Above: Third-year medical student Dora Castaneda (center) explains principles of human anatomy to high school seniors Keshia Groves (left) and Julio Gomez during this year’s Stanford Medical Youth Science Program.
"We create an environment where it's OK to be smart and curious about science, which many of these students don't experience elsewhere," said professor of medicine Marilyn Winkleby, PhD, who founded the program in 1988 and now serves as faculty advisor. "All these kids are bright and strong, and many of them will be the first in their family to attend college."