Host overview
Training at this institution
The directory documents 1 training route associated with Stanford University — Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Compare each programme’s requirements and source evidence below.
- Published locations
- Stanford, California, United States
- Training pathways
- Observership
- Named leadership
- 0 of 1 programme records
- Official evidence
- 2 linked sources
Published training focus
Faculty and programme leadership
No named faculty are recorded in the current programme evidence. Use the official sources below to confirm the current director or training contact.
Programmes and application details
Observership
Visiting Observer Program
A short observership in Stanford's plastic and reconstructive surgery division in which visitors watch clinics and operating rooms across its subspecialties under a faculty host. Submitting a request does not guarantee placement.
- Location
- Stanford, California, United States
- Duration
- Up to 30 consecutive calendar days, one observation period per 12 months
- Clinical participation
- Observation only; observers are hosted by a faculty member and are not described as having practising rights
- International applicants
- Visiting observers enter on a visitor or business visa; Stanford states it cannot provide or assist with visas. A fee applies to international observers only
- Funding
- No stipend described. International observers pay $1,500 for the first week and $1,000 for each further week, up to 4 weeks
- Application timing
- Requests must be submitted at least 90 days before the desired start date; 8-10 weeks' notice is requested for faculty approval
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Offered on a selective and periodic basis, depending on divisional capacity and faculty availability
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Applicants must be at least 18 and a medical student, resident or physician (or similar professional); other observers may attend clinics only. Prior approval from a hosting faculty member is required.
Published training
- Clinic and operating-room observation across plastic surgery subspecialties
- Discussion with the hosting faculty member
- Faculty host approval obtained through the faculty member's administrative associate
- Compliance, HIPAA and immunisation clearance before the visit
Application route
Obtain approval from a faculty member's administrative associate, submit the Visiting Observer Request and Inquiry form, notify the division's visiting observer coordinator, then complete the compliance paperwork by the stated deadlines.
Published application documents
- Faculty approval email
- Visiting Observer Request & Inquiry form
- Official immunisation and test records (self-reported records are not accepted)
- HIPAA and compliance paperwork supplied after the request
Published contact note: Lillian L. C. Lee — Visiting Observer Coordinator, lilclee@stanford.edu
Direct programme page · Source reviewed 22 Oct 2026
Official sources and review dates
- Stanford Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery — Visiting Observer Program ↗Source reviewed 22 Oct 2026
- Stanford Surgery — International Visiting Observer Program ↗Source reviewed 22 Oct 2026
These sources document the listed training routes. Institutional rankings, bed counts, accreditation, full staff rosters and current vacancies are not inferred.
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