Stanford Medicine and the Muse

04/07/2025

Medical Humanities and the Arts Symposium 2025!

The Center for Biomedical Ethics is proud to announce this year’s annual Medicine & the Muse Student Symposium, a celebration of the many artistic, literary, musical and other creative scholarly talents at the Stanford School of Medicine by students, trainees and faculty, and a special performance by the Stanford Medicine Orchestra, comprised of Stanford Medicine and Stanford Health faculty, staff, students, alumni and family members, who will perform Pierné - Konzertstück for Harp and Orchestra, Op. 39 Mussorgsky/Ravel.

This year's theme is Beacon of Hope: Art as a Light in Medicine, exploring the profound role art plays in the healing journey, offering a beacon of hope for patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals alike. This theme highlights how creativity—whether through visual arts, music, dance, or literature—serves as a powerful tool for emotional expression, mental well-being, and healing. In the face of illness, art provides solace, sparks resilience, and fosters a deeper connection to one’s inner strength. By bridging the worlds of medicine and art, Beacon of Hope showcases the transformative potential of creativity to uplift, inspire, and offer light in times of darkness.

April 11, 2025 | 6:30 pm
The event is free for all Stanford students if you show your ID at the door!
https://live.stanford.edu/events/24-25season/bing-concert-hall/stanford-medicine-orchestra-and-medical-student-symposium

02/03/2025

Don’t miss cellist Joshua Roman’s upcoming performance of the Saint Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor with the Stanford Medicine Orchestra at Bing Concert Hall on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.

"Immunity" is an intimate musical exploration of cellist Joshua Roman’s life-altering, inspiring experience of ongoing long COVID, with music ranging from J. S. Bach to George Crumb to Caroline Shaw, as well as Roman’s own compositions. The program combines performance and storytelling into an emotional journey, as the cellist confronts the impact of the illness and the limitations that nearly ended his career, before progressing through a period of doubt, struggle, refocus, and renewal, culminating in a profound acceptance of self and a deeper connection to what's most important in life.

https://live.stanford.edu/events/24-25season/bing-concert-hall/stanford-medicine-orchestra-with-joshua-roman/

12/05/2024

Do you know a Stanford SOM faculty member who has an artistic practice on the side? The Medical Humanities Faculty Fellowship program may be for them/you! We're now accepting applications for this 6 month (mostly) virtual program which runs Jan 13- June 9, 2025. Info session: Dec 9, 7PM. Application deadline: Dec 16. Join the info session: https://bit.ly/4123VVZ More info: https://med.stanford.edu/medicineandthemuse/Education/facfellow.html

11/08/2024

BROOKE GABSTER MEMORIAL
Thursday, November 14, 2024
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Doctors as Patients: Lessons on Life, Mortality, and the Practice of Medicine
Panelists: Diana Cejas, MD; Natasha Steele, MD; and Bryant Lin, MD

Location:
Stanford University Memorial Church

Register:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/doctors-as-patients-lessons-on-life-mortality-the-practice-of-medicine-tickets-1057577495759

10/28/2024

Today! How Do You Feel? An Evening with Jessi Gold, MD

Mon, 10/28, 6-7pm

For Dr. Jessi Gold, everything was absolutely fine—until it suddenly wasn’t. As an assistant professor, practicing psychiatrist, university wellness leader, regular media expert, and dedicated friend and family member, Jessi was used to being constantly busy. After all, people—her patients, colleagues, and loved ones—needed her, so who was she to say no to any opportunity to help, be that an extra therapy session, corporate wellness talk, or favor for a friend. She was a doctor, trained to serve, to put the needs of others before her own. But when Jessi is so mentally overwhelmed that she commits an unthinkable error during a patient session, she’s forced to reevaluate everything that the medical system has taught her.

Li Ka Shing Center, LK120
Free book while supplies last. Light refreshments!

10/15/2024

Interested in OCD? Tacos? Our colleagues in the Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences are hosting an event with Marc Summers, Oct 18 6pm

10/09/2024

Hi out there! We have a bunch of fabulous events this fall including: 10/19 the SOM Orchestra playing folk-inspired landscapes of Scotland, an event, 10/25 The Lung Cycle: Transplant for Life, with the urgently talented data artist, Greg Niemeyer, and 10/28 "How Do You Feel? An Evening with Jessi Gold, MD" Gold demonstrates the unbridled capacity that we as humans have for connecting, learning, and growing. At once deeply personal, but also utterly universal, it reminds us all that when caring for others, we first have to remember to care for ourselves. More info about all our offerings here: https://med.stanford.edu/medicineandthemuse.html

07/25/2024

We’re honored to announce that we will be joined by the United States Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, for our second annual Stanford Big Ideas in Medicine conference, September 6 -7, 2024.

As the nation’s top doctor, Dr. Murthy helps to advance the health and well-being of all Americans and has worked to address critical public health issues.

We’re also thrilled to welcome Amir Dan Rubin, MBA, MHSA, Healthier Capital Founder and former Chair and CEO of One Medical as our keynote speaker, alongside thought leaders from academia, business, policy, and journalism as they present their Big Ideas that will shape the future of medicine.

https://www.stanfordbigideas.org/

07/08/2024

Med Hum Arts@Stanford SOM Director of Storytelling and Writing, Dr. Laurel Braitman's new TED talk is full of heart, laughter, and real talk about loss.

"Life is an endless sushi conveyor belt of things that are going to test you and teach you at the same time," says writer Laurel Braitman. Exploring the relationship between bravery and fear, she shares hard-won wisdom on love, loss, self-forgiveness and how to embrace the full spectrum of human emo...

07/01/2024

Join us July 17, 6PM for a virtual discussion with the artists. Painting by winner, Jang Lee, Stanford MS2
https://events.stanford.edu/event/dorothy-summers-2nd-annual-art-prize-virtual-award-ceremony

06/28/2024

🐦‍⬛Early bird registration deadline: June 30, 2024 | REGISTER HERE
https://www.stanfordbigideas.org/

We are thrilled to announce this year's Stanford Big Ideas in Medicine Conference, which takes place September 6th and 7th, 2024 in Stanford, California. This multidisciplinary event brings together students, researchers, clinicians, and industry leaders to explore the most pressing issues facing medicine in our time. This year our keynote speaker is Amir Dan Rubin. This year’s themes include:
Early Diagnostics | Primary Care | AI/Digital Health | Mental Health

Hosted by: Medical Humanities and Arts Program, Center for Biomedical Ethics, Center for Asian Health Research and Education, Center for Digital Health, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Division of Primary Care and Population Health

Stanford, CA • September 6 - 7th, 2024 An exploration of the future of healthcare. Join conversations with thought leaders from academia, business, policy, and journalism as they present their Big Ideas that will shape the future of medicine. 2024 Theme: Healthcare Delivery September 5thUnderstand...

05/20/2024

Kevin Kwan will be in conversation with Laurel Braitman at Kepler's Books Wednesday, May 22, 7PM

Kevin Kwan is the author of Crazy Rich Asians, the international bestselling novel that has been translated into 40 languages.

Laurel Braitman PhD is a bestselling writer and professor. She is the author of the memoir What Looks Like Bravery: An epic journey through loss to love (Simon & Schuster 2023) and the NYT bestselling book Animal Madness: Inside Their Minds. She received her doctorate in History and Anthropology of Science from MIT and is the director of Writing and Storytelling at the Stanford School of Medicine’s Medical Humanities and the Arts Program where she helps clinical students, staff and physicians communicate more clearly and vulnerably for their own benefit and that of their patients.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kevin-kwan-with-laurel-braitman-lies-and-weddings-tickets-878162647117