Students in the Community
Stanford students have a longstanding tradition of actively engaging in public service and in community-based research. Arbor Free Clinic and Pacific Free Clinic are two student-led programs that have collectively provided free health care to low-income and uninsured residents in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties for over fifteen years. Through affiliated academic programs, student have worked with a variety of local, national and international community partners on innovative projects that have addressed pressing health issues in the community.
Stanford's Local Student-run Free Clinics
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Browse our searchable database of past student projects to get a sense of what Stanford students have done in the community.
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Students Work And Learn in Guatemala Since 2004, students from the School of Medicine have been led by Paul Wise, MD, MPH on trip to San Lucas Toliman in Guatemala. The students work with a small network of local villagers who receive special training to provide basic health care to the approximately 15,000 indigenous Mayan people who live in a rural community on the southern side of Lake Atitlan more |
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Third-year medical student Bryan Maxwell helps local health-care practitioners. |
Featured Student Profiles
Medical student links indigent patients to social servicesSecond-year medical student Prasanna Ananth is too modest to take credit for launching the new Stanford Hospital help desk for underserved patients. The campus organization began as "just a group of people who were concerned," said the 25-year-old Ananth. More than 40 students came to the group's first meeting. More |
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In Conversation with Nicole MarsicoMedical student Nicole Marisco has long been interested in the idea of training community members in health promotion as a way of reaching under-served populations and fostering community leaders. When she came to Stanford, she learned about Sor Juana Ines (SJI), a local organization looking to pursue a promotore program, and knew she had to get involved. More |
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In Conversation with Khaliah JohnsonCombining her interests in African studies, international health and women’s health, third-year medical student Khaliah Johnson has worked to address childbirth complications in Eritrea as well as other health issues impacting women locally and abroad.More |
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In Conversation with Quetzalsol LopezFourth-year medical student Quetzalsol Lopez founded the premedical organization Premeds of Color, aimed at reducing health disparities by diversifying the healthcare work force. He has also worked with the Pediatric Health Van to increase health insurance enrollment among disadvantaged children in San Mateo County. More |
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Student-Run Farmers' Market Offers Creative Solution to Childhood ObesitySecond-year medical student Annie Chao likes to keep things positive – even when tackling an issue as difficult as childhood obesity. So when she heard about a new farmers’ market project to promote healthful eating, she jumped at the chance to get involved. More |
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“The days when there was a strict separation between scientists and activists are over. It’s critical that you do the solid research, you pledge yourself to honesty, gird yourself against bias and be willing to look critically at your assumptions. But once you have the answers, don’t be satisfied with a poster presentation or an oral presentation, or even a publication in a prestigious journal. Don’t just be satisfied with that and walk away. Return to the community that you studied. Let them know what you found. Make sure your results get to policy makers, to the public, to anyone who can make use of it. And if you see the need, create the needed changes yourself.” - Sheri Fink, MD
Stanford Alumna Excerpt from Keynote Address, Fall Forum on Community Health and Public Service 2005 |
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Stanford and National Student Groups
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