Office for Diversity in Medical Education

16th annual Levi Watkins Jr., M.D., Lecture set for Oct. 10

Dr. Levi Garraway, senior vice president for global development and medical affairs for Lilly Oncology, will present the 16th annual Levi Watkins Jr., M.D., Lecture Oct. 10.

By VUMC News and Communications

VUSM town hall focuses on diversity, inclusion

The number of black students applying to medical schools across the country is decreasing. Of particular concern is the reduced number of black males going into medicine. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine wants to change that trend.

By Jessica Pasley

October 22, 2015

Myers delivers annual lecture inspired by Watkins’ legacy

Woodrow Myers, M.D., MBA, CEO of Corizon Health, delivered the 14th annual Levi Watkins Jr. M.D. Lecture.

By Jessica Pasley

April 30, 2015

Watkins memorialized with establishment of new chair

By Nancy Humphrey

December 2, 2014

Nominate a faculty or staff member for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award

The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award will be presented Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, to a faculty or staff member in the School of Medicine, School of Nursing or at Vanderbilt University Medical Center who emulates the principles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through his or her work.