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Vanderbilt Educational Garden Initiative (VEGI)
Sep. 24, 2018—VEGI aims to promote healthy eating and to encourage ownership over food choices. We build community gardens to provide fresh produce for patients at Vanderbilt’s student-run free clinic, Shade Tree, and for the greater Nashville community. We also host educational sessions and cooking demonstrations for kids, volunteer with Ronald McDonald House and the Nashville Food Project,...
Current VUSM Students Reflect on the White Coat
Jul. 28, 2017—I have been thinking about what it would feel like to wear a white coat for a long time – almost 11 years. Now that the day is fast approaching, I almost can’t believe it! The closer we are to wearing this white coat, the more I realize the gravity and responsibility we will soon...
Daughter Continues Father’s Tradition of Supporting the White Coat
Jul. 26, 2017—Mrs. Helen Harwood is the daughter of Dr. Charles Rankin Zirkle, VUSM Class of 1941. Dr. Zirkle was a highly regarded surgeon in the Knoxville area, who supported the White Coat program from 2002 through 2011. He passed away in 2012 and Helen continues to be a sponsor in his memory each year. We reached out to Helen to share a few...
VUSM Alumni Reminisce About Their White Coat Ceremonies
Jul. 24, 2017—The white coat ceremony is a particularly important memory for me even though my parents were unable to attend. It was difficult for my mother to travel at the time and my father died suddenly, two years prior from an MI. When I was in college, he bought me a medical-themed necktie for my birthday....