Alumni
Dr. Harold Jordan, a Trailblazing Alumnus
Jul. 29, 2021—by Xavier Bledsoe (G2) Dr. Harold Jordan, M.D., is an alumnus of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) residency program in psychiatry, and he was one of several distinguished alumni nominated for the Vanderbilt MSTP Advising College Namesake. Following medical school training at the prestigious Meharry Medical College, he completed an intern year at his...
Wisdom from the Graduating Class of 2021
May. 20, 2021—In order to honor and celebrate our 2021 graduating class, the Vanderbilt MSTP dedicated our last seminar series of the year to our graduates. Over Zoom, we shared memory videos and gave each graduate a few minutes to share some wisdom, words of advice, and gratitude with our program. Their invaluable advice to our younger...
Alumni Profile: Katy Beckermann, M.D., Ph.D. (’11)
Jan. 28, 2021—By Natalie Bennett (G2) Dr. Katy Beckermann, M.D., Ph.D. is a 2011 graduate of the Vanderbilt MSTP and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. I had the wonderful opportunity to speak with her to learn about her path to her current position, exciting clinical trial work, and advice for current trainees....
Alumni Feature: Dr. Jennifer Watchmaker M.D. PhD. (’19)
Dec. 18, 2020—Dr. Jennifer Watchmaker is a current PGY-2 Mount Sinai Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology resident. Last year, during the first wave of the pandemic, she was serving on the front lines at Elmhurst hospital in Queens and at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. She created an Instagram account that uses bitmojis and fun animations to share...
Alumni Profile: Kristen Eckstrand, M.D., Ph.D. (’15)
Oct. 29, 2020— by Camille Wang (G2) Kristen Eckstrand, M.D. Ph.D., is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and a Post-Doctoral Scholar at the Western Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). For her undergraduate degree, Dr. Eckstrand attended Beloit College, a private liberal-arts college in southern Wisconsin. She then matriculated at Vanderbilt University for her...
Alumni Corner: October 2020
Oct. 29, 2020—Katherine Konvinse (’20) and her husband, Ananth, were thrilled to welcome Andrew Naveen Kaushik into their family on 9/11/20. Andrew is demonstrating how peacefully you sleep if you have no idea what a mess this year has been! Alums Nick (MD, PhD ‘20) and Kelly Harris (MD ‘16) wrapped up their last Vanderbilt project with...
Alumni Profile: Brian Grieb, M.D., Ph.D. (’16)
Jul. 28, 2020—By Natalie Bennett (G2) Dr. Brian Grieb, M.D., Ph.D. is a 2016 graduate of the Vanderbilt MSTP and a hematology and oncology fellow in the Vanderbilt Physician-Scientist Training Program (PSTP). He is also an Associate College Advisor for Goodpasture College. I had the opportunity to speak with him over the phone to learn about his...
Wisdom from the Graduating Class of 2020
May. 20, 2020—In order to honor and celebrate our 2020 graduating class, the Vanderbilt MSTP dedicated our last seminar series of the year to our graduates. Over Zoom, we shared memory videos and gave each graduate a few minutes to share some wisdom, words of advice, and gratitude with our program. Their invaluable advice to our younger...
Alumni Profile: William Nobis, M.D., Ph.D. (’11)
May. 20, 2020—by Camille Wang (G1) Dr. William Nobis, M.D. Ph.D., is an alumnus of the Vanderbilt MSTP (’11) and an Instructor in the Department of Neurology here at Vanderbilt. I had the wonderful opportunity to talk over a video call about his path to his current position and various lessons he’s learned along the way. His...
Alumni Corner: Conversations with Physician-Scientists During Coronavirus
Apr. 29, 2020—In this video series, Camille Wang (G1) interviews Vanderbilt MSTP alumni currently working on the front lines of COVID-19. Ben Fensterheim, MD, PhD (’19) – Residency: Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Melissa Bloodworth (’19) and Nathaniel Bloodworth (’19) – Residency: Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University