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MPH students dive into COVID-19 response on local and state levels
Oct. 27, 2020—by Emma Mattson From accomplished alumni to first-year trainees, the Vanderbilt Master of Public Health (MPH) program has brought a wave of support to fight the spread of COVID-19 in Tennessee. We sat down with five MPH students to hear what it’s like to train in public health during a public health crisis. Global Health,...
MGC trainees share stories of resilience, growth in the transition to telehealth
Oct. 15, 2020—by Emma Mattson “Last February, when I was discussing my elective rotation, I said, ‘The one thing I’m really not that interested in is doing telemedicine,’” recalls Master of Genetic Counseling student Carly Smith. “And then the world said, ‘Joke’s on you. You’re going to do telemedicine for six months.’” As COVID-19 swept through Tennessee,...
How one physician is seeking novel answers to physician burnout in clinical informatics
Oct. 9, 2020—by Emma Mattson Can a simple change in clinic workflow reduce physician burnout? Geevan George, MD and current member of Vanderbilt’s Applied Clinical Informatics (MSACI) cohort, certainly thinks so— and he’s using clinical informatics to find out. During his residency, George saw firsthand how documentation exacerbated the demands placed on primary care physicians. In fact,...
Genetic counseling trainee Gianna Petrelli co-founds national platform for antiracist education
Oct. 2, 2020—by Emma Mattson How does a 90-percent-white profession* meaningfully engage with antiracist movements in medicine? In the case of genetic counseling, it looks like GCRJ. The brainchild of genetic counseling trainees Gianna Petrelli and Maia Borensztein, the Genetic Counseling Trainee Platform for Racial Justice (that’s GCRJ, for short) offers a brave space for trainees on...
Meet the incoming class of 2018!
Aug. 2, 2018—
Renovated Eskind library opens, prepared to support training of future generations of physicians
Jul. 23, 2018—Members of the Eskind family gathered for the July 18 reopening of The Annette and Irwin Eskind Family Biomedical Library and Learning Center following a yearlong, $12.9 million renovation. Front row, l-r: Donna Eskind, Jeffrey Eskind, Annette Eskind, Steven Eskind and Laurie Eskind. Back Row, l-r: Andrew Galbierz, Megan Eskind, David Eskind, Matthew Eskind, Caroline...
Vanderbilt Medicine magazine, Summer 2018
Mar. 6, 2018—