MSTP Blog
Vanderbilt MSTP Demos New Internal Review Mechanism to Benefit Students Applying for Individual Fellowship Grants
Apr. 25, 2017—Vanderbilt MSTP Demos New Internal Review Mechanism to Benefit Students Applying for Individual Fellowship Grants On Wednesday March 15th, a group of eight senior MSTP students and faculty convened for the first internal Vanderbilt MSTP Individual Fellowship Mock Study Section. The goals were twofold. First, we aimed to give actionable feedback on central fellowship documents...
M1 Student Reflects on SEMSS
Mar. 30, 2017—M1 Student Reflects on SEMSS Last fall, a few of my M1 MSTP classmates and I decided to forgo a weekend of studying hematology and instead attend the 2016 Southeastern Medical Scientist Symposium (SEMSS) hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham. SEMSS was initiated by a handful of southeastern medical schools, including Vanderbilt, in...
Tennessee Medical Students offer Five ACA Replacement Tenets
Mar. 30, 2017—Maggie Axelrod (M2), Michael Raddatz (M2), and several other Vanderbilt and Meharry medical students co-authored a petition signed by over 300 medical students from all five medical schools in Tennessee, articulating the concerns many medical students share regarding a possible repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act. The petition was published in the Tennessean.
Welcome from your SLW hosts!
Mar. 16, 2017—Welcome from your SLW hosts! Congratulations on being accepted to the Vandy MSTP! The application cycle year is long, difficult, and anxiety-provoking. But now is the time to sit back and enjoy the ride because no matter what, you will become physician-scientists 🙂 We are all looking forward to your visit to Nashville over Second Look...
Festivals in Nashville
Mar. 16, 2017—Festivals in Nashville There is a lot more to Nashville than just country music and cowboy hats. Here is just a selection of monthly activities that showcase Nashville’s vibrant food, music, and culture. January – New Year’s Eve Celebration http://www.visitmusiccity.com/newyearseve Celebrate the New Year in Nashville! This year, the celebration moved to Bicentennial Park. Over...
MSTP Celebrations – March
Mar. 14, 2017—MSTP Celebrations Brynna Paulukaitis Eisele (M2) married Scott Eisele (Vanderbilt Electrical Engineering PhD student) on February 25th in Atlanta, GA. Congratulations, Brynna and Scott! Thanks to the organizational efforts of Sumeeth Jonathan (G2), Cam Bermudez (G1) and Melissa Krasnove, the students and leadership of the Vanderbilt MSTP are sporting wonderful and comfortable new jackets! ...
MSTPublications: March 2017
Mar. 14, 2017—MSTPublications: March 2017 Recently, we have had 5 Vanderbilt MSTP students publish first author manuscripts. An additional 3 MSTP students were co-authors, published a review article or case study. Congratulations to all of our MSTP students on their successful publications! Take a look at the great work our students are doing. First Author Original Research: The Impact of...
Mental Health at Vanderbilt: Updates from the Chancellor’s Committee and the MSTP Wellness Committee
Feb. 27, 2017—Mental Health at Vanderbilt: Updates from the Chancellor’s Committee and the MSTP Wellness Committee The rates of mental illness in medical professionals are significantly greater than those of the general population. Recent epidemiological studies suggest that this increased risk begins during medical school, with 27% of medical students having depression, 11% having suicidal ideation, and...
The Academic #Twitter
Feb. 27, 2017—The Academic #twitter Jennifer Watchmaker (@jennwatch) is a third year graduate student interested in pursuing a career in radiology. She began her academic twitter account in 2014 and now has over 350 followers and growing. Her social media presence on twitter has helped her connect with other investigators and clinicians, find out about the most...
MSTP Foodies: Easy Recipes
Feb. 27, 2017—If cooking complicated meals is something you love to do, and enjoy spending your time on, that’s awesome. However, whether you’re studying for exams, on the wards, or living in the lab, sometimes you just don’t have a lot of free time. If you’re like me, and you spend what little free time you have...
MSTP Celebrations – February
Feb. 27, 2017—MSTP Celebrations – February The Vanderbilt MSTP wants to help celebrate these exciting events in our students lives! The M1 class gathered for a potluck at the house of Melissa Krasnove from the MSTP Leadership Team. They really enjoyed playing with Melissa’s kids, Alex, who knows the mascots of all the basketball teams, and Natalie,...
MSTPublications: January & February 2017
Feb. 24, 2017—MSTPublications: January & February 2017 Recently, we have had two Vanderbilt MSTP students publish first author manuscripts. An additional twelve MSTP students were co-authors or published a review article. Congratulations to all of our MSTP students on their successful publications in recent months! Take a look at the great work our students are doing. First Author...
Alumni Profile: William Oldham, M.D. Ph.D. (’08)
Feb. 21, 2017—by Abin Abraham (M2) William Oldham, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Physician and Instructor of Medicine Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School Vanderbilt MSTP Graduate, 2008 I attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While there, I was an undergraduate research technician in the Department of Pharmacology where I stuffed pipette tip boxes, cleaned...