Life in the MSTP
MSTP Day at Shade Tree
May. 30, 2023—by Nada Elsayed (G1) On April 29, the MSTP took over Shade Tree Clinic. We had fourteen trainees from all different phases of the program serve as pre-clinical students, clinical students, and staff! With the help of two attending physician-scientists, Dr. Dan Roden and Dr. Ben Ho Park, our students provided complete primary care...
MSTPets
May. 30, 2023—Copper was voted the 2nd cutest pet (aka THE cutest cat!) out of 32 contestants in the transinstitutional Vanderbilt Tournament of Pets!!! His mom, Ansley Kunnath (G2), is very proud of his accomplishment despite the fact that all orange cats share 1 single brain cell.
Life in the MSTP – April 2023
Apr. 26, 2023— One of our big-little families had a going-away dinner party for Ben Fowler (+Jay Kang) and Kelsey McNew (M4’s) last night, who were our MSTP family matriarch and patriarch! Ben and Kelsey are pictured with the poster Kelsey made for Ben back in 2017, and Drew Kittleson (G1) and Sharon Fernandez (M2) got plants from Ben and...
Life in the MSTP – March 2023
Mar. 31, 2023—Our MSTP classmates had a wonderful time at Cadaver Ball! Cadaver Ball is held the day after Match to celebrate our outgoing M4s. Emily Chu (G3) received the Graduate Leadership Institute Dissertation Enhancement Grant which funded her travel to a collaborator’s laboratory at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle! There, she learned new laboratory...
Life in the MSTP – February 2023
Feb. 27, 2023— Connor Beebout (M4) and his wife Alex (postdoc) welcomed their new son Aaron into the world on January 28! Zachary Ewell (M1), played Toccata and Fugue in D minor, often referred to as “Dorian,” by Johann Sebastian Bach, on the organ for the BRET 2022 Winter Showcase. Recently the M1 and M4...
Life in the MSTP – January 2023
Jan. 31, 2023—The G4 class made bao and watched House of the Dragon together! Edwards-Goodpasture hosted a Tie Dye Party for their recent College Advisory Board (CAB) Day at MSTP seminar! To kickoff MSTP Seminar for the year, the MSTP Wellness Committee hosted a “Create & Reflect” day where everyone potted plants and reflected on the growth...
MSTPets
Dec. 27, 2022—Emilie Fisher’s (G3) pups, Ori and CC, showing off their holiday sweaters. Featuring Elf Emilie crocheted by the talented Nada Elsayed (G1)!
Life in the MSTP – December 2022
Dec. 27, 2022—Nowrin Chowdhury (G4), Camille Wang (G4), Andrew Boal (G4), Leon Cai (G4), and other friends attended the pulmonary holiday party, held at the TN State Museum. \ Some members of the G3 class attended a holiday pop up! Members of our MSTP Wellness committee hosted a holiday party for everyone in the program and their families...
Life in the MSTP – November 2022
Nov. 30, 2022—Esme Isabella McBride was born to Maggie McBride (G4) and husband Matthew on 11/22. She was 8lbs 9oz and 20.5 in. Big sister Maizy is also thrilled! Congratulations to all! Kevin Zhang (M2), Kaitlin McKernan (G1), Drew Kittleson (G1), Jeewoo Kim (G1), and Nada Elsayed (G1) took a break from SEMSS at Waffle House!...
We’re all #MSTPstars!
Nov. 1, 2022—#MSTPstar features a selection of some of amazing things we do in our real lives: finding new/enjoying old study spots, making time to purchase food so our bodies have calories, remembering where we parked our car, etc. Submit your #MSTPstar here. “Kudos to Stephanie Cajigas (G3) for B&Eing through my bedroom window to feed my cat” -Allie Lake...