medical student

August 3, 2017

Educational journey begins for new medical students

As family members, friends and faculty gathered in 208 Light Hall, many with cell phones positioned to capture the moment, Bonnie Miller, M.D., MMHC, welcomed them to the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s (VUSM) annual Convocation and White Coat Ceremony, and then turned to the first-year students and asked a simple question.

By Kathy Whitney
July 27, 2017

Student’s summer research program honors her mother

As a teenager, Ashley Duhon realized she wanted to become a doctor so she could help people, like her mother, who suffer from medical complications due to type 1 diabetes.

By Jill Clendening
June 29, 2017

Barnett honored by AHA for minority student advocacy

Joey Barnett, Ph.D., professor of Pharmacology at Vanderbilt and director of the Office of Medical Student Research, has received the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Louis B. Russell Jr. Memorial Award for his efforts as an advocate for the career advancement of minority students and trainees in cardiovascular science, and for increased representation of underserved communities among the AHA volunteer base.

By Kathy Whitney
May 25, 2017

Student Health Coalition reunion

Joseph Little, M.D., ’77, BA ’72, left, and Irwin Venick, J.D., ’75, right, shown here with Robert Miller, M.D., recently spoke about their experience with the Vanderbilt Student Health Coalition, an initiative of Vanderbilt medical, nursing, law and undergraduate students that began in 1969.

By Doug Campbell
March 23, 2017

Match Day reveals medical students’ residency locations

inseparable study buddies and then best friends. They started dating at the end of the first year and got married in June 2016. On March 17, the couple stood side by side as they opened their Match Day envelopes that revealed the locations of their residencies…and their future.

By Kathy Whitney
August 5, 2016

VUSM welcomes inaugural class of Medical Innovators

Last week, the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) Medical Innovators Development Program (MIDP) welcomed three students in its inaugural class.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 4, 2016

VUSM student’s research poster lauded at international meeting

A Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) student recently received international recognition when his poster presentation at a major infectious diseases conference was voted the best from among 600 presenters and 1,500 attendees.
By Kathy Whitney
August 4, 2016

White Coat Ceremony marks start of medical school journey

Family members, friends and faculty gathered in Light Hall on July 29 to support the new Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) class during the school’s annual Convocation and White Coat Ceremony.
By Kathy Whitney
July 21, 2016

Memorial service offers chance for sharing, reflection

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) held a Memorial Service for Recent Victims of Violence in America and the World on Wednesday to give faculty, staff and students an opportunity to reflect and share their thoughts and feelings about recent national events that have resulted in violent and senseless deaths.
By Kathy Whitney
May 12, 2016

School of Medicine student to take part in ethics fellowship

Maria de Lourdes Ladino, a third-year student at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, has been chosen as one of 14 medical students to take part in Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE).
By Jessica Pasley
April 28, 2016

Shade Tree Trot 2016

Last Saturday’s Shade Tree Trot and benefit dinner raised a record amount — more than $58,000.
By VUMC News and Communications
April 14, 2016

Shade Tree Trot set for April 23

The eighth annual Shade Tree Trot is set for Saturday, April 23.
By Jessica Pasley
March 24, 2016

Medical students’ residency locations revealed at Match Day

Since entering Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2012, Ashlee Hurff Arteaga has served as president of her class each year, which gave her a front row seat to the challenges and triumphs experienced by her classmates.
By Jessica Pasley
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