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Second-year Medical Physics Student Pursues Her Passion for Healing Abroad
Jul. 11, 2024—Currently in Darmstadt, Germany, MSMP student Hannah York is working to advance research in radiation therapy for pediatric brain cancer patients with the support of her VUSM community. By Kyra Letsinger In the spring semester of her first year, Master of Science in Medical Physics student Hannah York was at a crossroads. Before her was...
Second-year MPH Students Use Shared Passion to Make a Global Impact
Oct. 16, 2023—By: Kyra Letsinger When applying to Vanderbilt’s Master of Public Health (MPH) program, prospective students immediately face a pivotal choice: Do they want to follow the Epidemiology, Global Health, or Health Policy track? For those who choose the Global Health track, there is a passion for education, an interest in diverse perspectives, and a belief...
Women In Medicine Month: Leah Acosta, MD, MPH, FAAN
Sep. 19, 2023—In honor of Women in Medicine Month, we asked leaders throughout Vanderbilt University School of Medicine to tell us about a woman in medicine who has impacted their lives. Dr. Leah Acosta, Associate Professor of Neurology and Chapman College mentor, celebrates her grandmother. Leah Acosta, MD, MPH, FAAN Associate Professor of Neurology When you first...
Women in Medicine Month: Donna Rosenstiel, LCSW, honors Dorothy “Dr. Dot” Whipple, MD
Sep. 19, 2023—In celebration of Women in Medicine Month, we asked leaders throughout VUSM to tell us about a woman in medicine who has impacted their lives. Associate Dean for Health Sciences Education Donna Rosenstiel honors Dr. Dorothy Whipple. Donna Rosenstiel Associate Dean for Health Sciences Education A physician who influenced me was Dorothy V. Whipple, a...
Women in Medicine Month: Jill Slamon, MAT, MS, LCGC, honors Martha Dudek, MGC LCGC
Sep. 19, 2023—In honor of Women in Medicine Month, we asked leaders throughout Vanderbilt University School of Medicine to tell us about a woman in medicine who has impacted their lives. Jill Slamon, Assistant Program Director for the Master of Genetic Counseling program, celebrates her mentor and program director, Martha Dudek. Jill Slamon, MAT, MS, LCGC Assistant...
VUSM Faculty Share Inspirational Stories for Women in Medicine Month
Sep. 19, 2023—September is AMA’s Women in Medicine Month, an opportunity to celebrate the barrier-breaking women who have made a difference in the lives they work with and serve. In honor of this month, we’ve asked female leaders throughout Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) to talk about a woman in the medical field who has made...
MGC student Dave Baker counsels patients across the state
May. 11, 2023—Genetic counseling student Dave Baker completed cancer genetics rotations in each of Tennessee’s Grand Divisions By: Lexie Little Dave Baker looked out at the road ahead. Nearly three hours of his five-hour drive between Kalispell and Bozeman, Montana, had passed since leaving the clinic where he shadowed genetic counselor Tiana Pallister. All the while, he...
National Public Health Week is April 3-9
Mar. 29, 2023—Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s Master of Public Health (MPH) program will celebrate National Public Health Week while launching its Public Health Student Association (PHSA). National Public Health Week, an initiative of the American Public Health Association (APHA), will celebrate how cultural connections and intersections affect health, wellbeing, and public health systems. Vanderbilt MPH and...
MGC ‘near peers’ provide reassurance, support
Feb. 23, 2022—Students in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine master of genetic counseling program match with peer mentors and mentees to establish a sense of community By: Lexie Little As Kelsey Schulz waited to enter their classroom at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) for the first time, they drummed their fingers on the straps of...
Q&A: Molly Cromer (MSMP ’23) explores medical physics
Feb. 16, 2022—Our Medical Physics students come from across the country to study with the faculty at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in both diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy tracks at the master’s level and in diagnostic imaging at the doctoral level. Molly Cromer is a first-year master of science in medical physics student studying radiation therapy....