‘MD Special Feature’
Kloosterman, McNew win Levi Watkins, Jr. Student Awards for diversity efforts
Nov. 4, 2021—M4 Nicole Kloosterman and MD/PhD graduate student Kelsey McNew recently received recognition for their commitments to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion at VUSM by Lexie Little In 1970, Levi Watkins, Jr., MD, became the first African American to graduate from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM). From the moment he matriculated in 1966 until the...
Reflecting on a year of firsts with our Social Mission Committee
May. 25, 2020—by Emma Mattson “This entire situation should serve as a wakeup call in a lot of ways about what I believe are truths that are foundational to social mission.” That’s third-year medical student Will Furuyama, talking about this year’s COVID-19 outbreak. Furuyama served as one of this year’s Social Mission Committee (SMC) co-presidents, and he...