This week, a Stanford medical researcher and several students shared their thoughts on two important issues:

USA Today. The Food and Drug Adminstration recently issued a public health advisory stating that patients taking antidepressants can become suicidal in the first weeks of therapy. Regina Casper, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, weighed in on the issue in an opinion piece in the paper. Casper previously has commented in the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle and several other smaller newspapers.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/columnist/2004-04-11-forum-pills_x.htm

Palo Alto Weekly. Medical student Nick Rubashkin co-edited "What I Learned in Medical School," a book that includes stories from young doctors on their experiences getting into medical school. Many of the contributors expressed concerns over the medical school process, and the three co-editors included a blueprint for improving medical education. This article on the book also discussed Stanford's curriculum, which was recently changed to reflect the new needs of medicine.
http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/morgue/2004/2004_04_07.doctors07.shtml