MSTP Blog
Life in the MSTP – March 2025
Mar. 29, 2025—Did you see our M4 Instagram Takeover story? You can check it out in our archived stories under M4 2025! Follow @vanderbiltmstp and stay up-to-date on all the latest news in the MSTP! Thank you to Dr. Charlene Dewey, Assistant Dean for Educator Development; Director, Educator Development Core; Director, Center for Professional Health; Chair, Faculty...
This Month in Science and Medicine History – March 2025
Mar. 28, 2025—by Leigh Ann Gardner (MSTP Senior Grants Manager) Note on Women’s History Month: The first celebration of Women’s History Month occurred in Santa Rosa, California in 1978. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued the first presidential proclamation declaring the week of March 8th as National Women’s History Week. In 1987, Congress passed a resolution designating...
Meet the New PSTP Associate College Advisor for Stahlman-Thomas: Dr. Robert Corty, MD, PhD
Mar. 28, 2025—by Yash Pershad (G2) Robert Corty, MD, PhD, is a rheumatology fellow in the Harrison Society and a new PSTP advisor for Stahlman-Thomas college. Dr. Corty grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida and completed MD-PhD in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2020. His doctoral research focused...
Vanderbilt MSTP Match Day 2025
Mar. 28, 2025—On March 21st, 2025 our M4s celebrated Match Day, finding out where they will undergo the next phase of their training, congratulations! Check out the table below to find out where everyone is going.
MSTPublications: March 2025
Mar. 28, 2025—Evaluation of Pickleball-Related Injuries at a Single Institution From 2017 to 2022. Herzberg SD, Bowman EN, Hill KL. Orthop J Sports Med. 2025 Feb 6;13(2):23259671251316997. doi: 10.1177/23259671251316997. eCollection 2025 Feb. PMID: 39958695 Free PMC article. Abstract Background: Pickleball is currently the fastest-growing sport in the United States, and participation has increased 3-fold throughout the study...
The Value of NIH-Funded Research at Medical Schools and Teaching Hospitals
Mar. 28, 2025—Click here to read about Vanderbilt’s impact on the Nashville and Tennessee economies.
Trip to the National Museum of African American Music sponsored by MSTP Community Council
Feb. 27, 2025—by Dr. Allie Lake (M4) This month, the MSTP Community Council sponsored a visit to the National Museum of African American Music, considered “the only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the many music genres created, influenced, and inspired by African Americans.” Our museum experience began with an introductory film describing the evolution of musical traditions...
Honors and Awards – February 2025
Feb. 26, 2025—Atlee Witt (G2) received one of ten Medical Student Scholar awards to travel to the American College of Radiology annual conference in Washington, DC this May! Lena Zewdu Feleke, a high school student mentored by MSTP student Jen Peek (G4), was named a finalist in this year’s Regeneron Science Talent Search! Read more here. Bruno Hidalgo...
Life in the MSTP – February 2025
Feb. 26, 2025—Did you see our M1 Instagram Takeover story this past month? You can check it out in our archived stories under M1 2025! Stay tuned for our M4 takeover happening in March! @vanderbiltmstp Our Lunches with Leaders series continued this month with Dr. Jane Freedman, Chair of the Department of Medicine and starting July 1...
This Week in Science and Medicine History – February 2025
Feb. 26, 2025—by Leigh Ann Gardner (MSTP Senior Grants Manager) In February, we will recognize contributions to science and medicine made by African Americans. You can learn more about Black History Month here. Week 1 (February 8): America’s first female African American doctor, Rebecca Lee Crumpler, was born on February 8, 1831, in Delaware. Crumpler developed...
MSTPublications: February 2025
Feb. 26, 2025—Impact of disease duration and surgical intervention on arousal networks in temporal lobe epilepsy. Doss DJ, Gummadavelli A, Johnson GW, Makhoul GS, Shless JS, Bibro CE, Jacobs ML, Kang H, Haas KF, Bick SK, Terry DP, Dawant BM, Chang C, Morgan VL, Englot DJ. J Neurosurg. 2025 Jan 24:1-10. doi: 10.3171/2024.8.JNS241079. Online ahead of print....
MSTProfile: Stirling Argabright (G1)
Feb. 26, 2025—Introducing MSTProfile: Pieces written by students about their life outside of the MSTP Growing up on the shore of the Chesapeake Bay, I learned early that the world is one of ecosystems. Guided by the interests of my parents – an environmental educator and a professional gardener – I became involved in environmental advocacy at...
Meet the New Faculty College Advisor for Stahlman-Thomas: Dr. Alex Sundermann, M.D., Ph.D. (’20)
Feb. 26, 2025—by Kaitlin McKernan (G3) Dr. Alex Sundermann, M.D., Ph.D. is a 2020 graduate of the Vanderbilt University MSTP, and she recently returned to Vanderbilt University as an Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is from Rochester, MI, and she attended Baylor University, where she was a University Scholar prior to joining the Vanderbilt MSTP...