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Meet the 2025 Vanderbilt MSTP Incoming Class!
Jun. 26, 2025—We are so excited to welcome 12 new students to the MSTP! This outstanding class began orientation on June 16th. Read more about them below, and be sure to give them a warm welcome when you see them on campus! Julia An (she/her) Hometown: Nashville, TN Undergrad: Johns Hopkins University Major: Molecular and Cellular...
MSTPublications – June 2025
Jun. 25, 2025—Adaptive Recruitment Resource Allocation to Improve Cohort Representativeness in Participatory Biomedical Datasets. Borza VA, Estornell A, Clayton EW, Ho CJ, Rothman RL, Vorobeychik Y, Malin BA. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2025 May 22;2024:192-201. eCollection 2024. PMID: 40417546 Free PMC article. Abstract Large participatory biomedical studies – studies that recruit individuals to join a dataset –...
Meet the MSTP Summer Research Program Scholars
Jun. 25, 2025—This summer, the Vanderbilt MSTP is hosting 7 undergraduate MSTP Summer Scholars. This summer program is designed to expose students from across the nation to the career of a physician-scientist and help prepare them to apply to MD/PhD programs. These students are on campus for 9 weeks completing a research project and gaining clinical shadowing...
This Month in Science and Medicine History – May 2025
May. 28, 2025—In May, we celebrate the contributions and achievements of Asian American and Pacific Islanders for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month as well as the contributions and achievements of Jewish Americans with Jewish American Heritage Month. Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month began as a 10-day celebration in 1977, and you can learn...
Honors and Awards – May 2025
May. 27, 2025—Congratulations to Atlee Witt (G2), Arlene Garcia (G3), and Raymond Zhang (G3) for receiving their F30s! Congratulations to recent graduate Dr. Simone Ueland for receiving the Dean’s Award! This award is presented to the medical students distinguished by outstanding service to the School of Medicine and the community. Congratulations to recent graduates Drs. Margaret McBride, Alex Silver, and Zachary Williams on receiving the...
Alumni Corner – May 2025
May. 27, 2025—Dr. Alex Sundermann (‘20) gave our Alumni talk to close out MSTP Seminar for the academic year. Dr. Sundermann shared great advice about navigating transitions through the MSTP, residency and starting a faculty position. MSTP Director Dr. Chris Williams saw alum Dr. Maggie Axelrod (‘23) at Digestive Disease Week in San Diego, CA!
Congratulations to the Vanderbilt MSTP Class of 2025 Graduating Class!
May. 27, 2025—Congratulations to our 2025 graduates! Check out photos from the day and see where everyone is headed next!
MSTP Halftime
May. 27, 2025—The G2 Class received their extremely important and official M.P. degrees at their Halftime Celebration!
2025 AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting
May. 27, 2025—By Yash Pershad (G2) This April, several Vanderbilt MSTP students attended the 2025 AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting at the Swissôtel Chicago, joining physician-scientists from across the country for a weekend of cutting-edge science and career development. The conference opened with a compelling conversation featuring Dr. Peggy Hamburg, former FDA Commissioner, followed by a keynote from Dr....