Maya Adam, MD
Maya Adam, MD
Maya Adam, MD is a lecturer at Stanford University School of Medicine and in Stanford University’s human biology program. She is the Director of Health Education Outreach at Stanford's Center for Health Education and the Faculty Lead for the Digital Medical Education International Collaborative in South Africa. [1]
Overview
Adam has been teaching at Stanford University since 2009. She received her BA in Human Biology from Stanford before studying medicine at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.
Prior to her post-secondary studies, she spent 10 years as a professional ballet dancer with the State Theater of Saxony in Germany.
At the Stanford Center for Health Education, Adam creates online educational content for use in under-served populations, including those in low- and middle-income countries.
Adam leads five massive open online health education courses, serving more than 450,000 international learners.
In South Africa, her team collaborates with UNICEF and the National Department of Health to create digital educational content for community health workers and mothers as part of the Road to Health initiative.
Adam is the author of Food Love Family: A Practical Guide to Child Nutrition.