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Vanderbilt MPH student tackles COVID -19 infection prevention
Mar. 4, 2021—by David Cohen Despite the limitations and fears associated with COVID-19, members of Vanderbilt’s MPH class of 2021 ventured into countless community health organizations to understand and improve the experiences of the COVID pandemic. Milner Staub, M.D. (M.P.H. ’21) worked with the VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System’s Infection Prevention Team to combat the COVID crisis....
Vanderbilt MPH students throw their anchors down to help communities in need amid a global pandemic
Mar. 4, 2021—by David Cohen Despite the limitations and fears associated with COVID-19, members of Vanderbilt’s MPH class of 2021 engaged in innovative public health practicum experiences this summer and ventured into countless community health organizations to understand and improve the health of the community during the COVID pandemic. Lauren Mitchell, interned for the Sycamore Institute in...
Justin Banerdt, M.D., M.P.H. ’20 discusses his professional journey in improving care for COVID-19 in low income areas
Mar. 4, 2021—by David Cohen Recent alumnus, Justin Banerdt ’20 who graduated from the Global Health track of Vanderbilt’s M.P.H. program, reflected on his culminating practicum experiences and professional outlooks in a recent interview. Banerdt completed his practicum in February and March 2020 for Ethiopia Act. Ethiopia Act is a community based public health organization that addresses...
James Antoon MPH ’22 reflects on systems of care for pediatric patients who have medication allergies
Feb. 22, 2021—by David Cohen As a year of quarantining and stress comes to a close, Vanderbilt students in the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Program reflected on perseverance despite complications with COVID-19. James Antoon M.D. Ph.D. ‘22, a student in the Epidemiology track of the M.P.H. program and pediatric hospitalist at Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s Hospital,...
Lin Ammar MPH ’21: Working with the Office of Strategic Initiatives and Opportunities for Health Improvement
Feb. 22, 2021—by David Cohen Vanderbilt students in the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Program reflected on perseverance despite complications with COVID-19. Lin Ammar ’21, a student in the Epidemiology track, was able to stay active during the year full of quarantining and stress. Ammar participated in the Region IV Pathways to Practice Scholars Field Placement Program...
Resilient Wellness: How One Vanderbilt Student Made Public Health Personal During a Pandemic
Jan. 28, 2021—by Emma Mattson Ni Ketut Wilmayani had been in the U.S. just nine months before COVID-19 hit the country in early March. The second-year MPH student, who goes by Wilma, grew up in Bali, Indonesia, and earned her MD before travelling 10,000 miles across the Pacific to earn her public health degree at Vanderbilt University...
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...