School of Medicine

Jacqueline Harris receives a lift from fellow School of Medicine graduates, from left, Nick Baddour, Majaliwa Mzombwe, Jessica Lindsay Burris, Nikhil Chavali and Megan Shroder.
May 16, 2019

School of Medicine graduates ready to make positive impact

At commencement ceremonies for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine graduates last week, Dean Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, relinquished his usual role as commencement speaker and bestowed it to outgoing Senior Associate Dean for Health Sciences Education, Bonnie Miller, MD, MMHC.

By Kathy Whitney
Graduate School student Gabriela Alvarado, School of Medicine student Will French, and School of Nursing students are among those taking part in today’s Commencement exercises.
May 8, 2019

Commencement 2019

Vanderbilt University’s 2019 Commencement ceremonies begin at 9 a.m. Friday, May 10.

By VUMC News and Communications
May 2, 2019

Medical student lands fellowship to study ethics, discipline

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine student Didi Odinkemelu is one of 14 medical students chosen for the 2019 Medical Program of the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE) to participate in a two-week program in Germany and Poland this summer, which uses the conduct of physicians in Nazi-occupied Europe as a way to reflect on medical ethics today.

By Kathy Whitney
April 25, 2019

Shade Tree Trot 2019

The 11th annual Shade Tree Trot, presented by Messer Construction and Carrabba’s, was held April 20 on the Vanderbilt campus.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 21, 2019

Project seeks to ease confusion about advance directives

While Vanderbilt University School of Medicine student Jon Alverio was on rotation with the Vanderbilt Health Palliative Care team, he witnessed the confusion patients often have as they try to complete an advance directive for health care, and he decided to do something about it.

By Jill Clendening
Chike Osita Abana and his wife, Courtney Mitchell Abana, PhD, react after learning at Match Day that he will do his radiation oncology residency at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
March 21, 2019

Event reveals next stop on students’ medical journeys

Match Day is the crowning moment of the National Resident Match Program, which matches thousands of medical students with residency programs at medical centers and hospitals across the country. On March 15, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s Match Day ceremony was one for the books.

By Kathy Whitney
March 21, 2019

Brain injury expert Francisco set for Discovery Lecture

Gerard Francisco, MD, renowned for his clinical expertise and research in the field of brain injury, stroke rehabilitation and spasticity management, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, March 28.
By Leigh MacMillan
March 15, 2019

Inaugural SCRIPS symposium set for March 21

The inaugural SCRIPS symposium — Supporting Careers in Research for Interventional Physicians and Surgeons — will be held from 1-4 p.m. March 21 in 202 Light Hall.
By Bill Snyder
March 7, 2019

Annual Shade Tree Trot set to raise funds for student-run clinics

The 11th annual Shade Tree Trot, presented by Messer Construction and Carrabba’s, is set for Saturday, April 20, at 9 a.m. on the Vanderbilt campus.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 28, 2019

Gene identified that increases risk of antibiotic reaction

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and colleagues have identified a gene that increases the risk for a severe and potentially life-threatening reaction to the commonly prescribed antibiotic vancomycin.
By Bill Snyder
February 28, 2019

Evans set for next Discovery Lecture

Ronald Evans, PhD, renowned for his discoveries of nuclear hormone receptors and how they work, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, March 7.
By Leigh MacMillan
February 7, 2019

Symposium shines light on research by medical students

The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Medical Scholars Research Symposium was held Feb. 4 and highlighted the work of eight medical students who spent the 2017-2018 academic year immersed in research experiences under the guidance of faculty mentors.
By Kathy Whitney
February 7, 2019

Master of Genetic Counseling degree program to begin in fall

Vanderbilt University’s School of Medicine is in the process of selecting its first class of students seeking a Master of Genetic Counseling (MGC) degree, one of the fastest growing health professions in the country.
By Nancy Humphrey
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