MSTP Blog
Op-Ed: The MSTP Pathway to Match
Oct. 16, 2018—Towards the end of my clinical year, I started looking at the School of Medicine’s Pathway to Match page and was a little overwhelmed. Fortunately, the wards did prepare me to accept the bevy of new and unknown acronyms (NRMP, MSPE, ERAS), and the School of Medicine did a great job putting on programming to...
Life in the MSTP – September 2018
Oct. 16, 2018—Joe Luchsinger (G3) met Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the NIH, at a Medical Research Rally in Washington DC! One of the families from Avery-Cohen welcomed new members at the annual dinner at Sitar! Spanning 6 generations, members of Goodpasture College and their families gathered for a barbecue and updated each other on their lives in and...
Honors and Awards – September 2018
Oct. 16, 2018— Congratulations to Matthew Stier (M4), Lillian Juttukonda (M4), Ben Fensterheim (M4), and Daniel Balikov (M4) on being inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)! Congratulations to Dr. Krystian Kozek for successfully defending his thesis! Congratulations to Hernán González (G3) for receiving his F31 NRSA Fellowship! Read more about Hernán’s fellowship here.
Podcast: MD/PhD Training – Life in the Graduate Phase
Oct. 16, 2018—Ben Fensterheim (M4) sits down with students from the Vanderbilt MSTP to discuss their training in the MD/PhD program (so far!). On the program: Rachel Brown, Maggie Axelrod, Lizzie Flook, Michael Raddatz, Abin Abraham, and Patrick Wu, all G2s. If you’re considering medical school, graduate school, or an MD/PhD program, or you’re in the midst of one right now, you will really appreciate the words that these...
Meet Bryn Sierra, MSTP Program Manager
Oct. 16, 2018—Bryn by the numbers 6 colleges attended over… 13 years, earning… 3 degrees 26 total lifetime moves 1 year left before the big 4-0 2 super cute kiddos 1 Mechanical Engineer husband with… 7 RC airplanes currently in the garage 10 years working at Vandy 2 years working at Vandy while commuting from Cookeville 5...
MSTPublications: September 2018
Oct. 16, 2018—Congratulations to all of our MSTP students on their successful publications! Take a look at the great work our students are doing. Neurological symptoms in hypophoshatasia. Colazo JM, Hu JR, Dahir KM, Simmons JH. Osteoporos Int. 2018 Sep 13. doi: 10.1007/s00198-018-4691-6. [Epub ahead of print] Isolated traumatic pectoralis minor tendon tear in a young adult diagnosed with MRI....
The Newly Revamped MSTP Seminar Series
Oct. 16, 2018—The start of the academic year means the resumption of MSTP Seminar, and this year brings a few changes. One major change is the move from Light Hall to the new facilities in Eskind Biomedical Library and Learning Center. Between the updated technology and differences in room layouts, presenters and attendees will be adjusting to some major logistical changes....
Vanderbilt MSTP Summer Scholars Attend the Leadership Alliance National Symposium Research Conference
Oct. 16, 2018—The six students in the Vanderbilt MSTP Summer Undergraduate Research Program attended the Leadership Alliance National Symposium Research Conference in Hartford, CT July 26-28 where each of the program participants presented their summer research projects in an oral presentation. This was a great opportunity to gain practice presenting their research to a national audience. While at the...
Why medical students learn the Krebs cycle: A fascinating case report by alumnus Joshua Fessel, M.D., Ph.D. (’06)
Oct. 16, 2018—by Rachel Brown (G2) Avery-Cohen Associate College Advisor Dr. JP Arroyo and Vanderbilt MSTP alumnus Dr. Josh Fessel (’06) recently published a true case of “bench-to-bedside” in action,”Treatment of Acute Intoxication from Inhaled 1,2-Difluoroethane,” in the Annals of Internal Medicine. While I suggest reading the actual case report, not all of our subscribers may have access to the full text,...
We’re all #MSTPstars: A running list of achievements in MSTP students’ ongoing quest to be adult humans!
Oct. 16, 2018—Dearest readership, While we know that you anxiously wait for the “Awards and Honors” and “Life in the MSTP” sections of our blog every month, we admit that in our desire to shamelessly promote some of the inspiring work of our brilliant colleagues (that’s you!), we have done you a disservice. Of course, first author...
Life in the MSTP – August 2018
Oct. 16, 2018—Courtney Edwards (G1) and Kai Bracey (IGP G3) got engaged in NYC this summer! Congratulations, Courtney and Kai! MSTP family Steph Dudzinski (G4), Sam Beik (G1), Leon Cai (M2), Allie Lake (M1), and Xavier Bledsoe (M1) gathered for a family dinner cooked by Sam. On August 1st, Zack Williams (M2) married his fiancée Zsanett (currently a pre-specialty MSN student at the Vanderbilt School of Nursing)...
Honors and Awards – August 2018
Oct. 16, 2018—Congratulations to Dr. Nick Harris (M3) for successfully defending his thesis! Katherine Konvinse (G4) was awarded an inaugural Dean’s Award for Exceptional Achievement in Graduate Studies. Congratulations to Rachel Brown (G2), Andrew Hale (G2), and Tory Martucci (G3) on being awarded F30 NRSA Individual Fellowships! Congratulations to Matthew Stier (M4), Maxwell Roeske (G1), Danny Sack (G1), and Melissa Bloodworth (M4) on being inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor...
MSTPublications: August 2018
Oct. 16, 2018—Congratulations to all of our MSTP students on their successful publications! Take a look at the great work our students are doing. Dorsal BNST α2A-adrenergic receptors produce HCN-dependent excitatory actions that initiate anxiogenic behaviors. Harris NA, Isaac AT, Günther A, Merkel K, Melchior J, Xu M, Eguakun E, Perez R, Nabit BP, Flavin S, Gilsbach R, Shonesy B, Hein L, Abel T, Baumann A, Matthews R, Centanni SW, Winder DG. J Neurosci. 2018 Aug 27. pii:...
Register for SEMSS 2018!
Oct. 16, 2018—The Vanderbilt MSTP is hosting the 8th annual Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium (SEMSS) on November 10-11, 2018. This APSA regional meeting is a fantastic opportunity to network with physician-scientists and trainees of all levels. Learn more and register to attend here.