Renovated in 2017-2018 with a $6 million gift from the Annette and Irwin Eskind family
Meets Americans with Disabilities standards and LEED Silver certification standards
From 1977-2018 Light Hall served as the medical education building for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. That changed in July 2018 when the Annette and Irwin Eskind Family Biomedical Library and Learning Center opened after a yearlong, $12.9 million renovation that signaled a major shift in where and how students learn and interact with each other and faculty. VUSM occupies Eskind’s second, third and fourth floors, which feature flexible, technology-enhanced classrooms, study spaces, a lounge and a rooftop patio as well as offices for administrators and staff. The ground and first floors are dedicated to library space. The medical education areas were specifically designed to support the hands-on, team-based learning of the school’s Curriculum 2.0.
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Ryan McGrath, M.D., ‘14 and Ashlee Inman
Stephen Kutner, M.D., ‘65, with Project Vision
Jeff Spencer, M.D. Photo by Susan Woog Wagner.
Michael Burry, M.D. Photo by Jonas Karlsson.
Entrance to Vanderbilt Hospital from across 21st Avenue, ca. 1960. Photo courtesy of Eskind Biomedical Library Special Collections
Illustration by Michael Austin
Photo by Daniel Dubois
“The individual focus and early introduction to clinical experience attracted me to Vanderbilt. The emphasis on wellness and support for pursuing interests outside of science also made me think there was a place for my humanities approach to clinical practice. The strong black heritage and history of Nashville made me feel connected to the community.”
Bodhan (Bodhi), son of Nishant Sekaran, M.D., ‘06, and his wife, Jami
Illustration by Dave Cutler
Illustration by Dave Cutler
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Ellen Wright Clayton, M.D., J.D., chaired the IOM committee tasked with defining diagnostic criteria for CFS and coming up with a new name. Photo by Susan Urmy.
