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Meet the Goodpasture PSTP Associate College Advisors: Dr. David Meoli and Dr. Niki Winters (Vanderbilt MSTP ’15)
Jan. 30, 2017—Get to know a little bit more about the Goodpasture PSTP Associate College Advisors! by Rachel Brown (M2) David Meoli, M.D., Ph.D. What residency/fellowship program and year are you in? I am PGY 6 in cardiology. I have completed two years of Internal Medicine residency and two years of Cardiology clinical fellowship. I am currently...
MSTP Foodies: Restaurant Reviews
Jan. 30, 2017—Garden Brunch Café This delightful restaurant in Germantown was one of the first restaurants in Nashville that we went to together, and it is a restaurant we always take guests to when they come to visit. This restaurant is only open Friday through Sunday, but wow do they know how to make a perfect breakfast....
MSTP Celebrations – January
Jan. 30, 2017— Matt Wleklinski (M2) recently adopted a dog, Leo! Leo is settling in nicely and rumor has it he likes to play, cuddle, and chew on things. Jon Knowlton (G3) and Molly met at Colgate University in the summer of 2010. They’ve been together for six years and this past November, the Monday before...
Alumni Profile: M. Indriati Hood-Pishchany, M.D., Ph.D. (’14)
Dec. 20, 2016—by Abin Abraham (M2) Dr. M. Indriati Hood-Pishchany, M.D., Ph.D. Fellow in Infectious Diseases Boston Children’s Hospital Vanderbilt MSTP Graduate, 2014 Dr. Indriati Hood-Pishchany graduated from the Vanderbilt MSTP in 2014 and went on to complete residency training in Pediatrics in the Boston Combined Residency Program at Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center. She...
MSTP Celebrations – December 2016
Dec. 20, 2016—The Vanderbilt MSTP wants to help celebrate these important events in our students lives! Rachel Brown (M2) hosted five generations of her Goodpasture MSTP "family" for cornbread, chili, and pie! Participants are: Ayesha Muhammad (M1), Rachel Brown (M2), Cam Bermudez (G1), Ben Fensterheim (G3), Dan Kashima (G4), and Cody Stothers (G1). Petria Thompson (G1) and Catherine Meador (M4) were elected...
Meet the Avery-Cohen PSTP Associate College Advisors: Dr. JP Arroyo and Dr. Jessica Wilson
Dec. 20, 2016—Get to know a little bit more about the Avery-Cohen (Chapman) PSTP Associate College Advisors! JP Arroyo, M.D., Ph.D. What residency/fellowship program and year are you in? I'm one of the second year Internal Medicine residents, and I'll be a Nephrology Fellow starting in July 2017. How did you first become interested in research?...
MSTP G1 Students Share Lab Selections
Dec. 20, 2016—The Vanderbilt MSTP would like to congratulate the incoming class of 2014 on completing their first two years of medical school and on joining the following laboratories & departments for their graduate studies: Student Department Mentor Camilo Bermudez Biomedical Engineering Bennett Landman, PhD Caleb Ford Biomedical Engineering James Cassat, MD, PhD Hernan Gonzales Biomedical Engineering...
Op-Ed: The Power of Science Communication
Dec. 19, 2016—For news journalists, failure to communicate effectively is a failure of the news. So, the same is true about the journalists of the natural world: scientists. However, scientific communication is rarely taught during Ph.D. training. Students may learn to communicate in a niche scientific field, but if they are unable to communicate effectively to broader...
Alumni Profile: Erik Musiek, M.D., Ph.D. (’07)
Nov. 29, 2016—by Abin Abraham (M2) Dr. Erik Musiek, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Neurology Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Vanderbilt MSTP Graduate, 2007 Dr. Musiek entered the Vanderbilt MSTP in 2000 and completed his thesis work in the lab of the late Dr. Jason Morrow, with Dr. BethAnn McLaughlin in Neurology as a co-mentor. He worked on...