Connecting Health, Education, and Social Change

Hello! My name is Joriene Mercado and I’m entering my fourth and final year at Stanford University. I’m…

Mining for Meaning

I am Neil Chang, an upcoming first year student at National Yang Ming University in Taiwan. “Between my…

VIA Concludes a Busy Summer in Silicon Valley and Asia

September concludes an exciting season of summer programs with VIA. In both the US and Asia, we welcomed new staff,…

MED 2016 Participants

Explorations in Health Care with MED

This summer, VIA proudly hosted 40 of Asia’s best and brightest medical students at Stanford University on our…

VIA Medical Programs Recruitment Fever Hits Tokyo

With the fall recruitment season in full swing, I packed my bags (heavy with brochures and omiyage) and headed…

Magnet and San Francisco Leading the Way in Revolutionizing HIV/AIDS Treatment Worldwide

Magnet, a longtime VIA partner, and the City of San Francisco have been recognized in a NY Times…

2015 MED Program Reflection

By Min-Jui Lawrence Sun, MED 2015 Participant I have to say, this summer vacation is the most meaningful…

MED Shadowing Reflections: UCSF Orthopedic Institute

En-Chi Angel Chang I’ve been dreaming of becoming a surgeon since I was a little girl. However, somehow…

MED Shadowing Reflections: UCSF Parnassus

Hanae Nakashima Hi everyone, I’m Hanae Nakashima. I am excited to share my shadowing experience with everyone. Shadowing had…

MED Shadowing Reflections: Stanford Hospital Emergency Department

Eriko Yoshida I am Eriko Yoshida, 5th year student in Keio University. I shadowed Dr. Mitarai at Stanford Hospital…