Emily Waltenbaugh

Second-year Vanderbilt Master of Public Health student Joshua Woods has earned a 2023 David A. Winston Health Policy Scholarship. The program recognizes students’ outstanding early-career contributions to health policy. Awardees demonstrated deep interest in and commitment to health policy in addition to academic achievement. Woods, a first-generation student from Bolivar, Tennessee, came to… Read More

M4 Medical Scholar Alison Swartz reflects on the unique opportunity to conduct her own year-long research project. Alison Swartz at a VUSM community event At Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, student research is woven into all four years of the MD curriculum, but often that research must fall within the… Read More

M3 Maddy Ball traveled to Barcelona, Spain, for a year-long research project Maddy Ball is no stranger to travel. Maddy Ball hikes all over the world. Her favorite trails in Tennessee include Fiery Gizzard and nearby Beaman Park. A native of Mill Valley, California, just outside of San Francisco, she… Read More

When William Quach (MD ’23) arrived at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine after studying biology at the University of California San Diego, he brought research experience with him. Quach, an aspiring anesthesiologist, examined how a specific protein traditionally known to play a role in the death of cells actually… Read More

By: Kyra Letsinger From left, Global Health Track Co-Director Dr. Elizabeth Rose, Tevin Mathew, Anjola Ajayi, and Global Health Track Co-Director Dr. Marie Martin (Photo: Terry Wyatt) When applying to Vanderbilt’s Master of Public Health (MPH) program, prospective students immediately face a pivotal choice: Do they want to follow… Read More