Honors and Awards
Congratulations to the graduating class of 2021 on their Residency Match!
Mar. 30, 2021— Note: All individuals pictured without masks in the same photo are members of the same household.
Honors and Awards – March 2021
Mar. 30, 2021— Congratulations Zach Williams (G2) and Brad Reinfeld (G4) on receiving their F30 awards! Ansley Kunnath’s (M2) presentation won first place at the 2021 Annual Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care Conference, congratulations!
Honors and Awards – February 2021
Feb. 24, 2021—Congratulations Dr. Lindsay Kozek (M4) for matching in Ophthalmology at Harvard/Massachusetts Eye & Ear! Jack Walker (G5) received the Vanderbilt Scholar in Diabetes Graduate Student Award and Jordan Wright, MD, PhD (Avery-Cohen PSTP Associate College Advisor) received the Daryl K. Granner Scholar in Diabetes Award at Vanderbilt Diabetes Day sponsored by the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (VDRTC) and the...
Honors and Awards – January 2021
Jan. 28, 2021—Congratulations Danny Sack (G3) for receiving a Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) grant!
Additional Namesakes Added to MSTP Advising Colleges
Oct. 29, 2020—by Megan Williams, PhD (MSTP LT) The Vanderbilt MSTP has four Advising Colleges that facilitate advising and community building within our program. These four colleges were named after six prominent physicians and/or scientists affiliated with Vanderbilt: Avery-Cohen, Goodpasture, Stahlman-Thomas, and Sutherland. Why did the Vanderbilt MSTP have four Advising Colleges and six namesakes? Why are...
Honors and Awards – October 2020
Oct. 29, 2020—Congratulations to David Tovar (G5- Wallace lab) for receiving the Elaine Sanders Bush Award for Outstanding Neuroscience Research! Congratulations to Dr. Kevin Manz (G5-Grueter Lab) for receiving the Vanderbilt Brain Institute Postdoctoral Award for Highest-Impact Paper! Congratulations to Dr. Lourdes Estrada (MSTP Leadership Team) for being elected as the new director of Vanderbilt’s Academy for Excellence in Education. She...
Honors and Awards – September 2020
Sep. 25, 2020—Congratulations to M4s Cam Bermudez, Michael Raddatz, and Petria Thompson for being elected to the National Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society! Congratulations to Emilie Fisher (G1), Zach Jones (G1), MariaSanta Mangione (M4), and Seth Reasoner (G1) for being inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society which recognizes individuals who are exemplars of humanistic patient...
Honors and Awards – August 2020
Aug. 25, 2020—Congratulations to Petria Thompson (M4) for receiving the Leon W. Cunningham Award for Excellence in Biochemistry which is awarded annually to a graduate student with demonstrated excellence in scientific discovery! Congratulations to Kelsey McNew (G4) for receiving Honorable Mention in the Gold Foundation 2020 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest! Read Kelsey’s essay here. Congratulations to Maxwell...
Honors and Awards – July 2020
Jul. 28, 2020—Congratulations to Natalie Bennett (G2) for being named the MSTP Student Advisory Chair-Elect for the 2020-2021 Academic Year! Congratulations to Nick Petersen (G2) for being named the new Vanderbilt MSTP APSA representative Elect. Congratulations to Jay Kang (G3) for receiving the Basic Sciences Dean’s Award for Exceptional Achievement in Graduate Studies. Congratulations to G4s Connor Beebout and...
Jerome Arceneaux Appointed SNMA National Community Service Committee Co-Chairperson
Jun. 12, 2020—Jerome Arceneaux, 5th year MD-PhD student from Meharry Medical College, was appointed SNMA National Community Service Committee Co-Chairperson. Jerome is completing his PhD in the lab of Dr. Brad Grueter at Vanderbilt, and the Vanderbilt MSTP is lucky to have Jerome as part of our community. Congratulations Jerome! Read more about Jerome and this honor...