenance, and Utility Transition metals play important roles in many key biological processes, from oxygen sensing and transport to chemical transformations critical for making DNA precursors. This course will focus on how metals in enzymes and proteins effect essential f...
BIOS296 Preparation & Practice: Biotechnology Business This course combines guest lectures with case study and hands-on projects to examine the necessary skills and practical steps necessary to create a business from biotechnology invention. Students will interface with current C-level executives and exp...
BIOS297 COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned The Covid-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for individuals, society, medicine and science. The SARS-Cov-2 virus rapidly disseminated since first reports from China on December 31, 2019 and by March 11, 2020 it was declared a global pa...
BIOS298 Cinematic Discoveries: A movie-based exploration of research rigor, communication and diversity Through movie depictions of the vaccine discoveries leading to the first Nobel prizes in medicine, the infamous Tuskegee Study, the first heart surgery for Tetralogy of Fallot, the encephalitis lethargica pandemic, and modern oncology trials, the cou...
BIOS299 Online Proposal Bootcamp This 9-week Proposal Bootcamp guides grant writers through the process of developing a compelling fellowship (e.g., NIH F31, F32) or career development award (e.g., NIH K99/R00, K01, K08, etc.). Participants gain new grant writing skills through sync...
BIOS300 Advance 1 This is a journal club course where each student is required to present on an original scientific publication. Th student is mentored by a postdoctoral fellow in that area of research on the Science. The student is also coached on how to make slides,...
BIOS301 Graduate Environment of Support Psychosocial, financial, and career issues in adapting graduate students to Stanford; how these issues relate to diversity, resources, policies, and procedures. Discussions among faculty, advanced graduate students, campus resource people, and the de...
BIOS302 Designing Your Life: Empowering Emerging Scientists Design a fulfilling and impactful vision for your career and life as a whole. The primary purpose of the class is to develop a perspective and align your attitudes, actions and experiences with your values, priorities, and your own ultimate definitio...
INDE201 Practice of Medicine I Six quarter series extending throughout the first two years of the MD program, interweaving core skills training in medical interviewing and the physical examination with other major threads addressing the context of medical practice: information lit...
INDE202 Practice of Medicine II Medical interview and physical examination skills, information literacy, nutrition principles, evidence-based practice, health policy, and population health are covered. At the end of this quarter, students participate in a performance-based assessme...
INDE203 Practice of Medicine III Medical interview and physical examination skills, biomedical literature retrieval and appraisal, nutrition principles, evidence-based practice, biomedical ethics, and population health are covered. Students begin clinical problem-solving sessions to...
INDE204A Practice of Medicine IV-A The second year of the Practice of Medicine series (INDE 204 and 205) emphasizes clinical reasoning, clinical practicum, and clinical procedures. Students continue clinical problem-solving sessions to learn the approach to common and important clinic...
INDE204B Practice of Medicine IV-B The second year of the Practice of Medicine series (INDE 204 and 205) emphasizes clinical reasoning, clinical practicum, and clinical procedures. Students continue clinical problem-solving sessions to learn the approach to common and important clinic...
INDE205A Practice of Medicine V Continued emphasis on clinical reasoning, clinical practicum, and clinical procedures. Students continue clinical problem-solving sessions to learn the approach to common and important clinical problems Cases integrate other course themes of populati...
INDE205B Practice of Medicine V Continued emphasis on clinical reasoning, clinical practicum, and clinical procedures. Students continue clinical problem-solving sessions to learn the approach to common and important clinical problems Cases integrate other course themes of populati...
INDE206 Practice of Medicine VI This final three week POM course builds upon foundational knowledge to refine your expertise in direct patient care; reinforce and advance your core clinical skills; clarify your clerkship responsibilities; and increase your confidence about upcoming...
INDE207 Transition to Clerkships Elective: Enhanced Clinical Skills for Clerkships (ECSC) The transition to Clerkships elective will build on the core content of INDE 206: POM Q6 "Transition to Clerkship" providing supplemental clinical shadowing experiences and additional clinical skills practice framed through the lens of specific clini...
INDE207A Medical Mandarin I: Beginning Develops conversational communication skills and essential medical vocabularies. Teaches in pinyin pronunciation system, which provides an accessible method of learning basic phrases. The foundations of taking a comprehensive patient history in Manda...
INDE207B Medical Mandarin II: Intermediate For students who already have a basic command of spoken Chinese. Conversational communication skills practiced in a more advanced setting, including more sophisticated assessment of patient history and different tasks such as giving medical instructi...
INDE207C Medical Mandarin III: Advanced Access advanced professional medical vocabulary, conduct medical research, and engage in discussions in Chinese. Aims at a proficiency level of medical interpreting or doing other independent work in Chinese. Students are also assisted in doing a pro...
INDE207D Professional Mandarin I Designed for students who seek professional development via Mandarin. Coursework includes lectures, online classes, language partnerships, selected topics, projects and field activities. Goal is to enhance students' language abilities as professiona...
INDE208A Medical Mandarin I: Beginning Continuation of 207A. See description for 207A. Students participating in classroom and online instruction only register for 2 units. Students registering for 3 units participate in clinic visits and field activities as well.
INDE208B Medical Mandarin II: Intermediate Continuation of 207B. See description for 207B. Students participating in classroom and online instruction only register for 2 units. Students registering for 3 units participate in clinic visits and field activities as well.
INDE208C Medical Mandarin III: Advanced Access advanced professional medical vocabulary, conduct medical research, and engage in discussions in Chinese. Aims at a proficiency level of medical interpreting or doing other independent work in Chinese. Students are also assisted in doing a pro...
INDE208D Professional Mandarin II Continuation of INDE 207D. Designed for students who seek professional development via Mandarin. Coursework includes lectures, online classes, language partnerships, selected topics, projects and field activities. Goal is to enhance students' langua...
INDE209 Analysis of Public Companies in the Life Sciences Student lead: Life Science companies are often valued with a different methodology than traditional valuation metrics. This course will serve to teach students how to analyze a publicly traded life science company or sector using publicly available m...
INDE209A Medical Mandarin III: Beginning Continuation of 207A/208A. See description for 207A. Students participating only in classroom and online instruction register for 2 units. Students registering for 3 units participate in clinic visits and field activities as well.
INDE209B Medical Mandarin III: Intermediate Continuation of 207B/208B. See description for 207B. Students participating only in classroom and online instruction register for 2 units. Students registering for 3 units participate in clinic visits and field activities as well.
INDE209C Medical Mandarin III: Advanced Access advanced professional medical vocabulary, conduct medical research, and engage in discussions in Chinese. Aims at a proficiency level of medical interpreting or doing other independent work in Chinese. Students are also assisted in doing a pro...
INDE209D Professional Mandarin III Continuation of INDE 208D. Designed for students who seek professional development via Mandarin. Coursework includes lectures, online classes, language partnerships, selected topics, projects and field activities. Goal is to enhance students' langua...
INDE210 Foundations of Cancer Biology and Pathology This course builds foundational understanding of cancer biology from molecular to cellular to organismal levels through 10 large group and 2 small group instructional hours. Sessions include: Tissue Biology; Regulation of Cell Growth, Proliferation,...
INDE211 Creative Writing For medical students - all levels of writing skill. Examines uses of creative writing, including understanding the experience of medical training. May be repeated for credit.
INDE212 Medical Humanities and the Arts The interdisciplinary field of medical humanities: the use of the arts and humanities to examine medicine in personal, social, and cultural contexts. Topics include the doctor/patient relationship, the patient perspective, the meaning of doctoring, a...
INDE214 Stanford Medical Student Journal Provides an opportunity for editors of all levels to cultivate their skills and assist in preparing pieces submitted by colleagues for publication in the Stanford Medical Student Journal. Students enrolled in the course work closely with student auth...
INDE215 Queer Health & Medicine Explores specific, pertinent, and timely issues impacting the health of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community; examines the role of the primary care physician in addressing the health care needs of this community. Guest lecturers prov...
INDE217 Physician Scientist Hour Enrollment is limited to MD, PhD, or MD-PhD students interested in careers as physician scientists. Focus is on aspects of developing careers in biomedical research through a mix of research lectures, clinical case presentations, and physician-scien...
INDE218 Histology This course focuses on the microscopic structure of the major organ systems, including the cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal, and reproductive systems. Sessions examine the unique features of the cells and tissues that comprise the...
INDE221 Science of Medicine I First course in three-sequence Science of Medicine block. Focus is on structure, function, disease, and therapeutics of the respiratory system and the cardiovascular system. The Science of Medicine block presents organ system-based histology, patholo...
INDE222A Science of Medicine II-A Focus is on structure, function, disease, and therapeutics of the renal, gastrointestinal, and hepatic systems. Science of Medicine presents organ system-based histology, pathology, physiology, pharmacology, and infectious disease in a sequence of in...
INDE222B Science of Medicine II-B Focus is on structure, function, disease, and therapeutics of the endocrine and musculoskeletal systems and on Women's Health. Science of Medicine presents organ system-based histology, pathology, physiology, pharmacology, and infectious disease in a...
INDE223A Science of Medicine III-A Focus is on structure, function, disease, and therapeutics of the nervous system and skin. Science of Medicine presents organ system-based histology, pathology, physiology, pharmacology, and infectious disease in a sequence of interdisciplinary cours...
INDE223B Science of Medicine III-B Focus is on structure, function, disease, and therapeutics in the areas of Hematology and Autoimmune Disease. Science of Medicine presents organ system-based histology, pathology, physiology, pharmacology, and infectious disease in a sequence of inte...
INDE224 Pathophysiology Capstone The Pathophysiology Capstone (PC) is a newly developed Science of Medicine (SOM) Year 2 capstone experience in Quarter 6 that will be integrated with the Practice of Medicine (PON) course called "Transition to Clerkships." This four-week long intensi...
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INDE230A Topics in Scientific Management Broadly discusses foundational topics in pursuing academic careers, including the academic and faculty career landscape, establishing a writing practice, establishing an independent research agenda, issues of diversity, equity and inclusion, presenta...
INDE230B Topics in Scientific Management Reviews management skills necessary for successfully assuming leadership roles in scientific research. Addresses some of the most difficult aspects of developing, directing, and managing people and projects and running a research group, especially is...
INDE230C Topics in Scientific Management Deep dive into topics in mentorship, which may include mentoring in a research environment, navigating all directions of mentoring relationships within academia, conflict management and resolution, communication styles, setting expectations, giving f...
INDE231 MSTP Journal club Discussion of research papers and topics relevant for physician scientists.
INDE238 Managing Difficult Conversations (Crosslisted with GSBGEN 368). This elective 3-unit course is offered to all medical students, residents, and fellows and other graduate students with instructor's permission who aspire to improve their ability to deal effectively with difficult prof...
INDE257 Global Health Storytelling Global health storytelling is a hands-on workshop that teaches global health students the art of performing compelling stories. Participants will focus on seeking, structuring, and sharing stories culminating in a live performance in front of their p...
INDE258 PSTP Career Development Symposium Enrollment is open to senior MD program students, particularly MSTP students, Berg Scholars, and PSTP students. Focus is on providing guidance to students who are pursuing physician-scientist careers. Topics include introduction to physician investig...
INDE260A Pharmacological Treatment of Disease This course will provide an overview of how drugs and therapeutics are used in the treatment and prevention of diseases and disorders. It aims to review the general principles of drug action, including drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimi...
INDE260B Pharmacological Treatment of Disease This course will provide an overview of how drugs and therapeutics are used in the treatment and prevention of diseases and disorders. It aims to review the general principles of drug action, including drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimi...
INDE263 Microbiology and Infectious Diseases I First course in a two-course series exploring microbiology, pathogenesis, and clinical issues associated with infectious diseases. Patient cases springboard discussion on viral, bacterial, fungal, protozoal and helminthic pathogens. Online videos and...
INDE265 Microbiology and Infectious Diseases II Second course in a two-course series exploring microbiology and infectious diseases. The emphasis of the course is learning the biology of microbes as it relates to clinical aspects of individuals with infectious diseases. In this course, multiple l...
INDE267 Planning and Writing a Research Proposal Students will gain fundamental skills in developing research questions and writing research proposals through a series of engaging workshops. Topics include developing a research idea; writing an executive summary, i.e. NIH-style 1-page specific aims...
INDE268 Early Clinical Engagement (ECE) Early Clinical Engagement (ECE) is an innovative course for first year medical students to participate in clinical experiences that inform their vision as future physicians. Course goals include integration into the clinical setting with preceptors,...
INDE273 Medical Improvisation Medicine, like theater, is both a skill set and an art form. The practice of medicine demands exceptional communicative, cognitive, and interpersonal skills in order to respond to unpredictable situations while interacting with a wide variety of ind...
INDE274 Medical Spanish Medical Spanish is an elective course for MD and MSPA students to engage in 40-hours of medical Spanish curriculum through an online platform then solidify their knowledge through workshops for practical dialogue with faculty members at Stanford Medi...
INDE280 Student Community Outreach and Physician Support (S-CORPS) In S-CORPS, pre-clerkship medical students participate in the clinical care and support for vulnerable patient populations who are disproportionately affected by the challenges of the complex healthcare system. Under the guidance of a paired physicia...
INDE281 Ethics, Science, and Society This discussion focused Ethics, Science, and Society interactive mini-course will engage Immunology graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty in learning and conversations on topics in responsible research (including animal subjects, autho...
INDE284 Leadership in Health Disparities Program The Leadership in Health Disparities Program (LHDP) is focused on creating the next generation of physician leaders committed to addressing health disparities. The program consists of four individual courses focused on addressing health inequities in...
INDE290A Walk With Me: A Patient and Family Centered Exploration of Health & The Health Care System INDE 290A: Walk With Me: A Patient and Family Centered Exploration of Health & The Health Care SystemThis innovative course for pre-clinical students places patients, families, and caregivers front and center in the journey to explore health from a p...
INDE290B Walk With Me: A Patient and Family Engaged Exploration of Health & The Health Care System Continuation of monthly workshop series begun in INDE 290A, with new monthly topics. Students will continue the partnership with their patient and gain further understanding of the challenges of managing optimal health in a complex health care system...
INDE290C Walk With Me: A Patient and Family Engaged Exploration of Health & The Health Care System Continuation of monthly workshop series begun in INDE 290A and INDE 290B, with new monthly topics. Students will continue the partnership with their patient and gain further understanding of the challenges of managing optimal health in a complex heal...
INDE292 Exploration of The Health Care System : Clinical Partnership Development For second year medical students who wish to continue their existing longitudinal clinical partnerships begun in year 2. 1/2 day clinical immersion, by arrangement woth preceptor. 2-unit option includes clinical quality improvement or other approved...
INDE295 Bioethics and Anthropology Interdisciplinary Directed Individual Study Supervised individualized study in bioethics and anthropology for a qualifying paper, research proposal, or project with an individual faculty member. May be repeated for credit.
INDE297 Reflection and Contextual Medicine Required for all MD students enrolled in clerkships at Stanford affiliated sites. Two-year curriculum designed to provide structured time for students to step back from clerkships, in order to promote reflection on and reinforcement for their learnin...
INDE298 Women's Health Independent Project Women's Health Scholarly Concentration. Students pursue individual projects under the supervision of a faculty member. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
PAS201 Foundations of Clinical Medicine This course explores fundamental concepts of biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, and immunology as applied to clinical medicine in a mostly "flipped classroom" format. This course will help to establish a foundation for understanding the pathophysi...
PAS202 Foundations of Clinical Neurosciences Foundations of Clinical Neurosciences introduces students to the structure and function of the nervous system, including neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. Applications to clinical medicine and neurology are emphasized. Enrollment is limited to MSPA s...
PAS212 Principles of Clinical Medicine I This is the first in a four-course sequence presenting organ-system based physiology, pathology and pathophysiology. Each organ-specific block includes a review of the anatomy and related histology, normal function of that organ system, how the organ...
PAS213 Principles of Clinical Medicine II This is the second in a four-course sequence presenting organ-system based physiology, pathology and pathophysiology. Each organ-specific block includes a review of the anatomy and related histology, normal function of that organ system, how the orga...
PAS214 Principles of Clinical Medicine III This is the third in a four-course sequence presenting organ-system based physiology, pathology, and pathophysiology. Each organ-specific block includes a review of the anatomy and related histology, normal function of that organ system, how the org...
PAS215 Principles of Clinical Medicine IV This is the fourth in a four-course sequence presenting organ-system based physiology, pathology, and pathophysiology. Each organ-specific block includes a review of the anatomy and related histology, normal function of that organ system, how the or...
PAS222 Clinical Therapeutics I This course will provide a foundation for learning pharmacology and clinical therapeutics/disease state management related to subjects covered in the Principles of Clinical Medicine I course. The first segment will cover general pharmacokinetic/pharm...
PAS223 Clinical Therapeutics II This course will provide a foundation for learning pharmacology and clinical therapeutics/disease state management for cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases as covered in the Principles of Clinical Medicine II course. Disease state topics will includ...
PAS224 Clinical Therapeutics III This course will provide a foundation for learning pharmacology and clinical therapeutics/disease state management for renal, endocrine, GI, and reproductive systems as covered in the Principles of Clinical Medicine III course. Disease state topics w...
PAS225 Clinical Therapeutics IV This course will provide a foundation for learning pharmacology and clinical therapeutics/ disease state management for neurologic, psychiatric, and hematologic conditions as covered in the Principles of Clinical Medicine IV course. Disease state top...
PAS255 Introduction to Qualitative Research I This course will provide the physician assistant student with an introduction to qualitative manuscripts, describing types of qualitative research methods, and discussing their own tentative qualitative research questions/designs.Prerequisites: Enrol...
PAS256 Introduction to Qualitative Research II This course will provide the physician assistant students with an introduction to qualitative research methods, specifically data analysis, with significant time focused on thematic analysis coding. This course focuses on analysis of students' indivi...
PAS257 Introduction to Quantitative Research I This course will provide the physician assistant student with an introduction to quantitative research, describing types of common statistical tests and quantitative research methods, and discussing their own tentative quantitative research questions...
PAS282 AHEC Scholars Program Acceptance into the AHEC Scholars Program.
PAS291 PAs in Health Care I This course provides an overview of the PA profession. The first portion of the course covers the history of the PA profession, the role of the PA within the health care team, and an overview of the laws, regulations and committees that provide overs...
PAS292 PAs in Health Care II The PAHC II course provides an opportunity to learn advanced clinical skills and provides an introduction to clerkships. Students will be provided an overview on several clerkships. They will learn telemedicine skills, suturing, and advanced cardiac...
PAS293 PAs in Health Care III The PAs in Health Care III course builds upon the topics presented in the PAs in Health Care II course. Students will learn additional advanced clinical skills, and will learn about the remaining clerkships required as part of the MSPA program.
PAS294 PAs in Healthcare IV The final course in the PAs in Health Care series will provide students with the skills necessary for transition from PA student to practicing PA and will continue to expand on leadership skills. One portion of the course will focus on preparation fr...
PAS299 Directed Reading in PA Studies Faculty and students collaborate to design an individualized study course in one or more selected topics in physician assistant studies. Prerequisites: Successful completion of PAS 214
PAS301 Internal Medicine Clerkship I Teaches the natural history, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide range of medical illnesses. Emphasis is placed on acquiring the understanding, skills, and attitudes desirable in a scientific and compassionate PA. Students will perfo...
PAS302 Internal Medicine Clerkship II Teaches the natural history, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide range of medical illnesses. Emphasis is placed on acquiring the understanding, skills, and attitudes desirable in a scientific and compassionate PA. Students will perfo...
PAS303 Family Medicine/ Primary Care Medicine I During the outpatient medicine rotation students will be involved in the initial and ongoing assessment of patients in all age groups. In addition to routine health maintenance, students will become familiar with common primary care and urgent care p...
PAS304 Family Medicine/ Primary Care Medicine II During the outpatient medicine rotation students will be involved in the initial and ongoing assessment of patients in all age groups. In addition to routine health maintenance, students will become familiar with common primary care and urgent care p...
PAS311 Pediatrics The Pediatrics rotation will take place in outpatient pediatric clinics and private pediatric offices. The clerkship provides an introduction to a wide range of clinical problems in pediatrics and arms students with the basic skills needed to work wi...
PAS320 Surgery Provides PA students with clinical experience in the evaluation and treatment of a wide variety of surgical diseases. Emphasis is placed on teaching students to recognize and manage basic clinical problems. As members of the surgical team, students p...
PAS321 Emergency Medicine Provides students with exposure to common problems encountered in an emergency room setting. Students will be responsible for taking medical histories, performing physical examinations, ordering and interpreting appropriate diagnostic testing, perfor...
PAS331 Women's Health including Prenatal and Gynecologic Care Provides the student with skills and knowledge needed to care for patients with common gynecological problems, the well-woman examination, and pregnancy from prenatal care through delivery and postpartum. As an active member of the obstetrical and g...
PAS336 Behavioral Medicine/ Mental Health Provides students with exposure to a wide range of mental health issues in hospital and/or clinic-based settings. The clerkship is designed to solidify the knowledge of psychiatry that students have acquired in the Practice of Medicine course, as st...
PAS351 MSPA Elective I No Description Set
PAS352 MSPA Elective II No Description Set
PAS353 MSPA Elective III No Description Set
PAS399 Directed Reading in PA Studies Students organize an individualized study program in physician assistant studies.
PAS802 TGR Dissertation TGR Dissertation
PAS803 MSPA Senior Clerkship The MSPA Senior Clerkship elective course is reserved for students who have completed all required MSPA clerkships and who desire additional training in a clinical area within the Stanford healthcare community.
SOMGEN120 Compassion, Dignity and Empathy-Physician Communication Skills As medical technology advances, research shows the human touch and the provider-patient interaction retains a critical role in the practice of medicine. This class uses fun and novel techniques to enhance communication skills and build empathy with o...
SOMGEN121 Media, Medicine & (Mis)information The media ecosystem informs patient's perceptions of medicine and willingness to engage with healthcare workers. It shapes the practice of medicine and has the potential to fuel epidemics of vaccine-preventable diseases and to spread misinformation a...
SOMGEN130 Sexual Diversity and Function Across Medical Disciplines Focus is on development of personal and professional skills to interact with people across the diverse range of human sexuality, from childhood (pediatric) to older ages (geriatric), with consideration of gender identity, sexual orientation, sociocul...
SOMGEN140Q The Beginning: the Brain, the Womb, and the Elusive Definition of Life Can we pinpoint the precise moment that a human life begins? If so, what do we do with that information? Together we will chart the path between conception and birth with particular focus on the fetal brain and the placental interface. What can biolo...
SOMGEN150Q Challenging Sex and Gender Dichotomies in Biology and Medicine This course explores and challenges the physiological basis for distinguishing human "males" and "females", expands the concepts of "intersex" beyond reproductive anatomy/physiology (i.e. beyond the genitalia), and discusses some known consequences o...
SOMGEN160A Sexual Assault Prevention This course series consists of a workshop component (SOMGEN 160A) and a classroom lecture component (SOMGEN 160B), which can be taken separately or concurrently. SOMGEN 160A, for which students choose one Saturday during the quarter, will focus on le...
SOMGEN160B Sexual Assault Prevention This course series consists of a workshop component (SOMGEN 160A) and a classroom lecture component (SOMGEN 160B), which can be taken separately or concurrently. SOMGEN 160A, for which students choose one Saturday during the quarter, will focus on le...
SOMGEN203 Literature and Writing for Military Affiliated Students Who gets to tell a war story? Everyone who is affected by war. So everyone. This class will explore short readings of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction written by veterans or influenced by conflict. We will discuss the importance of war writing as a m...
SOMGEN206 Global Medical Issues Affecting Women This course probes the principal issues affecting women and girls medically around the world. Through interactive discussions, guest lectures, case studies, and academic readings, students become acquainted with the most critical challenges to women'...
SOMGEN207 Theories of Change in Global Health Organizations dedicated to improving global health deploy various approaches ranging from efforts to improve economic conditions, health systems, and technology to policy change and advocacy. This course critically evaluates 15 common theories of cha...
SOMGEN208 Preparation and Practice: Law Focus is on everyday activities of patent practitioners (patent agents, patent associates, and patent partners) and applying skills learned in medical, biosciences and physical sciences graduate studies to careers in Patent Law. Topics include: apply...
SOMGEN209 Preparation & Practice: Consulting This course combines guest lectures with case study and hands-on projects to examine the necessary skills and practical steps necessary to provide businesses with strategic advice and facilitate organizational change. Students will interface with exp...
SOMGEN213 The Art of Observation: Enhancing Clinical Skills Through Visual Analysis Offers medical students the opportunity to enhance their observational and descriptive abilities by analyzing works of art in the Stanford museums. Working with the Cantor Arts Center staff and Stanford Art History PhD candidates, students spend tim...
SOMGEN214 Intro to Specialty Career Selection: Exploring Residency Specialty Selection with Career Advisors Are you intimidated by the number of specialty choices out there? Do you want to feel more confident when answering the dreaded question, "What kind of doctor do you want to be". The School of Medicine, Center for Specialty Career Advising is offerin...
SOMGEN216 Medical Etymology A survey of medical eymology and terminology that parallels preclinical medical education. Topics focus on Greek and Latin roots and their appearances in the medical lexicon.
SOMGEN218 Walk With Us: An Interprofessional Education Experience The health of patients, families, and communities is improved through interprofessional teamwork. High qualify care and safe patient outcomes are achieved when professionals from many disciplines work collaboratively and synergistically towards commo...
SOMGEN219A Introduction to Medical Education Will teaching be an important part of your professional career? What knowledge and skills are necessary to become an outstanding medical educator? This seminar will use interactive and small group instruction to review core principles of medical educ...
SOMGEN219B Advances in Medical Education This seminar is intended for students who are interested in a career in health professions education. Completion of 'Introduction to Medical Education' (SOMGEN219, Winter Q) is recommended but not required. We will use didactic and small group instru...
SOMGEN220 Compassion, Dignity and Empathy-Physician Communication Skills As medical technology advances, research shows the human touch and the provider-patient interaction retains a critical role in the practice of medicine. This class uses fun and novel techniques to enhance communication skills and build empathy with o...
SOMGEN221 Media, Medicine & (Mis)information The media ecosystem informs patient's perceptions of medicine and willingness to engage with healthcare workers. It shapes the practice of medicine and has the potential to fuel epidemics of vaccine-preventable diseases and to spread misinformation a...
SOMGEN224 Physical Listening How our bodies move¿the energy we project, the force and speed of our movements, the complex ways we utilize space and interact with our surroundings¿informs how we perceive and communicate. In medical settings, for instance, research has repeatedly...
SOMGEN227A Career Exploration Opportunities (CEO) Internship Program Practicum Restricted to graduate students (year 3 and onward) and postdocs in the Stanford Biosciences program who have completed SOMGEN 227. Focus is on internship progress and future career goals. Topics include update on progress of internship goals, planni...
SOMGEN230 Sexual Function and Diversity in Medical Disciplines This course is a coordinated seminar series that presents evidence-based health promotion and disease prevention guidelines by clinical and translational research and population health science faculty of clinical departments other than Medicine (the...
SOMGEN237 Health Impact of Sexual Assault and Relationship Abuse across the Lifecourse (Human Biology students must enroll in HUMBIO 124 or AFRICAAM 127. Med/Grad students should enroll in SOMGEN 237 for 1-3 units.) An overview of the acute and chronic physical and psychological health impact of sexual abuse through the perspective of...
SOMGEN275 Leading Value Improvement in Health Care Delivery Successful leaders on the journey to better care delivery methods with lower total spending inevitably face challenges. What confluence of attitudes, values, strategy, and events allows them to prevail? Contexts will include public policy, entreprene...
SOMGEN282 The Startup Garage: Design (Same as STRAMGT 356) The Startup Garage is an experiential lab course that focuses on the design, testing and launch of a new venture. Multidisciplinary student teams work through an iterative process of understanding user needs, creating a point o...
SOMGEN284 The Startup Garage: Testing and Launch This is the second quarter of the two-quarter series. In this quarter, student teams expand the field work they started in the fall quarter. They get out of the building to talk to potential customers, partners, distributors, and investors to test an...
SOMGEN288 LitMed: Conversations on Structural Violence and Systemic Racism in Medical Practice Racism is a public health and health crisis. This reading seminar examines the intersection of race and racism with medical care, drawing on historical, anthropological, sociological, public health, and clinical perspectives. This seminar aims to ana...
SOMGEN299 SPRC Education Program Internship Internship with Stanford Prevention Research Center Education Programs with focus on program administration and development. SPRC education programs include Women and Sex Differences in Medicine (WSDM), Health 4 All (H4A), and Community Health and Pr...