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Navigating Med School with a Non-Science Major
Jan. 30, 2017—Having completed my undergrad in psychology and then taking two gap years, by the time I entered med school it had been about six years since I had taken any basic science courses. I had also never taken a biochemistry course. So it was safe to say that I was pretty nervous about being able to keep up...
Cookie Decorating Party
Jan. 23, 2017—Advent is one of my favorite times of the year, replete with warm memories from my childhood: feasts with relatives, sledding and snowball fighting with my brothers, religious celebrations with the whole family, and baking Christmas cookies with my mom. Although it’s a time for waiting, I always get impatient for Christmas to come… With...
Physicians for Human Rights
Jan. 16, 2017—VUSM’s Physicians for Human Rights club is a student chapter of the international PHR organization, that "uses medicine and science to document and call attention to mass atrocities and severe human rights violations.” As a student organization, we’re striving to create a community for passionate, engaged students to engage these challenging issues and think about how we...
Celebrating the Holidays with Batson College
Jan. 10, 2017—While the month of December can be stressful with students finishing up their clerkships, studying for an upcoming Homeostasis exam, doing research, or interviewing for residencies, Batson college has the perfect tradition to bring everyone together and provide some holiday cheer: the Batson Holiday Party! Each year, medical students, college mentors, and faculty advisors gather...
Friendsgiving
Jan. 3, 2017—me with my grandparents This year, I had my first Friendsgiving. Mashed potatoes; sweet potatoes; casseroles; veggies; chicken (a poor medical student’s turkey); samosas; gravy; pies (oh, the pies. So, so many pies); whip cream; mulled cider; cookies; brownies; baklava. If they (whoever ‘they’ are) rated schools on sheer enthusiasm for food, Vanderbilt would win by...
Class of 2018 Ugly Holiday Sweater Party
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Caroling on the Wards
Dec. 12, 2016—“Noeeell, Nooelll, NoeeelllllLLLL! Born is the King of Israel!” These are some of my favorite words to sing each year with the Radial Grooves. The Radial Grooves, which is our on-campus medical, nursing, and audiology student a cappella group, spends a few weeks each year preparing Christmas songs for the holiday season. Our number one...
Staying Active in Med School
Dec. 5, 2016—Staying active in med school can be challenging. However, as future physicians who will give our patients health, we must give ourselves health as well. We don't have to be look like models, but I believe we should model our bodies the same way we do our minds, and strive to be models of health...
Global Health Committee
Nov. 28, 2016—One of the reasons I came to Vanderbilt for medical school was the wonderful global health opportunities available here. The medical school’s Global Health Organization (GHO) is a great way to get involved if you are interested in public health, working with underserved populations, or addressing health inequity here in the United States or internationally....
Vanderbilt Pride in Medicine
Nov. 21, 2016—Pride in Medicine is a student organization within the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine that aims to educate students and staff about LGBTI health issues and disparities, and to provide a supportive community for LGBTI students and students passionate about LGBT issues. In the past few years, the leaders of Pride in Medicine have worked...