Stanford Lifestyle Medicine offers courses for Stanford University students aspiring to become physicians. These courses equip them to facilitate behavioral change and foster a culture of health and wellness among their future patients.

ORTHO 120 (220): Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine

Lifestyle medicine is an exciting new movement to empower practicing clinicians and aspiring physicians to facilitate behavioral change and promote a culture of health and wellness in patients. Focus is on both concrete, evidence-based findings and tangible, practical tools to readily translate into everyday clinical practice. A series of leading experts and guest lectures guide students through interactive, patient-focused activities in topics including, but not limited to: nutrition, exercise, sleep, motivational interviewing, meditation, and mindfulness techniques. Students enrolling for 2 units use a fitness and lifestyle monitoring wristband and prepare a report on your results.

Eligibility

Stanford University enrolled undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students.

Enrollment information

No application required; enroll through Axess.

ORTHO 230: Practical Applications of Lifestyle Medicine

Lifestyle medicine is a specialty that utilizes lifestyle changes to treat chronic disease and is fundamental for a transformed, value-based, and equitable healthcare system that culminates in holistic care. Healthy lifestyle choices and sustainable behavior modifications can improve physical and mental health outcomes to improve the overall quality of life for all, including those already diagnosed with chronic illnesses or at higher risk for disease. The Practical Applications of Lifestyle Medicine lunch seminar elective will build upon Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine ( Ortho 120/220) by integrating clinically relevant modalities and interactive activities with curriculum from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. The goal of the class is to equip students with skills to evaluate new information to optimize health and apply it in their practice, counsel patients with chronic diseases or conditions linked to behavior like smoking or obesity, and empower students to take care of their own health. Students who are enrolled for 1-unit are required to attend all sessions and participate in case-based activities. Students who are enrolled in 2-units are required to attend all sessions, participate in case-based activities, and write a short paper to be featured in the Stanford Lifestyle Medicine newsletter.

Eligibility

Stanford University enrolled undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students.

Enrollment information

No application required; enroll through Axess.

CHPR 214: Introduction to Research in Lifestyle Medicine

The goal of this course is to develop an understanding of scientific research methods through the lens of lifestyle medicine. This course will teach a variety of techniques for exploring the pillars of lifestyle medicine (nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, social connection, cognitive enhancement, and gratitude & purpose). Course topics include research design, critical appraisal, introduction to biostatistics, systematic review, and meta analysis. Upon completion of the course students will be able to: Describe the pillars of lifestyle medicine; Understand how to use online database resources; Define different health research methods and identify strengths/weaknesses for use; Be able to choose a research design and write a research question; Evaluate different biostatistical methods and be able to apply analytical methods to real data. Scheduling note: for the first 5 weeks we meet live *once a week;* for the second 5 weeks of the course we meet live *twice a week* and our time together will be focused on your class capstone project.

Eligibility

Stanford University enrolled undergraduate and graduate students.

Enrollment information

No application required; enroll through Axess.