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Fourth-year School of Medicine students break out the garbage cans for their version of “Stomp.” (photo by Mary Donaldson)
Students, faculty and administrators of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine descended upon the Opryland Hotel in force for the annual Cadaver Ball last Saturday. The event celebrates the first-year medical students completing gross anatomy and is put on by the graduating fourth-year class each year.
This year’s event was themed around “March Madness” and featured skits, music, and humorous short videos.
![Third-year VUSM student David Silvestri and Julie Visselli pose with the skeleton at Saturday’s Cadaver Ball. (photo by Mary Donaldson)](https://vumc-reporter.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/Cad_MD099.jpg)
Third-year VUSM student David Silvestri and Julie Visselli pose with the skeleton at Saturday’s Cadaver Ball. (photo by Mary Donaldson)
![Walter Wakwe, center, choreographed this dance for his fourth-year classmates. (photo by Mary Donaldson)](https://vumc-reporter.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/Cad_MD137.jpg)
Walter Wakwe, center, choreographed this dance for his fourth-year classmates. (photo by Mary Donaldson)
![First-year students go “Dancing with the Stars.” (photo by Anne Rayner)](https://vumc-reporter.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/Cad_AR359-1.jpg)
First-year students go “Dancing with the Stars.” (photo by Anne Rayner)
![First-year students take their performance to new heights. (photo by Anne Rayner)](https://vumc-reporter.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/Cad_AR379.jpg)
First-year students take their performance to new heights. (photo by Anne Rayner)
![Derek Riebaum, M.D., was named by the fourth-year class to receive the Shovel Award for teaching. (photo by Anne Rayner)](https://vumc-reporter.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/Cad_AR551.jpg)
Derek Riebaum, M.D., was named by the fourth-year class to receive the Shovel Award for teaching. (photo by Anne Rayner)
![Third-year medical student Elyne Kahn presents a quilt to Bonnie Miller, M.D., as a thank you for her dedication to the school. (photo by Mary Donaldson)](https://vumc-reporter.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/Cad_MD054.jpg)
Third-year medical student Elyne Kahn presents a quilt to Bonnie Miller, M.D., as a thank you for her dedication to the school. (photo by Mary Donaldson)