Dr. Judith Ned receives the 2009 Dinkelspiel Award

We are delighted to let you know that Dr. Judith Ned, Executive Director of our Stanford Medical Youth Science Program (SMYSP), is the recipient of this year’s prestigious Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award at Stanford. The award is named after the president of the Board of Trustees who served from 1953 to 1958, and recognizes distinctive contributions to undergraduate education or the quality of student life. Judith has devoted years mentoring and advising young people as they pursue their undergraduate training, and is known at Stanford for her skills in helping young people grow professionally and recognize their potential.

The award cited the following about Judith:

Judith T. Ned, executive director of the Stanford Medical Youth Science Program. Ned was cited for her dedication and passion for her work. The program helps prepare high school students from low-income and under-represented backgrounds to enter college, graduate and/or medical school and, eventually, healthcare-related fields. Ned, who has been the program's director since 2003, was honored "for enriching the lives of all who interact with her and cultivating strong relationships with students that last well beyond their time at Stanford." The award cited "the encouragement, support and friendship she provides to students through letters of recommendation, one-on-one mentoring and confidential guidance in times of personal challenge." It also honored her "for creating an environment in which students of all backgrounds come to appreciate their own achievements and believe in their own abilities," and "for her sincere interest in bettering the lives of students and her ability to instill in them a passion for public service."

Please join us as we congratulate Dr. Ned for her outstanding contributions to education.

 
SMYSP has a new address!

Please make note of our new mailing address below:

Stanford Medical Youth Science Program Stanford Prevention Research Center Stanford University School of Medicine Medical School Office Building 251 Campus Drive, Suite X324 Stanford, CA 94305-5411

All phone and fax numbers that you currently have will remain the same.

Visitors: Coming to our new offices will be a little more challenging. There is limited short-term (20-minute) parking available in front of the Medical School Office Building. The closest visitor parking to our office building will be off Pasteur Drive at Blake Wilbur Drive (Parking Structure 3) in the Stanford Hospital & Clinics. Click here for a map with directions. A detailed map is also available.

 
Personal Stories

"Being a part of SMYSP has given us as young scholars, opportunities, taught us values, and affected our futures in ways that we have only begun to wrap our minds around."
— read SMYSP participant Martin Lopez's graduation speech

"SMYSP helped me know specifically why I wanted to be a doctor and how medicine made sense in my life."
— meet SMYSP graduate Irene Linetskaya

"Being at SMYSP broke down a lot of emotional barriers I’d put up...."
— meet SMYSP graduate Destinee Cooper

"SMYSP was one of the most enlightening things that could have happened to me."
— meet SMYSP graduate Kao Vang

"I identified with the people in the program in such a powerful way...."
— meet SMYSP graduate Juan Ibarra