Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture

January 19, 2022

MLK lecture explores benefits of maximizing of diversity

Vanderbilt University’s School of Medicine and School of Nursing hosted the 21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture on Monday, Jan. 17.

By Kathy Whitney
January 5, 2022

National nursing leader Dawson set for MLK lecture

Martha Dawson, DNP, RN, president of the National Black Nurses Association, will present Vanderbilt’s 21st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture on Monday, Jan. 17, noon-1 p.m.

By Nancy Wise
January 20, 2021

Lecture highlights academic medicine’s role in racial justice

On Monday, Jan. 18, Vanderbilt University’s School of Medicine and School of Nursing hosted the 20th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture.

By Kathy Whitney
January 14, 2021

MLK Lecture set for Jan. 18

The chief diversity and inclusion officer for the American Association of Medical Colleges will deliver the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Celebration Event Lecture on Monday, Jan. 18.

By VUMC News and Communications
From left are VUMC Chief Diversity Office Andre Churchwell, MD; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award honorees Adriana Bialostozky, MD, and Jannyse Starks, DNP, FNP-BC; keynote speaker Phyllis Sharps, PhD, RN; and honoree Tamika Hudson, DNP, APRN, FNP-C; and School of Nursing Dean Linda Norman, DSN, RN.
January 22, 2020

MLK lecture celebrates diversity, inclusion, equity

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture was held on Monday and for the third year commenced with the United Voices of Vanderbilt choir’s stirring medley of inspirational songs.

By Kathy Whitney