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Yolanda Perez accepts her diploma from Gordon Bernard, M.D., at the recent graduation ceremony for the Vanderbilt Program in Research Administration Development (VPRAD). The Vanderbilt-created development program gives research professionals the fundamental knowledge, skills and experience crucial to job performance. The ceremony recognized 60 graduates from two pilot studies and the first official cohort. For more information, click here.