Samantha Wang

Bio

Dr. Samantha Wang is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. She received her medical and masters in health sciences degrees from Yale School of Medicine and completed her Internal Medicine residency at Stanford, where she served as Chief Resident. She practices as a hospitalist at Stanford Health Care and works closely with residents and students in clinical teaching and mentorship. Her clinical focus is in patient-centered communication, and she directs inpatient implementation of the Serious Illness Care Program while studying strategies to improve the quality and impact of serious illness conversations for hospitalized patients.

Dr. Wang’s academic work spans health equity, medical education, and faculty development. She leads national collaborations advancing scholarship and advocacy in health equity and has received innovation grants to develop curricula addressing bias, structural racism, and diagnostic equity in clinical care. Her “5-Minute Moment for Racial Justice” curriculum has been disseminated nationally and internationally through Stanford CME and YouTube and translated into multiple languages. She received the American Board of Internal Medicine Professionalism Article Prize (2025) for her scholarship on professionalism and advancing health equity.

Dr. Wang leads faculty development initiatives within the Division of Hospital Medicine that support mentorship, scholarship, and community building. Her work focuses on creating environments where faculty can thrive academically while fostering inclusive learning communities for the next generation of physicians. In recognition of these efforts, she received the Stanford University Women’s Forum Inspiring Early Academic Career Award.

Clinical Focus

• Internal Medicine
• Hospital Medicine

Academic Appointments

• Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine
• Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)

Administrative Appointments

• Associate Clinical Director of Inpatient Implementation, Serious Illness Care Program, Department of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine (2023 - Present)
• Director of Faculty Development, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine (2023 - Present)
• Associate Course Director, Practice of Medicine Y2 Course, School of Medicine, Pre-Clinical Curriculum (2022 - Present)
• Core Faculty, Physician's Associate Program, Stanford School of Medicine, Pre-Clinical Curriculum (2022 - Present)
• Rathmann Medical Education Fellow, Teaching & Mentorship Academy, School of Medicine (2022 - 2023)
• Assistant Clinical Director, Serious Illness Care Program, Department of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine (2020 - 2023)
• Associate, Educators-4-Care Program, Stanford School of Medicine (2020 - 2022)
• Co-Director, Clinical Teaching Pathway of Distinction, Stanford Internal Medicine Residency (2019 - 2023)

Honors & Awards

• ABIM Foundation Professionalism Article Prize Award, American Board of Internal Medicine (2025)
• Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Award for Excellence in Preclinical Teaching, Stanford School of Medicine (2025)
• Chair Diversity Award, Stanford Department of Medicine (2024-2025)
• Inspiring Early Academic Career Award, Stanford Faculty Women's Forum (2024)
• Community Support Initiative Award, Office of Faculty Development and Diversity, Stanford School of Medicine (2023)
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarship, Society for General Internal Medicine, California and Hawaii Regional Chapter (2022-2023)
• Education Innovation Grant, Teaching and Mentorship Academy, Stanford School of Medicine (2021, 2023)
• David A Rytand Clinical Teaching Award, Stanford University Department of Medicine (2020)
• Julian Wolfsohn Award, Stanford Internal Medicine Residency Program (2015)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

• Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (2020 - Present)
• Member, Society of General Internal Medicine (2022 - Present)
• Member, Society of Hospital Medicine (2019 - Present)
• Associate Member, Stanford Teaching & Mentoring Academy (2021 - Present)

Professional Education

• Medical Education: Yale School Of Medicine (2015) CT
• Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (2018)
• Residency: Stanford University Internal Medicine Residency (2018) CA
• Chief Residency, Stanford Hospital & Clinics (2019)