Fourth Year
M4 Lex Erath rejoins VUSM after MBA year out, reflects on med school experience
Aug. 9, 2021—by Emma Mattson Five years ago, when Boston native Lex Erath first joined the Vanderbilt community, she packed a few doubts into her suitcase. “While I was thrilled to be attending Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, I was also a little nervous about the culture shock of the South and Tennessee in particular,” Erath wrote...
VUSM alumni offer wellness advice for the residency interview season
Sep. 14, 2020—by Emma Mattson So, you’re finally here: the autumn of your fourth year. You’ve made it past block exams, board exams, countless clerkship and intern rotations. Now it’s time for the final milestones of med school: the residency interview season. Although interviews may look slightly different this fall, the essentials of the process have remained...
CCO President Karampreet (Peety) Kaur shares words of encouragement, a call for social justice, and hopes for the coming year
Jun. 22, 2020—by Emma Mattson “My first message to the student body would be: thank you,” said Karampreet (Peety) Kaur, rising fourth-year med student and Class of 2021 president. “Thank you for being so helpful and patient and creative, honestly, in figuring out how we can continue to move forward in a positive way during such a...
Fourth-year med students reflect on Virtual Match Day and offer advice for other med students
Apr. 13, 2020—by Emma Mattson Each year, Match Day marks an important milestone for fourth-year medical students transitioning into residency. This year, we asked ten fourth years to share their reflections on our virtual Match Day, as well as a piece of advice for other med students. Here’s what they had to say. Shaunak Amin I thought...
“This is what you trained for:” A conversation with Class of 2020 President Varun Menon on moving forward in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak
Mar. 23, 2020—by Emma Mattson We spoke with VUSM Class of 2020 President Varun Menon (VMS4) about the experience of being a medical student during the COVID-19 outbreak. Here are the words of reflection and encouragement he shared during this crisis. What reactions and responses have you heard from your class in light of the recent COVID-19...