Spotlight on the Stanford REACH-HBMC Summer Research Program

September 9, 2024 

In honor of National HBCU Week, a time dedicated to recognizing the contributions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), we are excited to spotlight the Stanford REACH-HBMC Summer Research Program. This program connects students from the nation’s four Historically Black Medical Colleges (HBMCs) – Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science – with research mentors across Stanford Medicine’s departments and institutes.

The 2024 cohort includes 55 rising second-year medical students engaged in an immersive, 8-week, full-time research experience across 18 different departments. Program highlights include networking with residency program directors, attending workshops, and receiving stipends and Bay Area living supplements. 

This program continues to build upon a pilot launched in 2017 by the Department of Medicine and Presence, under the leadership of Abraham Verghese, MD, MACP, and Sonoo Thadaney Israni, and has since grown into a key component of Stanford’s commitment to advancing racial equity in healthcare.

Check out photos from this year’s program and events below:

• 2024 HBMC Charles Drew, Morehouse, Meharry Welcome
• 2024 HBMC Howard Welcome
• 2024 HBMC Residency Panel
• 2024 HBMC Howard Farewell
• 2024 REACH-HBMC CDU, Meharry, & Morehouse Farewell

The REACH-HBMC program is part of the broader REACH Initiative (Racial Equity to Advance a Community of Health), which focuses on promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within healthcare and research at Stanford Medicine.

Applications for the Summer 2025 cohort will open in Fall 2024. Prospective candidates can reach out to their respective HBMC faculty with questions or email hbmc-reach@stanford.edu for more information.