Stanford is an Academic Medical Center, which is a type of hospital setting where doctors teach the entire spectrum of medical education. Students range from beginning medical students to fully licensed and practicing doctors completing advanced sub-specialty training. Stanford Medicine is a partnership between Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Health Care. Since Stanford is a teaching hospital, you can expect to meet many providers and providers in training.

• Attending Physician: a doctor who supervises doctors in training or in medical school
• Fellow: a doctor doing postgraduate level work and specializing in care of patients with specific conditions
• Resident: a doctor who has graduated from medical school and is in training (also called “residency”) here at Stanford. A resident is also called an intern
• Medical Student: a student who is currently enrolled in medical school with the goal of becoming a doctor