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MPH graduate Vasilevskis receives Faculty Fellowship to Advance Medical Education
Jul. 28, 2016—Vanderbilt MPH Program graduate Ed Vasilevskis, M.D., M.P.H.,assistant professor of Medicine, is a recipient of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine's inaugural Faculty Fellowship to Advance Medical Education (FAME). He will work with Tyson Heller, M.D., assistant professor of Clinical Medicine, Section of Hospital Medicine and Public Health, to develop a rotation focusing on bedside procedures for medical students, residents...
Wester and Vanderbilt researchers establish biomedical informatics training program in Mozambique
Jun. 19, 2024—In collaboration with Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (UEM) located in Maputo, Mozambique, the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH) has been awarded a five-year, $1.2 million training grant by the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health to establish the first biomedical informatics (BMI) training program for scholars and fellows using computational and information sciences approaches, primarily...
Riddick, MPH’24, and Bialostozky, win Graduate Student Award and Faculty Award for efforts in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Nov. 2, 2023—The 22nd annual Levi Watkins Jr. MD Lecture was held on Oct. 24, honoring Watkins, who was the first African American to graduate from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Class of 1970), and recognizing the contributions of several Vanderbilt faculty, trainees and students who have made contributions to diversity, equity and inclusion. “Dr. Watkins’ legacy is...
Self elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation: 1 of 66 VUMC faculty members to be inducted since 1974
Mar. 16, 2023—Four Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty members have been elected this year to membership in the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), the organization has announced. Four others from VUMC have received ASCI Council Young Physician Scientist Awards this year, and two have received ASCI Emerging Generation Awards. Founded in 1908, the ASCI is one of the...
Daniels returns to Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Jun. 30, 2021—Titus Daniels, MD, MPH, MMHC, associate professor of Medicine, has returned to Vanderbilt University Medical Center; he was previously on the faculty from 2007 to 2017. Daniels’s clinical and scholarly interests are in areas of health care epidemiology, antimicrobial stewardship and orthopaedic infections. He continues to enjoy establishing new clinical programs, especially with clinical colleagues...
MPH faculty, alumna recognized for exemplary teaching, research and leadership
Mar. 23, 2021—Two Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty and a 2017 alumna of the Vanderbilt School of Medicine Master of Public Health program have recently been recognized for their global health accomplishments from the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH). Marie Martin, PhD, MEd, Carolyn Audet, PhD, MSci, and Grace Umutesi, MPH, were each recently recognized by...
Apple looks at the importance of wellness throughout medical training
Nov. 18, 2020—Rachel Apple, M.D., M.P.H., served as a chair and president of the Wellness Committee in medical school, started “PGY-Mom” at VUMC to support the unique needs of resident physician moms and founded Vanderbilt Physician Parent Group “Wellness has been important to me throughout my medical training. Although I have always aspired to find the right...
Clayton receives grant to expand LGBTQ voices in biomedical research
Jun. 25, 2020—Vanderbilt MPH Program faculty member Ellen W. Clayton, M.D., J.D., the Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics, was recently awarded a grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes for Health (NIH) to explore LGBTQ+ perspectives on a range of issues related to biomedical research. Dr. Clayton is the study’s principal investigator and director...
Koonce’s SPI-Hub resource delivers intel on biomedical journals
Nov. 18, 2019—The Scholarly Publishing Information Hub, or SPI-Hub, is a new online knowledge resource that gives biomedical scientists an efficient means to identify journals in which to publish their work and gives users everywhere a way to quickly and easily compare the quality, scholarly importance and editorial policies of some 24,000 journals from across biomedicine. SPI-Hub...
Development and Implementation of a Health Literacy Training Program for Medical Residents.
Sep. 27, 2018—Nearly 50 percent of Americans lack the literacy skills needed to function effectively in today’s health care environment. Experts recommend that health professionals be trained to better communicate with low-literacy patients, but few educational programs have been described. We developed a training program for medical residents that includes a videotaped standardized patient encounter, interactive small-group...
MPH Faculty: Academic Policies
Sep. 4, 2018—Attendance Below is the MPH Program’s policy on student absences; the course instructor may make adjustments to suit his/her individual course: 4 credit hour courses: 1-2 absences may be permitted with prior instructor notification and approval. The course instructor may determine if additional absences will be allowed. 3 credit hour courses: 1-2 absences may be permitted with prior...
Faculty
Sep. 4, 2018—As part of the Institute for Medicine and Public Health at Vanderbilt, the MPH program and its faculty members represent an extensive portfolio of effectiveness research and special expertise in medicine and public health. Vanderbilt MPH students benefit from faculty instructors and mentors from large number of cooperative research programs, interdepartmental seminars, and core facilities, including: Click...
MPH’s Grijalva selected as 2017 Chancellor Faculty Fellow
Feb. 6, 2017—Twelve outstanding faculty members from across the university have been named to the 2017 class of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. The class comprises highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty from the social sciences, life and physical sciences, clinical sciences and humanities, as well as law, mathematics and engineering. The 2017 Chancellor Faculty Fellows are as follows: Julia...
MPH faculty member, Yu Shyr, elected as AAAS fellow
Nov. 28, 2016—Nine Vanderbilt University faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science this year. Yu Shyr, Ph.D., Harold L. Moses Professor of Cancer Research, and professor of biostatistics, biomedical informatics, cancer biology and health policy, for distinguished contributions in integrative methods development for biostatistics and bioinformatics and high impact applications of...
MPH faculty member William Schaffner on the latest superbug and antibiotic resistance
May. 31, 2016—The first U.S. case of a bacterial infection that can’t be treated by last-resort antibiotics has been reported in a 49-year-old Pennsylvania woman. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are difficult to treat and have become a grave — and growing — concern. The CDC estimates that at least two million people are infected with such bacteria each year, and 23,000 die. To better understand what...
MPH Program faculty and alumni led study: Flu vaccine helps reduce hospitalizations due to influenza pneumonia
Oct. 8, 2015—More than half of hospitalizations due to influenza pneumonia could be prevented by influenza vaccination, according to a study led by MPH Program faculty, published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association.The Vanderbilt team included Carlos Grijalva, M.D., MPH; Yuwei Zhu, M.D., M.S.; Derek Williams, M.D., MPH; Wesley Self, M.D., MPH; Marie Griffin,...
Cooper, MPH faculty and alum, talks with ABC News about new study on SSRIs and risk of birth defects
Jul. 10, 2015—A new study has shed light on the complex interaction between anti-depressants and pregnancy by looking at thousands of women who took them before giving birth. William Owen Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., said these large studies are key to help pregnant women make the best decisions about their health care. The study published in The BMJ,...
MPH Program faculty finds monitoring over surgery for prostate cancer patients positive
Jul. 9, 2015—Study finds men with low-risk disease often getting monitoring over surgery, radiation, hormone therapy. Dr. David Penson, the Hamilton and Howd Chair in Urologic Oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., says that the statistics are "very good news."
MPH faculty to play key roles in CDC autism surveillance network
Feb. 6, 2015—Vanderbilt MPH Program faculty members Melissa McPheeters, Ph.D., M.P.H., and Richard Epstein, Ph.D., M.P.H., will take on key roles with the CDC's Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network site at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. McPheeters will serve as director of epidemiology and Epstein as director of epidemiology for vulnerable populations.
Harris named Department of Medicine’s executive vice chair for Clinical Affairs
Jun. 25, 2024—Bryan Harris, MD, MPH, MMHC, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases within the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named executive vice chair for Clinical Affairs for the department, effective July 1. He succeeds Cecelia Theobald, MD, MPH, who is moving into new roles as VUMC’s Chief...
Vanderbilt research team awarded $1.8M from NINDS to conduct research on multiple sclerosis biomarkers using advanced imaging, says Reynolds
Jun. 7, 2024—Kristin Poole O’Grady, PhD, assistant professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has received research support totaling more than $2.4 million for her investigations of progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) using advanced imaging. MS is a potentially disabling disease caused by an attack by the body’s immune system on the myelin sheath...
Vanderbilt biostatisticians continue to revolutionize pragmatic clinical trials, says Self
Apr. 25, 2024—Progress across biomedicine and health is attended by a series of well-knit statistical inferences. Statistical inference tells you whether that obscure human trait that has seized your imagination is apt to be a blind alley or a useful (and publishable) biomarker of disease risk. It estimates how many willing patients you’ll need to test your...
Aliyu discusses future of Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health
Apr. 15, 2024—Muktar Aliyu, MD, DrPH, MPH, is director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH) and professor of Health Policy and Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He holds the Endowed Directorship in Global Health. VIGH facilitates the expansion and coordination of global health research, technical assistance and training initiatives at VUMC. What do you see as...
Talbot appointed as chair to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for the CDC
Apr. 10, 2024—Infectious diseases researcher H. Keipp Talbot, MD, MPH, has been appointed chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ACIP advises the CDC on adult and childhood immunization, including the age when a vaccine should be given, the number of doses needed, the amount of...
Talbot, principal investigator of the Emerging Infections Program, expands disease surveillance research with new grant from the CDC
Mar. 28, 2024—The Tennessee Emerging Infections Program has been awarded a new five-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue infectious disease surveillance research that has been conducted since 1999, and has expanded to include COVID, Mpox and HPV surveillance into oropharyngeal cancers. The EIP program, which includes more than 20 faculty...
Rosenbloom to chair scientific review committee at National Library of Medicine
Mar. 11, 2024—Trent Rosenbloom, MD, MPH, professor of Biomedical Informatics, Medicine, and Pediatrics, on July 1 will begin a one-year term as chair of the Biomedical Informatics, Library and Data Sciences Review Committee of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Founded in 1836 and incorporated into the National Institutes of Health in 1968, the NLM is a research award-making...
VUMC to launch Program for Health Equity Researh; Umeukeje to serve as Co-Director
Jan. 10, 2024—Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s new Program for Health Equity Research (PHER), which will kick off next year, aims to become the nation’s leader in health equity research that’s inclusive, supportive and diverse by creating a rigorous environment for application-driven research with rapid response to policies and practices. The mission of PHER is to establish a community of scholars...
Cooper named interim chair of the Department of Pediatrics
Dec. 12, 2023—William Cooper, MD, MPH, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) has been named Interim chair of the Department of Pediatrics. He will assume this role Feb. 1, 2024. Cooper succeeds Steven Webber, MBChB, MRCP, James C. Overall Professor and Chair,...
Creech assesses nasal decongestant options following FDA report on phenylephrine, a common ingredient in allergy medications, as ineffective
Sep. 20, 2023—Walk down the cold and flu aisle in any drugstore and you’ll spot dozens of over-the-counter drugs that contain the decongestant phenylephrine, the ingredient that a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Tuesday said does not work. Phenylephrine is found in a wide range of cold and flu medications, including Sudafed PE, Benadryl Allergy D Plus...
Grijalva to serve on leadership team for Peru-Vanderbilt Prevention through Vaccination Training (PREVENT) program
Jul. 18, 2023—In partnership with the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) and the Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional (IIN), the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH) has received $1.2 million for a five-year training grant funded by the Fogarty International Center to establish the Peru-Vanderbilt Prevention through Vaccination Training (PREVENT) program. The PREVENT program trains researchers and scientists...
Stevenson to serve as interim chair of Health Policy
Jul. 14, 2023—David Stevenson Jr., PhD, MS, professor of Health Policy, has been named interim chair of the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He succeeds Melinda Buntin, PhD, Mike Curb Professor and founding chair of the department, who has joined Johns Hopkins University to establish a Center for Health Systems and Policy Modeling....
Patel named Chief of the Division of Acute Care Surgery
Jun. 9, 2023—Mayur Patel, MD, MPH, associate professor of Surgery and Ingram Chair in Surgical Sciences, has been named chief of the Division of Acute Care Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. An internationally renowned trauma surgeon-scientist, Patel has been a member of the VUMC faculty since 2012. He has secondary appointments...
Spalluto and colleagues named to Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program
Jun. 5, 2023—Four faculty members from Vanderbilt University Medical Center have been selected to participate in the highly competitive 2023-2024 Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program, with two on the ELAM track now celebrating its 28th year, and two on the Executive Leadership in Academic Health Care (ELH) track launched in 2022. Their...
Harris named Department of Medicine’s Executive Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
May. 17, 2023—Bryan Harris, MD, MPH, MMHC, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases within the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named executive vice chair for Clinical Affairs for the department, effective July 1. He succeeds Cecelia Theobald, MD, MPH, who is moving into new roles as VUMC’s Chief...
Heerman named Chief of General Pediatrics
May. 9, 2023—Bill Heerman, MD, MPH, associate professor of Pediatrics, has been named chief of the Division of General Pediatrics, effective May 1. Heerman, who has spent his entire career at Vanderbilt, was selected following a national search led by Kathryn Edwards, MD, who retired at the end of 2022, and S. Todd Callahan, MD, MPH, professor...
Theobald appointed Chief of Staff for Corporate Clinical Affairs and SVP for Clinical Affairs
May. 2, 2023—Cecelia Theobald, MD, MPH, associate professor of Medicine and executive vice chair for Clinical Affairs in the Department of Medicine, has been appointed as Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Chief of Staff for Corporate Clinical Affairs and Senior Vice President for Clinical Affairs. Theobald’s appointment is effective July 1. Theobald will assume a number of responsibilities...
Umeukeje and Koonce discuss removing racial metrics from functional kidney assessments
Nov. 23, 2022—An in-depth analysis of published research studies supports removing race from the calculation of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) — an assessment of kidney function. Although measured GFR (mGFR) is the gold standard for evaluating kidney function, it requires infusing chemicals into the blood and quantifying them in urine. Estimated GFR is calculated from the...
Horst takes on new roles in advancing digital health
Nov. 2, 2022—Sara Horst, MD, MPH, associate professor of Medicine, has been named associate vice chair for Digital Health Operations for the Department of Medicine and assistant chief for Clinical Informatics for the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. The appointments recognize Horst’s expertise in advancing digital health technologies, including telehealth in the inpatient and outpatient arenas,...
Clayton to co-lead ethics core for NIH Bridge to Artificial Intelligence Program
Oct. 11, 2022—Faculty members at Vanderbilt University Medical Center will have a central role in a National Institutes of Health (NIH) program called Bridge to Artificial Intelligence, or Bridge2AI. The four-year, $104 million program is designed to accelerate use of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) in biomedical and behavioral research. VUMC researchers will lead and comprise...
MPH Reunion and 25th Anniversary
Sep. 1, 2022—On October 7, the MPH Program celebrated its 25th anniversary and the Global Health track’s 10th anniversary! All MPH alumni, students, faculty, and staff were invited to be part of the celebration of these milestones. Photos – click here to view photos Alumni Awards Excellence in Public Health Award: C. Buddy Creech, M.D., M.P.H. MPH Rising...
Heimburger to co-lead Vanderbilt-Zambia Cancer Research Training Program
Jul. 27, 2022—Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Zambia (UNZA) are partnering on a program to develop a cadre of researchers and educators to lead cancer epidemiology research and training in Zambia and to encourage U.S.-based researchers to engage in cancer research in low- and middle-income countries. In partnership with UNZA and the Zambia Cancer...
Apple and Fiske elected to Vanderbilt Academy for Excellence in Education
Jul. 23, 2022—The Academy for Excellence in Education was established in November 2006. The founding membership was comprised of 44 distinguished medical educators. The Academy provides a forum to foster higher levels of participation and promote excellence and scholarship in the delivery of education to health professionals. The Academy is a collective of outstanding faculty educators in...
Celebrating a legacy: Raffanti discusses journey into medicine and combatting AIDS
Jul. 19, 2022—On June 29 Stephen Raffanti, MD, MPH, hung up his scrubs at the Vanderbilt Comprehensive Care Clinic for the last time. It was a bittersweet moment for the man who helped lead Nashville out of the darkest days of the AIDS epidemic 30 years ago. “I’ll miss you,” Raffanti told colleagues who gathered to honor...
Aliyu named Director of Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health
Jun. 30, 2022—Renowned physician-epidemiologist Muktar Aliyu, MBBS, MPH, DrPH, who is the associate director for Research with the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH), has been named the new director of the institute, beginning July 1. Aliyu, who joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2009, is professor of Health Policy and Medicine at Vanderbilt and professor of Family and...
Fiske leads fellowship program in Joint Infectious Diseases and Epidemic Intelligence Service at VUMC
Jun. 28, 2022—Vanderbilt University Medical Center is among 11 centers that will pilot a new federally sponsored training program, the Joint Infectious Diseases/Epidemic Intelligence Service (ID/EIS) Fellowship. Established in 1951 and housed in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the EIS is a two-year hands-on training program with a focus on epidemiological field work. Post-doctoral trainees, called EIS officers,...
Gillaspie discusses life as a female surgeon alongside sister
Jun. 20, 2022—Erin Gillaspie, MD, MPH, has a number stuck in her head that she’s not likely to ever forget: 289. That’s because the Vanderbilt University Medical Center thoracic surgeon is only the 289th female surgeon in her specialty in the United States. “There aren’t a lot of women in my field in particular – so few, that...
Course Descriptions
Jun. 8, 2022—Below are course descriptions for didactic courses offered by the MPH Program. Courses are offered once per academic year. Courses associated with the practicum and culminating experience are not listed. View all 2023-2024 MPH courses in the course catalog. For the most up-to-date course details, including dates, times, locations, and instructors, log in to YES...
González Peña receives Excellence in Public Health award from VUSM; March receives the Geoffrey David Chazen Award
May. 19, 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: Excellence in Public Health The Excellence in Public...
Halasa elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation
Feb. 25, 2022—Three faculty members of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine have been elected this year to membership in the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), an elite honor society of physician-scientists from the upper ranks of academic medicine and industry. They are: Natasha Halasa, MD, MPH, Craig Weaver Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric...
Guillamondegui receives the Carol Ann Gavin directorship in trauma and surgical critical care
Dec. 22, 2021—Ten leaders from across the enterprise in clinical care, research, education and administration have been named as holders of endowed directorships. “Endowed directorships are an investment in high-quality leadership, allowing us to honor individuals from across our organization who are making significant contributions to the Medical Center and advancing their fields of expertise,” said Jeff...
Griffin honored for her contributions to diversity, inclusion
Aug. 31, 2021—Marie Griffin, M.D., M.P.H., and John Sergent, M.D., were recognized for their contributions to diversity and inclusion during a portrait unveiling ceremony in Langford Auditorium on Aug. 16, sponsored by the Office of Diversity Affairs. “This is a unique day for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Our heritage of greatness...
Williams Assistant Director for Educator Development Program
Jul. 8, 2021—Elizabeth Williams, MD, MPH, assistant professor of Pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics has begun a new role as the Assistant Director for the Educator Development Program (EDP). Williams started her path in EDP four years ago when she researched the worldwide resources for educator training and published the article titled, “Identification of Training Opportunities...
Aliyu elected to ASCI
Apr. 1, 2021—Two faculty members of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine are among 80 physician-scientists who will be inducted this year into the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), an elite honor society of physician-scientists from the upper ranks of academic medicine and industry. They are: Muktar Aliyu, MBBS, MPH, DrPH, professor of Health Policy and Medicine;...
Neuzil discusses lessons learned from COVID-19
Apr. 1, 2021—Vanderbilt’s role in shaping each step of the medical response to the pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 began three decades ago and is grounded in the determination of a small group of scientists to understand coronaviruses. The research, and the faculty and alumni who helped lead it, was the topic of the March 23 Vanderbilt Chancellor’s Lecture...
MPH Alumni and Students Publish a Toolkit to End Racialized Medicine
Mar. 22, 2021—This month five Vanderbilt M2s published an online toolkit sharing how med students led the charge for a VUMC-wide elimination of race-adjustment in a key measure of renal function. The resource, entitled “CAR Toolkit to End Racialized Medicine: eGFR Edition,” breaks their process down into manageable steps so that med students at other institutions can...
Griffin to receive VUSM Excellence in Teaching Award
Apr. 20, 2020—Vanderbilt University School of Medicine has announced the 2020 faculty awards for Excellence in Teaching, Outstanding Contributions to Research and Extraordinary Performance of Clinical Service. Recipient of the ELAINE SANDERS-BUSH AWARD for Mentoring Graduate and/or Medical Students in the Research Setting: Marie Griffin, MD, MPH, professor of Health Policy and Medicine and holder of the...
Cooper led study named as JAMA Surgery’s top paper
Apr. 16, 2020—The world’s No.1 ranked surgery journal, JAMA Surgery, has announced that a June 2019 study led by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center was the journal’s top paper of the year as measured by Altmetric Attention Score. The study, “Association of Coworker Reports About Unprofessional Behavior by Surgeons with Surgical Complications in Their Patients,” was also the second-most viewed...
COVID-19 predictive model for Tennessee developed by Vanderbilt team
Apr. 15, 2020—A team including health economists, epidemiologists and a biostatistician at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University are amassing and processing data to develop a complex predictive model of the spread of COVID-19 within Tennessee, with region-specific projections, as well as a model of projected resource use during response to the pandemic. “We’ve got a...
Engineers team up with MPH alumna to create open-source ventilator design
Apr. 14, 2020—As COVID-19 continues to push unprecedented challenges on medical communities, one of the most pressing threats for hospital staff across the country is a dwindling supply of ventilators. Now, an interdisciplinary team of Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty is taking on the challenge by way of a fabricated, open-source ventilator design. Led...
Coronavirus
Mar. 20, 2020—The current COVID-19 pandemic illustrates the need for a strong public health infrastructure. Public health professionals are involved in detection, response, and prevention, including allocating resources, designing a containment strategy, ensuring health care supply chains are maintained, and educating the public officials, business owners, and families about social distancing and other best practices to prevent...
Wiese honored at Vanderbilt Diabetes Day
Dec. 16, 2019—Research in the fields of diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism were highlighted recently during the annual Diabetes Day at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center. More than 200 faculty, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, fellows, medical students and staff representing Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Meharry Medical College gathered to share their work and establish new...
VUMC forms new Center for Improving the Public’s Health Using Informatics
Jun. 20, 2019—Vanderbilt University Medical Center is forming a new Center for Improving the Public’s Health Using Informatics (CIPHI, pronounced “Sci Fi”) to be co-directed by Michael Matheny, MD, MS, MPH, and Melissa McPheeters, PhD, MPH. CIPHI will coordinate with state and national public health agencies to offer services and expertise in developing key informatics and analytics...
MPH’s Grijalva receives 2019 VUSM Excellence in Teaching award
Jun. 6, 2019—Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, President and CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, kicked off the Spring Faculty Meeting by providing a short update of VUSM’s academic endeavors. Every year since 2000, the School of Medicine has honored faculty members for Excellence in Teaching and Outstanding Contributions to...
2021 National Public Health Week
Mar. 20, 2019—The Vanderbilt MPH Program hosts a series of campus events during National Public Health Week to bring together students, faculty, and staff from across the university and medical center to discuss issues important to improving health and wellness in our community and around the world. The MPH National Public Health Week Planning Committee coordinate the line-up of speakers and...
VUSM Symposium shines light on research by MPH’s Banerdt
Feb. 13, 2019—The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Medical Scholars Research Symposium was held February 4 and highlighted the work of eight medical students who spent the 2017-2018 academic year immersed in research experiences under the guidance of faculty mentors. Justin Banerdt, whose mentors were E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH, professor of Medicine, and Kondwelani Mateyo, MD,...
MPH Student Receives Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award
Feb. 13, 2019—On Monday, January 21, M.P.H. candidate Sonya Reid-Lawrence, M.D. received the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award. This award is given to a faculty or staff member in the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, or Vanderbilt University Medical Center who emulates the principles of King through his or her work. The award was...
Research ethics review at University Eduardo Mondlane (UEM)/Maputo Central Hospital, Mozambique (201…
Sep. 27, 2018—Mozambique has seen remarkable growth in biomedical research over the last decade. To meet a growing need, the National Committee for Bioethics in Health of Mozambique (CNBS) encouraged the development of ethical review processes at institutions that regularly conduct medical and social science research. In 2012, the Faculty of Medicine (FM) of University Eduardo Mondlane...
Neal Patel, M.D., M.P.H.
Sep. 4, 2018—Dr. Neal Patel, professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Clinical Anesthesiology, associate professor of Biomedical Informatics, and chief medical informatics officer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, received the institution’s Five Pillar Leader Award, given for leadership in service, quality, growth/finance, innovation, and the promotion of staff and faculty satisfaction and commitment. Patel, a graduate of California...
Non-Degree Seeking Students
Sep. 4, 2018—A small number of faculty and staff members of VU, VUMC, and Meharry Medical College may be granted admission as non-degree seeking students to take MPH courses and earn academic credit. The MPH Program does not allow students to audit courses. Admission as a non-degree seeking student does not guarantee admission to the Vanderbilt MPH Program...
Reunion 2016 and 20th Anniversary Celebration
Sep. 4, 2018—Thursday, October 20 – Saturday, October 22 2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the Master of Public Health Program at Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt MPH alumni, faculty members, students, and friends are invited to celebrate during Vanderbilt Reunion Weekend 2016. Over the weekend of October 20 to 22, 2016 the Vanderbilt MPH Program and the Vanderbilt Medical Alumni Association will...
MPH Program Honor Council Representative
Sep. 4, 2018—Konor von Kraut konor.vonkraut@vanderbilt.edu MPH Representative on the VUSM Honor Council Academic Year 2024-2025 Description Every spring, the MPH first-year students will elect an MPH Program representative for the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Honor Council for the upcoming academic year. The elected representative will serve a one-year term starting in April. The primary responsibility of this position...
Campus Safety
Sep. 4, 2018—Vanderbilt University Police Department The Vanderbilt University Police Department provides comprehensive law enforcement and security services to all components of Vanderbilt University including the main campus, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt Health at One Hundred Oaks, and a variety of University-owned facilities throughout the Davidson County area. Theft of unsecured property is one of the...
Transportation and Parking
Sep. 4, 2018—For the protection of University students, faculty, and staff, no parking is allowed at any time, anywhere on campus, without a valid Vanderbilt University registration permit, except by visitors in spaces designated for visitors. University parking lots are identified by alphabetical, zone-permit, or reserved-spaces designations. Vehicles may be parked only in areas that correspond to...
MPH Career Development Series
Sep. 4, 2018—Click here to suggest a topic or speaker. Fall 2018 Tuesday, September 11: ENVISION YOUR CAREER | Develop an Elevator Pitch Time: 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Location: MPH Classroom #2600, Village at Vanderbilt Lunch provided to the first 15 attendees. Articulate your personal vision for networking and career advancement. Leave with ideas for a 30 second...
Research Resources
Sep. 4, 2018—Recent Publications Vanderbilt University offers comprehensive services to support scholars and enhance the quality and efficiency of their research. Most resources are available at no cost or very minimal cost to Vanderbilt students. Biostatistics Clinics Biostatistics Clinics are a free service staffed by the Department of Biostatistics for those who have methodologic questions about their research...
Career and Professional Development
Sep. 4, 2018—MPH Program Offerings MPH Career and Professional Development Series 2023-2024 First-year students are required to attend at least three sessions during the year; second-year students are required at attend at least two sessions during the year. Attendance at the Translational Research Forum and EIP Day is not included. Edge Seminars and Newman Society Seminars Edge...
Diversity
Sep. 4, 2018—Letter on Violence against Asians and Asian Americans Letter on Racial Injustice The Vanderbilt MPH Program values diversity in our students, faculty, and staff. We believe that having a diverse learning community enhances the experience for all learners and results in better outcomes for public health. The Vanderbilt MPH Program’s Diversity Committee is made up...
Epidemiology Track
Sep. 4, 2018—Population-based quantitative evaluation for the development of public health scientists and professionals VUMC Epidemiology on Twitter Epidemiology Center Grand Rounds The Epidemiology track seeks students who have a strong clinical background – typically physicians or other doctorally qualified professionals – and provides them with additional training that fosters their development as public health scientists or professionals. Eligibility Bachelor’s, master’s,...
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Additional Financial Resources
Sep. 4, 2018—Students with doctoral degrees may also be eligible for the following opportunities Training Grants (T32) at Vanderbilt A large number of departments and divisions at Vanderbilt University offer federally funded training grants to support the training of individuals in research. T32 grants typically provide salary support for two years and partial MPH tuition support. Each training...
Practicum
Sep. 4, 2018—Previous Practicum Sites 2024 Population and Public Health Colloquium 2024 Colloquium Abstracts The public health practicum is a supervised practical field experience designed to provide students the opportunity to develop and apply the knowledge and skills acquired in the academic program in a public health agency or other environment in which a public health function is...
Thesis
Sep. 4, 2018—A thesis is a substantive and original body of work that allows the student to synthesize and integrate knowledge from their public health course work and practicum experiences, apply it to a particular topic area, and communicate their ideas and findings through a scholarly written product. The thesis represents the culmination of the student’s educational experience...
Student Handbook
Sep. 4, 2018—This student handbook is intended to serve as a resource for all MPH Program students throughout their time in the program.
Fellowships
Sep. 4, 2018—A fellowship is 1) a short-term opportunity, lasting a few months to a few years, 2) focused on the professional development of the fellow, and 3) sponsored by a specific organization seeking to expand leadership in their field. Selection of fellowship and training opportunities in public health: ABMS Visiting Scholars Program – 1-year program that is intended to provide...
Shrubsole’s team identifies new gene candidates for breast cancer risk
Jul. 10, 2018—An international coalition led by scientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Herston, Australia, has identified 48 candidate susceptibility genes for breast cancer risk, including 14 genes at loci (chromosome regions) not yet reported for breast cancer. Their findings, published June 18 in the journal Nature Genetics, provide new insights into the...
MPH alumni Harris and Talbot: Records point to drug-drug interaction
May. 11, 2018—Daptomycin is an antibiotic used to treat serious bacterial infections. Statins are drugs prescribed on a long-term basis to prevent or reduce cardiovascular disease by lowering LDL-cholesterol. In a retrospective study, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center found that VUMC patients who continued taking a statin while taking daptomycin had 2.6 times greater risk of...
In this week’s MMWR, student Mary-Margaret Fill reports multiple cases of Seoul virus infection
Oct. 12, 2017—Mary-Margaret Fill, M.D., is a student in the Epidemiology track of the Vanderbilt MPH Program and a Medical Epidemiologist at the Tennessee Department of Health. Co-authors for this publication include Vanderbilt MPH Program alumna Annabelle de St. Maurice, M.D., M.P.H., Vanderbilt MPH Program founder and faculty member William Schaffner, M.D., and partners from the Tennessee Department...
MPH alumni Halasa and Patel receive VUMC Excellence in Teaching Awards
May. 5, 2017—Since 2000, the VUMC Academic Enterprise has honored faculty members for Excellence in Teaching and Outstanding Contributions to Research. Recipients were nominated by their faculty colleagues and chosen by the 2017 VUMC Academic Enterprise Faculty Awards Selection Committees. Recipient of the JOHN S. SERGENT AWARD Teaching Medical or Graduate Students in the Small Group Setting...
Residents as Educators: A Modern Model.
Jul. 1, 2015—Education during surgical residency has changed significantly. As part of the shifting landscape, the importance of an organized and structured curriculum has increased. However, establishing this is often difficult secondary to clinical demands and pressure both on faculty and residents. We present a peer-assisted learning model for academic institutions without professional non-clinical educations. The “resident...
Pneumonia vaccine reducing pediatric admissions
Nov. 6, 2014—Vanderbilt MPH Program director Marie Griffin, M.D., M.P.H., MPH faculty member Carlos Grijalva, M.D., M.P.H., and colleagues from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) find that the 2010 introduction of a new pneumococcal vaccine for infants and young children in Tennessee coincides with a 27 percent decline in pneumonia hospital...
Neal Patel, M.D., M.P.H.
Jul. 3, 2014—Dr. Neal Patel, professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Clinical Anesthesiology, associate professor of Biomedical Informatics, and chief medical informatics officer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, received the institution's Five Pillar Leader Award, given for leadership in service, quality, growth/finance, innovation, and the promotion of staff and faculty satisfaction and commitment. Patel, a graduate of California Polytechnic University, received his...