Second Year
The Next Chapter of Curriculum 2.0
Jan. 9, 2024—In its 10th year, Curriculum 2.0 continues to innovate, this time through the creation of FCC Launch Week. By: Kyra Letsinger The vision of Vanderbilt University’s School of Medicine is simple: to shape a future in which all persons reach their full health potential. Despite its simplicity, this vision has acted as a catalyst for...
Q&A: Medical students present initiatives at CGI U
Mar. 20, 2023—MD students Lena Khanolkar, Sunaya Krishnapura, and Chirag Ram push for sustainability in health care and organ donation education By: Lexie Little Vanderbilt University hosted the 2023 Clinton Global Initiative University from March 3 to March 5, bringing together students from across the globe to discuss and address some of the world’s most pressing issues....
Annual Anatomical Donation Program service honors donors, families
Aug. 26, 2022—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 on Friday, Aug. 26, to remember the...
M2 Harrison Thomas leads the race
May. 19, 2022—Second-year Vanderbilt University School of Medicine medical student Harrison Thomas served as this year’s Shade Tree Trot 5K Run/Walk director, leading an effort to raise $46,500 for the student-run free clinic By: Lexie Little Harrison Thomas felt a tug in his right hip as he raced past Southeastern Conference opponents on a cross country course....
VPIL teams collaborate, expand holistic approaches
Apr. 13, 2022—The Vanderbilt Program in Interprofessional Learning (VPIL) combines approaches from medicine, nursing, pharmacy, social work, and counseling to inform student training and patient care By: Lexie Little In January 2016, Blair Miller, Pharm.D., of Vanderbilt University Health walked laps around her unit with a patient. She quizzed him about his medications: when to take them,...
A heart for Vanderbilt: M1 Sydney Nelson reflects, looks forward
Mar. 3, 2022—As she sat in hospital rooms at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt as a child, Sydney Nelson dreamed of being a doctor like the faculty at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine By: Lexie Little Sydney Nelson walked into a patient exam room with Dr. Thomas Doyle, the Ann and Monroe Carell Jr. Family...
A Year Like No Other: M2 shares powerful stories from clerkship year
Jul. 19, 2021—intro by Emma Mattson & reflection by M2 student This summer, our M2s reached an important medical school milestone: completing their six core clerkships. Besides marking the halfway point through medical school, the end of clerkship year also signifies that you’re ready to take on increased clinical responsibilities during your Immersion Phase. The M2 year...
Behind the Scenes of the M2 Practical Skills Elective
Mar. 25, 2021—by Emma Mattson The unique Practical Skills elective starts its third session of the year next week, and three new leaders are joining the team: Amany Alshibli, Lex Erath, and Jessa Fogel. M4s Peety Kaur, Andrew Rees, and Hannah Kay have led this two-week elective, which runs three times each year, through the 2020-2021 academic...
4 tips for surviving your block exams, from our Students as Teachers experts
Aug. 31, 2020—by Emma Mattson Block exams present a new and exciting challenge during your clerkship year of med school, and we’ve gathered advice from five Students as Teachers experts about what, when, and how to effectively prepare for block exams. Here’s what they had to say! Choose your study resources wisely With so many study materials...
2020-21 Students-as-Teachers cohort fosters mentoring skills, teaches pedagogical techniques over Zoom
May. 11, 2020—by Emma Mattson Teaching might not seem to fit into a doctor’s job description, but Vanderbilt’s Students as Teachers elective is proving that pedagogical skills can play an essential role in clinical settings. This spring, a new cohort of thirty third-year medical students began Students as Teachers (SAT), a year-long elective that not only teaches...