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The Three Minute Thesis®: Students present their Ph.D. work in the same length of time it takes to read this article
Apr. 25, 2017— The Three Minute Thesis®: Students present their Ph.D. work in the same length of time it takes to read this article On March 31, 2017, five Vanderbilt MSTP graduate-phase students participated in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition. Melissa Bloodworth (G4), Daniel Kashima (G4), Shan Parikh (G4), Krystian Kozek (G3), and MariaSanta Mangione (G3) all...
Vanderbilt MSTP Demos New Internal Review Mechanism to Benefit Students Applying for Individual Fellowship Grants
Apr. 25, 2017—Vanderbilt MSTP Demos New Internal Review Mechanism to Benefit Students Applying for Individual Fellowship Grants On Wednesday March 15th, a group of eight senior MSTP students and faculty convened for the first internal Vanderbilt MSTP Individual Fellowship Mock Study Section. The goals were twofold. First, we aimed to give actionable feedback on central fellowship documents...
M1 Student Reflects on SEMSS
Mar. 30, 2017—M1 Student Reflects on SEMSS Last fall, a few of my M1 MSTP classmates and I decided to forgo a weekend of studying hematology and instead attend the 2016 Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium (SEMSS) hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham. SEMSS was initiated by a handful of southeastern medical schools, including Vanderbilt, in...
Tennessee Medical Students offer Five ACA Replacement Tenets
Mar. 30, 2017—Maggie Axelrod (M2), Michael Raddatz (M2), and several other Vanderbilt and Meharry medical students co-authored a petition signed by over 300 medical students from all five medical schools in Tennessee, articulating the concerns many medical students share regarding a possible repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act. The petition was published in the Tennessean.
Welcome from your SLW hosts!
Mar. 16, 2017—Welcome from your SLW hosts! Congratulations on being accepted to the Vandy MSTP! The application cycle year is long, difficult, and anxiety-provoking. But now is the time to sit back and enjoy the ride because no matter what, you will become physician-scientists 🙂 We are all looking forward to your visit to Nashville over Second Look...
Festivals in Nashville
Mar. 16, 2017—Festivals in Nashville There is a lot more to Nashville than just country music and cowboy hats. Here is just a selection of monthly activities that showcase Nashville’s vibrant food, music, and culture. January – New Year’s Eve Celebration http://www.visitmusiccity.com/newyearseve Celebrate the New Year in Nashville! This year, the celebration moved to Bicentennial Park. Over...
MSTP Celebrations – March
Mar. 14, 2017—MSTP Celebrations Brynna Paulukaitis Eisele (M2) married Scott Eisele (Vanderbilt Electrical Engineering PhD student) on February 25th in Atlanta, GA. Congratulations, Brynna and Scott! Thanks to the organizational efforts of Sumeeth Jonathan (G2), Cam Bermudez (G1) and Melissa Krasnove, the students and leadership of the Vanderbilt MSTP are sporting wonderful and comfortable new jackets! ...
MSTPublications: March 2017
Mar. 14, 2017—MSTPublications: March 2017 Recently, we have had 5 Vanderbilt MSTP students publish first author manuscripts. An additional 3 MSTP students were co-authors, published a review article or case study. Congratulations to all of our MSTP students on their successful publications! Take a look at the great work our students are doing. First Author Original Research: The Impact of...
