Public Service and Community Partnerships
The School of Medicine promotes an ethic of public service through student-run free clinics, coordinated community partnerships and a variety of centers and programs.
Office of Global Health
- Coordinates coursework, research and overseas service for students interested in the healthcare challenges of an interdependent world.
Office of Community Health
- Trains future leaders in community health, disseminates community health scholarship and enhances local health via community-academic partnerships.
Cardinal Free Clinics
-
Provide primary care services to under- and uninsured children and adults in San Mateo, Santa Clara and Alameda counties.
Pediatric Advocacy Program
Center for Education in Family and Community Medicine
-
Offers specialty training for students and residents interested in primary care medicine;
includes the Geriatric Education Center, which educates health-care professionals about the unique health and social service needs of older adults.
Departmental and Program Initiatives
-
Departments and programs at the School of Medicine sponsor a range of community-based initiatives in their areas of expertise. These include but are not limited to:
Anesthesia, Blood Center, Cancer Center, Community Health Resources Center, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Genetics, Microbiology and immunology, National Biocomputation Center at Stanford, Neurosurgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Stanford/VA Alzheimer's Disease Center, Stanford Patient Education Research Center, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stroke Center, Surgery, Vera Moulton Wall Center, Women’s Health
Haas Center for Public Service
-
University-wide endeavor to connect student learning with public service.
