MSTP Blog
2023 AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting
May. 30, 2023—by Avery Bogart (G2) From April 21-23, 2023, nine Vanderbilt MSTP students attended the Joint Meeting between the American Physician-Scientists Association (APSA), American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI), and Association of American Physicians (AAP) in Chicago, IL. Students were fortunate to attend fantastic scientific talks from world renowned scientists including William G. Kaelin, Jr., MD (a...
Life in the MSTP – May 2023
May. 30, 2023—The G2 Class received their extremely important and official M.P. degrees at their Halftime Celebration! Graham (G4) & Leah Johnson welcomed baby girl Rowan to their family! Ayaka Suguira’s (M4) son James training for the Vanderbilt MSTP Class of 2050! Avery-Cohen hosted a college wide gathering at Hopdoddy Burger Bar! An Edwards-Goodpasture family got together to celebrate Evonne McArthur (’23) matching...
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...
Congratulations to the 2023 Vanderbilt MSTP Graduating Class!
May. 30, 2023—Congratulations to our 2023 Vanderbilt MSTP Graduates! The table below lists their next steps. Many of our graduates were recognized with awards at class day! Drs. Margaret Axelrod, Bradley Reinfeld, and Matthew Madden (’23) received The Dean’s Award for Research which is presented to the graduating medical students who best exemplify the attributes that lead...
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.
MSTPublications: May 2023
May. 30, 2023—A Representativeness-informed Model for Research Record Selection from Electronic Medical Record Systems. Borza VA, Clayton EW, Kantarcioglu M, Vorobeychik Y, Malin BA. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2023 Apr 29;2022:259-268. eCollection 2022. Scientific and clinical studies have a long history of bias in recruitment of underprivileged and minority populations. This underrepresentation leads to inaccurate, inapplicable, and...
Honors and Awards – May 2023
May. 30, 2023—Dr. Ayesha Muhammad (’23) was named this year’s Founder’s Medalist for the School of Medicine! Since 1877, Vanderbilt has awarded a gold medal to the student graduating with first honors from each of the university’s 10 schools and colleges. Read more about Ayesha and the rest of the 2023 Founder’s Medalists here. Matthew Loberg...
Revitalization of the MSTP Newsletter
Apr. 27, 2023—As M1s in 2015, Rachel Brown (M4), Maggie Axelrod (M4), and Abin Abraham (’22) recognized the need for a platform that could connect the program’s community, share news and achievements, and provide valuable insights into the MSTP for prospective students. In previous years, the MSTP had a printed newsletter, but it had died out. Working...
How the current MSTP newsletter logo came to be
Apr. 27, 2023—by JooEun ‘Jay’ Kang (M4) On June 2017 as I was finishing up my M1 year, my big sib Abin Abraham (Class of 2022) and Rachel Brown (Class of 2023) requested for an MSTP logo and header to be made for the monthly MSTP newsletter. I love creating digital art, and for the past year...
Alumni Corner
Apr. 27, 2023—Dr. Andrew Boal (G4) ran into Dr. Rachana Haliyur (’20) and Dr. Lindsay Kozek (’21) at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology conference!
Dr. Kevin B. Churchwell (MD ’87) Gives Chapman Lecture
Apr. 26, 2023—by Ayesha Muhammad (M4) Dr. Kevin B. Churchwell (MD ’87), president and CEO of Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH), is this year’s recipient of the John E. Chapman Medal from the Academy for Excellence in Education. On April 24th, he delivered a talk entitled “The Importance of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for Medical Education in 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...
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...
Honors and Awards – April 2023
Apr. 26, 2023— Drew Kittleson (G1) and Simone Herzberg (G3) won the Robert F. Miller Award for Community Service and Engagement from the School of Medicine at Cadaver Ball! This is “awarded to students who have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to service.” Dr. Ayesha Muhammad (M4) received the Michael J. Fowler Award for Educational Excellence during Cadaver...