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2019 AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting
Apr. 30, 2019—by Rachel Brown (G2) The American Physician Scientists Association’s (APSA) annual Joint Meeting with the Association of American Physicians (AAP) and American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) was held on April 5th-7th, 2019 in Chicago. MSTP trainees Aaron Lim (G3), Ayaka Sugiura (G3), Andy Hale (G2), Rachel Brown (G2), and Patrick Wu (G2) received MSTP...
We’re all #MSTPStars!
Feb. 26, 2019—Thao Le (G1) and Danny Sack (G1) independently carved time out of their busy schedules to go to the gym on a Tuesday…at 2pm. Anonymous MSTPStar baker: “After my first sourdough starter that I flew with me to Nashville and kept active for five years perished in an unfortunate bout of odd pink mold, I...
Life in the MSTP – February 2019
Feb. 26, 2019—Yasminye Pettway (M1), Bola Adebesin (M2), and Thao Le (G1) gathered for an MSTP family dinner. Ayesha Muhammad (G1) spent a wonderful afternoon riding a horse hilariously named “Shah Rukh Khan” at the beach in her hometown of Karachi, Pakistan. Congratulations to Steph Dudzinski (G4) and Sumeeth Jonathan (G4) who...
Honors and Awards – February 2019
Feb. 26, 2019— Congratulations to Alex Sundermann, Ph.D. (G4) on completing her dissertation defense! Congratulations to Matt Wleklinski (G2) on receiving an F30 NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellowship!
Training the Physician-Scientist: Views from Program Directors and Aspiring Young Investigators
Feb. 26, 2019—Read MSTP Director Christopher Williams, MD, PhD‘s Op-Ed published recently in JCI Insight. Training the physician-scientist: views from program directors and aspiring young investigators. Williams CS, Iness AN, Baron RM, Ajijola OA, Hu PJ, Vyas JM, Baiocchi R, Adami AJ, Lever JM, Klein PS, Demer L, Madaio M, Geraci M, Brass LF, Blanchard M, Salata...
Recent Op-Eds by Members of the MSTP
Feb. 26, 2019—Members of our program recently contributed to the following Op-Eds about Medical Education: Training the physician-scientist: views from program directors and aspiring young investigators by MSTP Director Christopher Williams, M.D., Ph.D. Getting Our Priorities Right: Social Determinants of Health in Medical Education by Michael Raddatz (G2) Student Perspectives on the “Step 1 Climate”...
Twitter Takeovers: A Day in the Life of a Vanderbilt MSTP Trainee
Feb. 26, 2019—Our MSTP students have been Tweeting from our official @VanderbiltMSTP Twitter account for a day to give prospective students an idea of what life is like as an MSTP trainee at Vanderbilt! Click here to see a day in the life of Katherine Konvinse (G4). Click here to see a day in the life of Kelsey...
MSTPublications: February 2019
Feb. 26, 2019—On-target resistance to the mutant-selective EGFR inhibitor osimertinib can develop in an allele specific manner dependent on the original EGFR activating mutation. Brown BP, Zhang YK, Westover D, Yan Y, Qiao H, Huang V, Du Z, Smith JA, Ross JS, Miller VA, Ali SM, Bazhenova L, Schrock AB, Meiler J, Lovly CM. Clin Cancer Res....
MSTPets: Part 10
Jan. 21, 2019—by Rachel Brown (G2) An ode to our furry friends who help us study for anatomy practicals, keep us company while we write our papers and thesis dissertations, and welcome us home after a long shift on surgery. MSTPets: Charlie and Cody Ages: Charlie – 1 year old, Cody – 4 months old MSTParents:...