continuing medical education

January 16, 2024

Following the clues through time: Old mummies, old bones and old teeth lead to new insight into disease for Katherine Van Schaik

Radiology fellow moves from present-day patients to historical artifacts to understand health and illness

By Bill Snyder
June 14, 2022

Kathleen Gallagher is a surgical resident and former combat medic. She traveled to Ukraine to help train emergency response teams.

“With my background in combat medicine, it felt like there was something I could actually do to help.”

By Nancy Humphrey
June 2, 2022

Sister surgeons share a winding road that led to VUMC

From Canada to Florida to VUMC, the “Gillaspie Girls” are building careers after “falling in love with surgery.”

By Jill Clendening
March 17, 2022

Moore receives continuing medical education service award

Vanderbilt’s Don Moore, PhD, has received the Distinguished Service in Continuing Medical Education Award from the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education.

By Kathy Whitney
February 9, 2022

The mystery of “Little Jim”

Who is the serious little boy in the 1932 picture, and why is he dressed like a miniature doctor?

By Wayne Wood
July 9, 2020

Harold Jordan, VUMC’s first Black resident, arrived on campus 56 years ago. He looks back on a very different time at the Medical Center.

The pioneering physician recalls the summer of 1964, the support of his colleagues and the challenges he faced

By Wayne Wood
December 14, 2018

Office of Continuous Professional Development implementing new software system

To expand capabilities for hosting and tracking continuing education credits in the health professions, Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Office of Continuous Professional Development (OcPD) is implementing a new software system.
By VUMC News and Communications
April 11, 2018

Avid runner founds “Gynecologists for Hire” to participate in Shade Tree Trot

Ob/Gyn fellow Cynthia Arvizo witnessed firsthand the good that Shade Tree Clinic does — so she formed a running team to raise funds
By Jessica Pasley
February 8, 2018

Bill and Genie met at VUMC in 1983. The proposal was at Kroger. A wedding ring fell over a cliff. They are still in love.

“She was really sweet and 34 years later, she’s still just as sweet,” Bill says. “It was meant to be,” Genie adds.
By Tavia Smith
February 6, 2018

When their native Puerto Rico was devastated by hurricanes, these VUMC resident physicians stepped up

“We are humbled by the heartfelt love we received from the entire Vanderbilt community"
By Nancy Humphrey
January 5, 2018

VUMC resident Arissa Young went to Stockholm to see her father accept a Nobel prize. Here’s her account of that whirlwind weekend.

"I’m filled with pride. My sister and mother and I don’t need a medal to tell us Dad’s a genius. We’re just very proud that he’s being honored the way we always knew he deserved to be."
By Casual Astronaut admin
September 5, 2017

Hidden Figure

In 1964, with little fanfare, Harold Jordan, MD, became the first African-American resident physician at Vanderbilt. Looking back to that time, he recalls the support of his colleagues and the challenges he faced.
By Wayne Wood
July 13, 2017

Study seeks to improve emergency event management

Anesthesiology has a long history of scrutinizing its practice and developing strategies for improvement.
By Jessica Pasley
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