HCC East Palo Alto is a partnership between the Stanford School of Medicine and East Palo Alto Academy high school. The program was initiated in the 2018-19 academic year by Stanford medical students Carlie Arbaugh and Joshua Taylor who were recipients of the Health Career Collaborative Program Initiation Grant. The HCC faculty sponsors at Stanford School of Medicine are Dr. Sherry Wren, Vice Chair for Professional Development and Diversity; Professor of Surgery; Director of Global Surgery, Center for Global Health and Innovation; and Dr. James Korndorffer, Vice Chair of Education, Department of Surgery.




