Histories of Latino/a and Latinx Medicine in California

During California’s Mexican period, Doña Juana Briones (1802-1899) was perhaps the best-known curandera (healer) in the vicinity of Lane Library’s current location. Courtesy the United States National Park Service.

Stanford Medicine stands on native Ohlone land that was also once part of the Spanish Empire and, subsequently, part of Mexico. Since Mexico’s cession of California to the United States in 1848, Mexicans and other Latin Americans have figured prominently in the state’s history - including some of the earliest graduates of what has become Stanford Medicine.

Dr. Mariano Edward Gonzalez (1848?-1903) received his MD degree in 1883 from Cooper Medical College - the school that later became Stanford University’s School of Medicine. Courtesy the Stanford Medical History Center.

Welcome to our online exhibit about the histories of Latino/a and Latinx Medicine in California/

To proceed through this exhibit, either use the "next" & "previous" buttons at the bottom of the page, or click on the page titles in the left-hand column.

There is a Spanish-Language version of the online exhibit available:

Spanish-Language Version of Exhibit

Stanford affiliates are able to visit the Lane Medical Library to view the exhibit in the library's lobby.

This exhibit was translated into Spanish by Agustina Anzorena, Medical Interpreter/Translator, and Beatriz Rodriguez, Lead Medical Interpreter/Translator, at Stanford Health Care Medical Interpretation and Translation Services.
 
Graphic design for the exhibit is by Lauren Watley, Digital Media Specialist, and William Bottini, Creative Director, at Stanford Educational Technology (EdTech).
 
Mark Gutierrez, Director and Leadership Educator Educational Programs and Services at Stanford Medicine’s Office of Diversity in Medical Education, provided assistance with photos and names of School of Medicine students, faculty, and staff. Additional assistance in this area was provided by Cesar Padilla MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine; Magali Fassiotto PhD, Associate Dean Office of Faculty Development & Diversity Stanford University School of Medicine; Felipe Perez MD FAAP, Assistant Dean for Diversity in Medical Student Education Office of Diversity in Medical Education and Clinical Associate Professor Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology; María Valentina Suárez-Nieto; Lahia Yemane MD, Co-Director of Leadership Education in Advancing Diversity, Program Assistant Dean, Diversity in GME in the Office of Diversity in Medical Education, and Clinical Associate Professor, General Pediatrics; and Victoria Moreno, Administrative Associate in the Office of Diversity in Medical Education.
 
At Lane Medical Library, the exhibit content and image curation is by Drew Bourn PhD, Historical Curator. The online exhibit design is by Amanda Woodward, Web Services Librarian, and Nicole Soares, Privileges Specialist.
 
Some images in the exhibit have been digitally enhanced for clarity.
 
For additional resources to explore the histories of Latinas, Latinos, and Latinx in medicine, please contact Dr. Drew Bourn in the Medical History Center in Lane Library, at: dbourn@stanford.edu