VUSM Feature

The federal government has renewed its support of a learning healthcare system (LHS) T32 training program headed by two Vanderbilt MPH program graduates and faculty. The grant prepares investigators to discover, evaluate and implement strategies for improving patient outcomes and, ultimately, the overall health of the community. Read More

David Stevenson Jr., PhD, MS, professor of Health Policy, has been named interim chair of the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He succeeds Melinda Buntin, PhD, Mike Curb Professor and founding chair of the department, who has joined Johns Hopkins University to establish a Center for… Read More

Vanderbilt and Meharry medical students teamed with Vanderbilt University Medical Center residents and fellows to visit eight local public schools By: Lexie Little Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s Social Mission Committee (SMC) operates with a mission to educate socially and culturally accountable future physician leaders. MD student members… Read More

Class Day 2023 Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Langford Auditorium Vanderbilt University Photo: Anne Rayner Each spring, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine recognizes members of the graduating MD class for outstanding academic achievement, service, research, and leadership. VUSM faculty and fellow students celebrated the following recipients of school and departmental… Read More

Four Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty members have been elected this year to membership in the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), the organization has announced. Four others from VUMC have received ASCI Council Young Physician Scientist Awards this year, and two have received ASCI Emerging Generation Awards. Founded in 1908, the… Read More

Photo: James Jordano Vanderbilt’s student-run free clinic for uninsured and under-insured patients in Nashville extends opportunities for patient care and medical education through a new imaging program, which launched on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. By: Lexie Little To start the new year, students working at Shade Tree Clinic, Vanderbilt’s… Read More

By: Lexie Little Each year, the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine community gathers to honor the memories of those who donated to the Anatomical Donation Program, which allows medical students to explore the intricacies of the human body. Families, friends, students, faculty, and staff gathered in Langford Auditorium… Read More

Renowned physician-epidemiologist Muktar Aliyu, MBBS, MPH, DrPH, who is the associate director for Research with the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH), has been named the new director of the institute, beginning July 1. Aliyu, who joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2009, is professor of Health Policy and Medicine at Vanderbilt… Read More

Simone Herzberg (left), Rachel Brown, PhD (middle), Maggie Axelrod, PhD (right) Simone Herzberg, Rachel Brown, PhD, and Margaret Axelrod, PhD, have been selected as recipients of the competitive 2022-23 International P.E.O. Scholar Award. The P.E.O. Scholar Award is a one-time, competitive merit-based $20,000 award that honors academic excellence and… Read More

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine alumnus, Dr. Henry Nelson, turned 99 on Jan. 16, 2022. Nelson died shortly after this interview sharing his reflections on a life in medicine. This story is dedicated to his memory. By: Lexie Little The year was 1949. Kathryn Wolff Nelson sat next to the… Read More