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Promoting the Culture of Bedside Medicine

We teach and promote bedside exam skills to students, residents and healthcare professionals both in person and online.

For the secret of the care of the patient is in caring for the patient. - Peabody

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Abraham Verghese

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Errol Ozdalga

From the Stanford Medicine 25 Blog

The Stanford Medicine 25 blog hosts cases, stories and announcements from our team. Below is an overview of our most recents posts.

Dr. Verghese’s Rules for the Bedside Exam

Abraham Verghese says he’s learned key lessons at the patient bedside over the course of his career, all of which can be applied to enhance physical exam skills and foster the physician-patient connection.
The Presence 5 for Racial Justice: Promoting Anti-Racism in Clinical Interactions

Stanford Medicine 25’s Donna Zulman, Abraham Verghese and their Stanford Medicine colleagues evolved the Presence 5 practices into The Presence 5 for Racial Justice to address a longstanding history of racial bias in medicine.
Teaching Empathy in Medical Education

In addition to physical exam skills, we believe instruction on empathy is an essential aspect of physician training, but it’s often overlooked in medical school curriculum.
The Resurgence of Bedside Teaching During the Pandemic

Authored by Danielle Miller of the Stanford School of Medicine, “Not Quite Bedside” Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic examines the teaching of bedside medicine in the midst of the pandemic.

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