Commencement 2017

May 18, 2017

Challenges, opportunities ahead for VUSM graduates

In his message to the class of 2017 at Commencement last Friday, Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., president and CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM), spoke of challenges caused by the rapid pace of change in health care and eroding public trust in the U.S. health care system.

By Kathy Whitney
May 18, 2017

Nursing graduates ready to begin health care journeys

Linda Norman, DSN, R.N., Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) and Valere Potter Menefee Professor of Nursing, told the Class of 2017 during Investiture ceremonies last week that they have chosen to become nurses at the best point in history.

By VUMC News and Communications
May 18, 2017

Biomedical Sciences graduates driven by pursuit of discovery

When Allison Norlander was visiting biomedical science graduate programs in 2011, she nearly crossed Vanderbilt off her list before she even visited. After six interview trips, she was worn out.

By Bill Snyder
May 11, 2017

Commencement 2017 schedule

Commencement begins at 9 a.m. Friday, May 12.

By VUMC News and Communications
Jacob Schultz, a member of the Class of 2017, will head to Vanderbilt's School of Medicine after graduation. (Vanderbilt University)
May 8, 2017

Class of 2017: Jacob Schultz, former walk-on snapper, heads to medical school on Navy scholarship

When Jacob Schultz learned the U.S. Navy had awarded him a prestigious Health Professions Scholarship to medical school, he didn’t tell his family—at least not immediately. Four days later, Schultz, a senior snapper on Vanderbilt’s football team, also learned he’d been accepted into Vanderbilt’s School of Medicine.

By VUMC News and Communications