Stanford Department of Medicine

What Stanford Department of Medicine does

Stanford Department of Medicine is an academic medical department within Stanford School of Medicine, a private non-profit research university. The department employs 900 faculty, 550 trainees, and approximately 1,200 staff organized across 15 clinical and research divisions covering internal medicine and its subspecialties (cardiovascular medicine, oncology, gastroenterology, pulmonary and critical care, infectious diseases, endocrinology, nephrology, rheumatology, hospital medicine, primary care and population health, hematology and BMT-CT, and others). Its three core missions are patient care, biomedical research, and education/training. Patient care is delivered through affiliated clinical networks — Stanford Health Care, Stanford Medicine Children's Health, and Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley — primarily serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Education is delivered through an internal medicine residency program, fellowship programs, graduate student programs, medical student clerkships, and continuing medical education forums such as Medicine Grand Rounds and The Future of Medicine podcast. Faculty development is supported via structured programs including the MODEL Program (mentorship launched January 2024 with 7 mentor leads and 87 mentees), Making SPACE (wellness and burnout mitigation), and MedSNAP (advancement and promotion).

The department's research enterprise is its most quantifiable activity: it receives over $200M in annual sponsored research funding and 300+ new awards per year, organized through a publications explorer, lab directory, and researcher directory. Research areas span ground-breaking biomedical science across internal medicine subspecialties, with strategic collaborations including a flagship partnership with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative/Biohub on single-cell biology initiatives (Human Cell Atlas, Tabula Sapiens, CellxGene, Virtual Cell). AI in medicine is a stated research and educational focus, covering clinical decision-making, digital scribes, and predictive medicine, supported by a Division of Computational Medicine and a Director of AI Education.

The department does not operate a traditional commercial revenue model. As an academic unit within a non-profit university, it is funded through sponsored research grants (the largest disclosed stream, $200M+ annually), clinical revenue flowing through affiliated hospitals, university allocations, and philanthropy. Pricing is not applicable to its educational and research missions. The go-to-market motion is community-led: it recruits trainees through residency/fellowship application processes, attracts patients through hospital affiliations, and secures research funding through competitive grant applications. There are no commercial products, APIs, paying customers, or subscription revenue streams disclosed.

Name

Stanford Department of Medicine

Legal name

Stanford Department of Medicine

Website

https://medicine.stanford.edu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Stanford Department of Medicine is an academic medical department within Stanford School of Medicine, employing 900 faculty and 1,200 staff across 15 divisions to deliver patient care, train physicians, and conduct biomedical research in the Bay Area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Medical Education

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) & Teaching Hospitals (HLAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic Medical Centers & Teaching Hospitals (University-Affiliated) (EDAHAGAA), Biomedical Sciences & Medical Research Institutes (University-Based) (EDAHAGAI)

Keywords

• Academic medicine
• Biomedical research
• Medical education
• Clinical training
• Patient care

Headquarters

HQ city

Stanford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Sponsored Research Funding: Department receives over $200M in annual sponsored research funding and 300+ new awards annually

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Stanford Department of Medicine is an academic medical department within Stanford School of Medicine that delivers internal medicine patient care, medical training (residency, fellowship, medical student education), and biomedical research across 15 divisions. It operates through 900 faculty, 550 trainees, and 1,200 staff, securing $200M+ in annual sponsored research funding.

Product overview

Stanford Department of Medicine is an academic medical department within Stanford School of Medicine, not a product company. The department offers a unified portfolio of educational and professional development programs including the MODEL Program (faculty mentoring), Making SPACE (physician wellness), MedSNAP (career advancement), Residency Program, Medicine Grand Rounds, and The Future of Medicine podcast. These programs collectively advance patient care, education, and research across internal medicine and its subspecialties through training, mentorship, and knowledge sharing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Future of Medicine Podcast: Podcast featuring insightful conversations with leading experts on the latest advancements in medicine, exploring innovations, challenges, and the future of healthcare.
• Medicine Grand Rounds
• MODEL Program
• Making SPACE
• MedSNAP
• Excellence Awards Program

Products and services

• Internal Medicine Residency Program Three-year internal medicine residency training program providing comprehensive clinical experience across Stanford-affiliated hospitals, including tracks such as Translational Investigator Program (TIP) and pathways in ambulatory care, health equity, and hospitalist training.
• Fellowship Programs Subspecialty fellowship training across the department's 15 divisions, complemented by the Fellows' College program.
• Medical Student Education Clerkships and sub-internships in internal medicine for medical students, including clerkship goals, locations, and site director resources.
• Medicine Grand Rounds Continuing medical education forum convening globally recognized leaders in research and innovation to discuss the future of health, science, and policy.
• MODEL Program Department-wide, cross-divisional mentoring and development program specifically designed for Clinician Educator and University Medical Line faculty, featuring mentor leads and networking workshops. Inaugural cohort of 7 mentor leads and 87 mentees launched in January 2024.
• Making SPACE Wellness, mindfulness, and meaning-making in leadership program designed to mitigate physician burnout and promote wellness among department faculty.
• MedSNAP (Stanford Network for Advancement and Promotion) Department-sponsored program supporting faculty career advancement through networking and promotion guidance.
• Clinical Care Services Patient care delivered through Stanford Health Care, Stanford Medicine Children's Health, and Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley across internal medicine and its subspecialties.
• The Future of Medicine Podcast Podcast featuring conversations with leading experts on the latest advancements in medicine, innovations, challenges, and the future of healthcare.
• Biomedical Research Programs Ground-breaking biomedical research across internal medicine and its subspecialties, including collaborations on single cell research, the Human Cell Atlas, Tabula Sapiens, CellxGene database, and the Virtual Cell project via the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative / Biohub.

Quantifiable outcome

• $200M+ sponsored research funding annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Stanford Health CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary clinical care partnership for providing patient care services through Stanford Health Care's hospital and clinic network
• Stanford Medicine Children's HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for pediatric clinical care services through Stanford Children's Health network
• Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional healthcare partnership providing services in the Tri-Valley area
• Stanford School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization providing institutional framework, resources, and academic oversight
• Stanford Medicine PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of Stanford Medicine affiliated partners and partner organizations
• Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) / BiohubflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on single cell research, Human Cell Atlas, Tabula Sapiens, CellxGene database, and the Virtual Cell project for understanding human biology and curing disease
• Multiple Universities (9 institutions)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-institutional partnerships through Biohub network including academic research collaborations

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NYU Langone Department of Medicine: Direct peer academic department of medicine at a private research university with substantial sponsored research, large residency program, and clinical delivery through a high-volume academic health system.
• Duke Department of Medicine: Direct peer academic department of medicine at a private research university with comparable tripartite mission, substantial NIH funding, and clinical care delivered through an affiliated academic health system.
• UCSF Department of Medicine: Direct peer academic department of medicine at another top-tier private research university in the Bay Area with parallel structure of subspecialty divisions, residency/fellowship training, and biomedical research programs at comparable scale.
• UCLA Department of Medicine: Direct peer academic department of medicine combining patient care, residency/fellowship training, and biomedical research at large scale within a major West Coast private research university and health system.
• Columbia Department of Medicine: Direct peer academic department of medicine at a private research university operating across subspecialty divisions with parallel research, education, and clinical-care missions within an integrated AMC.
• Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine: Direct peer academic department of medicine at a leading private research university with similar tripartite mission of patient care, research, and training, and comparable NIH funding scale across internal medicine subspecialties.
• Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Medicine: Direct peer academic department of medicine at a private research university with similar subspecialty division structure, biomedical research output, and clinical integration with a major NYC academic medical center.
• University of Pennsylvania Department of Medicine: Direct peer private-university department of medicine with similar structure of subspecialty divisions, residency programs, and large sponsored-research portfolio integrated with an academic medical center.
• Harvard Medical School / Mass General Brigham Department of Medicine: Direct peer academic department of medicine affiliated with a private research university and major AMC, operating with comparable faculty size, training programs, and biomedical research footprint on the East Coast.
• Mayo Clinic Department of Medicine: Direct peer academic department of medicine at a leading private AMC with comparable scale of faculty, sponsored research, and integrated clinical care/research/training mission across internal medicine subspecialties.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/StanfordDeptMed
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCXb0w5GOQy0rLW1w8qGh_NQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/StanfordDeptMedicine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stanford-department-of-medicine
• Instagraminstagram.com/stanforddeptmed

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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