AMA meeting set to explore medical education’s evolution
Sep. 18, 2014—Vanderbilt University Medical Center will host representatives from the country’s leading medical schools next week to discuss one of the American Medical Association’s (AMA) top initiatives — accelerating change in medical education. The three-day AMA Consortium meeting, scheduled for Sept. 21-23, will focus on “Developing and Assessing Master Adaptive Learners,” one of the AMA’s major...
AOA Honor Medical Society elects VUSM student to board
Sep. 18, 2014—Richard Latuska, a third-year student at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, was elected to the National Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society as a student director. Richard Latuska He is one of three medical students on the national board. The AOA, a professional medical organization founded in 1902, has elected more than 150,000 members....
These Doctors Mean Business: Med school graduates contributing in non-clinical roles
Sep. 18, 2014—While patient care is an important part of the careers of the majority of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine graduates, some find that they can make the greatest leadership contributions in non-clinical roles. “The solid foundation that these graduates have received in the art and science of medicine allows them to function much more effectively...
Elders save and share wisdom in Vanderbilt interdisciplinary study
Sep. 18, 2014—One-day exhibit at Sarratt to showcase results Painting by Wisdom of the Elder participant Rosie Solomon (image provided) African American seniors will display their life stories, photographs, art and more from a Vanderbilt University interdisciplinary project developed in collaboration with community groups Sept. 26 at the Sarratt Student Center. “The Wisdom of the Elders: Life...
Meet Rivka Ihejirika, a third-year medical student from Los Angeles
Sep. 17, 2014—Rivka Ihejirika is a third-year medical student from Los Angeles. She is the recipient of the Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship and the James Edward Holloran Scholarship, established by the Class of 1980.
VUSM a leader in efforts to improve LGBT health
Sep. 11, 2014—From left, Vanderbilt’s Kristen Eckstrand, Ph.D., Jesse Ehrenfeld, M.D., MPH, and Andre Churchwell, M.D., hosted a summit to explore ways to advance lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender health. (photo by Joe Howell) Over the past five years there has been much progress in terms of the legal, social and cultural advancements surrounding lesbian, gay, bisexual...
Alumnus elected to National Medical Honor Society Board of Directors
Aug. 29, 2014—Alpha Omega Alpha elects Dr. Charles “Chipper” H. Griffith III, BA’84, MD’88, as a councilor director for its board. His three-year term begins Oct. 3.
Flexner Dean’s lecture features David Asch Sept. 8
Aug. 29, 2014—The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s Flexner Dean’s Lecture Series will feature University of Pennsylvania’s David A. Asch on Sept. 8.
Landers, Fuchs win awards at Fall Faculty Assembly
Aug. 22, 2014—Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos (left) and Faculty Senate Chair Paul Lim (right) present the 2014 Earl Sutherland Prize to Jane Landers, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History. (Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) An international expert on slavery and emancipation during the 18th and 19th centuries was awarded the prestigious Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research during Vanderbilt...
Churchill to give Flexner Dean’s Lecture Aug. 25
Aug. 20, 2014—Larry Churchill, Ann Geddes Stahlman Professor of Medical Ethics at Vanderbilt School of Medicine, will discuss “Patients: A Neglected Source for Medical Ethics” at noon Aug. 25 in Light Hall, Room 202.