Commencement
VUSM Honors M4 Awardees on Class Day
May. 14, 2024—VUSM’s annual Class Day recognizes members of the graduating class for outstanding academic achievement, service, research, and leadership. VUSM faculty and fellow students celebrated the following recipients of school and departmental awards on Thursday, May 9, 2024: The Albert Weinstein Prize in Medicine This award recognizes graduating students who have demonstrated high academic achievement, superior...
Faculty Receive Student-Selected Awards During 2024 Almost Alumni Luncheon
May. 9, 2024—Each spring, Vanderbilt Medical Alumni Affairs alongside Vanderbilt University School of Medicine recognizes outstanding faculty members for their contributions to student medical education, as voted upon by graduating M4s VUSM faculty, staff, and students celebrated the following recipients at the Almost Alumni Luncheon on Wednesday, May 9, 2024: Bonnie M. Miller, M.D., M.M.H.C Award The...
Trusting the Process: MSTP Thao Do Vy Le Matches into Psychiatry
May. 1, 2024—As she approaches graduation, M4 Thao Le, Ph.D. reflects on finding her way and unlocking her passions at VUSM By Kyra Letsinger M4 MSTP student Thao Do Vy Le, Ph.D., was always ready to take risks. From a young age, when it came to new opportunities, she was not afraid to take a leap of...
VUSM recognizes annual award winners
May. 18, 2022—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 awards at the MD Class Day ceremony on Thursday, May 12, 2022: The Albert Weinstein Prize in Medicine This...
A life leading back home: Reflections from Dr. Henry Nelson (MD ’45)
May. 12, 2022—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 crib holding her newborn baby...
Q&A with MSTP Lizzie Flook (PhD ’21, MD ’22)
May. 9, 2022—After seven years in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Dr. Lizzie (Hale) Flook prepares to graduate with her MD this Friday. The University of Miami alumna, who played collegiate volleyball, earned her Ph.D. in neuroscience from Vanderbilt University last year, studying stress-related brain regions during abstinence in individuals...
Commencement 2018: Fourth Years Look Back on Their Time at VUSM
May. 7, 2018—I remember starting at Vanderbilt and hearing over and over: "We don't just want to train doctors, we want to train physician leaders." I decided to buy into this vision and internalize it during my training and education. I am so glad I did. For the open-minded student, Vanderbilt is so much more than a...