Vanderbilt mourns loss of Levi Watkins Jr., M.D., pioneer of medicine and champion of racial equality
Apr. 13, 2015—Levi Watkins Jr., M.D. Levi Watkins Jr., M.D., renowned cardiac surgeon, champion of racial equality and diversity, and the first African-American to be admitted to and graduate from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM), died Saturday from complications after suffering a stroke. He was 70. When Dr. Watkins walked through the doors of VUSM in...
VUSM student lands fellowship to study ethics and discipline
Apr. 9, 2015—Kelly Wolenberg, a third-year medical student at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, has been named to take part in the 2015 Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE). VUSM student Kelly Wolenberg One of 14 medical students chosen to participate in the international program, Wolenberg will join 62 other fellows representing five...
Photo: Second Look
Apr. 9, 2015—(photo by Anne Rayner) Prospective Vanderbilt University School of Medicine students tour the Gross Anatomy Laboratory during the school’s recent Second Look weekend. The event brings students from across the country who are considering VUSM for their medical education.
Pharmacogenomics expert set for Wilkinson Lecture
Apr. 2, 2015—Mary Relling, Pharm.D., chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, will deliver this year’s Grant R. Wilkinson Distinguished Lecture in Clinical Pharmacology on Thursday, April 9. Mary Relling, Pharm.D. Relling studies genomic variations that can affect how individual patients respond to cancer chemotherapy, with the aim of...
Shade Tree Trot gearing up to raise funds for student-run clinic
Apr. 2, 2015—This year’s Shade Tree Trot is set for Saturday, April 18, on the Vanderbilt campus. (photo by Anne Rayner) This year’s 5K Shade Tree Trot, the single largest source of funding for the Shade Tree Clinic, is set for Saturday, April 18, at 8 a.m. at the Vanderbilt football stadium. Shade Tree is the free...
Cadaver Ball 2015
Mar. 26, 2015—Students, faculty and administrators of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine took over Marathon Music Works downtown for last Saturday’s annual Cadaver Ball. The event celebrates first-year medical students completing gross anatomy and is put on by the graduating fourth-year class each year. “Phantom of the Operating Room” was the theme of this year’s event. Members...
Match Day reveals medical students’ future addresses
Mar. 26, 2015—At Match Day, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine student Vanessa Buie reacts after learning she’s heading to the University of Chicago for her residency in General Surgery. Her parents, Frederick and Valeska Buie, were on hand for the event. (photo by Anne Rayner) At last Friday’s Match Day, graduating Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM)...
VUSM student earns HIV/AIDS fellowship
Mar. 19, 2015—Ishan Asokan Third-year Vanderbilt University School of Medicine student Ishan Asokan has been selected as an inaugural member of the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) Fellowship for students addressing HIV/AIDS and health disparities. Asokan has been working at the Vanderbilt Comprehensive Care Clinic (VCCC) since his first year of medical school and will be using...
U.S. ambassador to discuss global AIDS relief March 13
Mar. 11, 2015—U.S. Ambassador-at-Large Deborah L. Birx will give an update on Friday, March 13, at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine on the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a government-funded program that over the past 12 years has had a dramatic impact on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing jumps to No. 11 in ‘U.S. News’ rankings
Mar. 10, 2015—Students at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. (Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt) Vanderbilt University School of Nursing leapt four positions to No. 11 to score its highest ranking on a list of top graduate nursing schools in the nation compiled by U.S. News & World Report. “There’s never been a better time to pursue a graduate degree in...