GME Challenges, Opportunities, and Future
October 14th, 2025
Dr. Becky Blankenburg, Stanford’s Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education and Designated Institutional Official, shares her learnings in her time in this new combined role, and her vision for GME at Stanford.
Becky Blankenburg, MD, MPH
Becky Blankenburg, MD, MPH is the Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education and Designated Institutional Off icial at Stanford. She has most recently served as the Assistant Dean of Graduate Medical Education, Associate Chair of Education in Pediatrics, and Director of the Pediatrics Coaching Program. In addition, she has served in residency leadership for 13 years (as Stanford Pediatrics Residency Program Director and Associate Program Director) and fellowship leadership (developed, founded, and co-led the Stanford Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship). Nationally, she served as the President of the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (2020-2022) and led collaborative teams to improve diversity, inclusivity, and belonging in GME, curricular reform, recruitment, and workforce issues.
Her educational research interests focus on building a more diverse, inclusive and equitable learning environment and helping learners develop a sense of belonging, professional identity formation, and competence through longitudinal coaching and scholarly mentorship.
