Stanford University School of Medicine is affiliated with Stanford University and is located at Stanford University Medical Center in Stanford, California, adjacent to Palo Alto and Menlo Park. Originally based in San Francisco, California as Cooper Medical College, it is the oldest continuously running medical school in the western United States. The medical school moved to the Stanford Campus in 1959. Stanford is now well known for its small class size and pass/fail grading system. The school has one of the best student-faculty ratios, with more than 200 basic science faculty as well as 400 in clinical disciplines. In 2008, 93% of graduates were admitted to one of their top three choices in residency programs, and 75.0% to their first-choice. Stanford faculty members also have among the highest per capita funding in the country. Students also boasted the highest average scores in the country on the Step 1 medical licensing exam (Stanford average: 237).

Rotations occur at several hospital sites. In addition to the Stanford Hospital and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford has formal affiliations with Kaiser, Santa Clara Valley Hospital and the Palo Alto CA. Stanford medical students also manage two free clinics: Arbor Free Clinic in Menlo Park and Pacific Free Clinic in San Jose. Stanford is a cutting-edge center for translational and biomedical research (both basic science and clinical) and this emphasis on novel methods, discoveries and interventions is brought into its curriculum.

In the 2007 medical school survey, Stanford came in 7th position for research. It is also the school with the largest proportion of Asian-American students in the U.S.

In 1908, Stanford University adopted the Cooper Medical College in San Francisco, CA as its affiliated medical institution. The school expanded and built up a reputation for excellence and providing cutting edge clinical care. In the 1950's, the Stanford Board of Trustees decided to move the school of the Stanford main campus in Palo Alto. Since then the faculty and students at the School of Medicine have made numerous contributions to both clinical and basic science innovations, cementing Stanford's international reputation as a leader in medicine.

In the 1980's the Medical Center launched a major expansion program. A new hospital was added in 1989 with 20 new operating rooms, state of the art intensive care and inpatient units, and other technological additions. The Lucile Packard Children's Hospital was completed in 1991, adding even more diversity to the Center. More construction is currently underway to further expand teaching and clinical opportunities.

The recently completed Clark Center houses interdisciplinary research endeavors and serves to reinforce Stanford's commitment to providing the best possible patient care through innovation.

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