MSTP Workshop News
MSTP Student Leader Summit
Sep. 28, 2023—by Drew Kittleson (G2) and Sarah Reed (G3) On September 14, Leadership Team members and MSTP student committee leaders gathered for the biennial Student Leader Summit, designed to connect student leaders and highlight institutional resources for committee programming. This year’s iteration put specific emphasis on collaborations between committees with shared goals and understanding our program’s...
MSTP Leadership Workshop II – August 2023
Aug. 30, 2023—by Seth Reasoner (G4) Leadership Workshop II is a biennial event for senior students in the MSTP (G4’s, G5’s and M4’s). Leadership Workshop II has been a regular part of the MSTP leadership development curriculum since 2006. The objective of Leadership Workshop II is to reinforce principles introduced during Leadership Workshop I, prepare for leadership...
ADI Highlights
Aug. 30, 2023—MSTP Foundations in Health and Research Equity Course The MSTP Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion (ADI) Council recently piloted all four sessions of a new Foundations in Health and Research Equity (FHRE) course for MSTP students, created in partnership with the Office of Health Equity. This course is intended to provide future physician-scientists with knowledge and...
ADI Highlights
Jul. 30, 2023—MSTP Retreat ADI Session This year, we launched a new type of session for MSTP retreat focusing on the MSTP’s commitment to Antiracism, Diversity, and Inclusion (ADI). The session – titled “From Theory 2 Practice” focused on practical ways to enact change from more junior positions in the academic hierarchy. Starting with a context talk...
Annual MSTP Retreat
Jul. 30, 2023—by Victor Borza (G3) We had a wonderful MSTP retreat last month at Henry Horton State Park, where we introduced the new M1 class, reflected on successes and challenges from the past year, discussed our research with each other, and engaged in some fun-spirited competition. Congratulations are in order for Edwards-Goodpasture college, winners of the...
Physician-Scientist Speaker Series with Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD
Apr. 26, 2023—By Avery Bogart (G2) On April 6, 2023, the MSTP had the pleasure of hosting Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD for the VUMC Discovery Lecture and Physician-Scientist Speaker Series (PSSS). Dr. Odunsi is the Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dean for Oncology in the Biological Sciences Division, and AbbVie Distinguished Service Professor of Obstetrics and...
Lunches with Leaders
Mar. 30, 2023—Cybele Raver, PhD, Vanderbilt University Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, met with MSTP students for our Lunches with Leaders series this month. Lunches with Leaders hosts leadership from VU, VUSM, and VUMC to sit down with a small group of students over lunch for an informal conversation about their career path, role within...
Lunches with Leaders
Jan. 31, 2023—Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and President and CEO of Vanderbilt Uninversity Medical Center, met with MSTP students for our Lunches with Leaders series this month. Lunches with Leaders hosts leadership from VU, VUSM, and VUMC to sit down with a small group of students over lunch for an...
Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium (SEMSS) Conference
Nov. 30, 2022—by Kevin Zhang (M2) and Kaitlin McKernan (G1) The Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium (SEMSS) annual conference was hosted by The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) MSTP on November 19th-20th. SEMSS is an American Physician Scientists Association (APSA) regional meeting that aims to bring together physician-scientists, residents, and MD, MD-PhD, and undergraduate students to promote...
Physician Scientist Speaker Series with Dr. Matthew Schrag
Nov. 30, 2022—by Megan Tigue (G2) On the evening of Monday, November 7th, Vanderbilt’s chapter of the American Physician Scientists Association (APSA) held its fall Physician Scientist Speaker Series. This year APSA hosted a cocktail hour and dinner followed by a wonderful talk from Vanderbilt neurologist Matthew Schrag, MD, PhD. Dr. Schrag shared details of his career...