School of Medicine

June 15, 2022

Chancellor Faculty Fellows announced

Several highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty from a wide variety of disciplines and areas of expertise have been selected for the 2022 cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows.

Smotochukwu Ukwuani, MD, gets a hug after receiving her diploma at the School of Medicine ceremony.
May 18, 2022

Commencement 2022

Vanderbilt University’s Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Graduate School held Commencement ceremonies May 13.
Award winners and faculty pose for a photo before last week’s School of Medicine Spring Faculty Meeting.
May 5, 2022

Faculty awards honor teaching, clinical, research excellence

The 2022 Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Academic Enterprise Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Extraordinary Performance of Clinical Service, and Outstanding Contributions to Research were presented April 29 during the annual spring faculty meeting.

By Bill Snyder
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine student Meredith Huszagh works with study participant Brij Desai in a diabetes prevention program at the Shade Tree Clinic.
April 21, 2022

Diabetes prevention program run by students shows success

Seventy-five percent of participants in a diabetes prevention program run by medical students lost at least 5% of their body weight, and many participants also reported less pain and an overall improved quality of life.

By Jill Clendening
April 14, 2022

Stevenson to serve as co-chair of MD Admissions Committee

David Stevenson, PhD, will become co-chair of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s MD Admissions Committee on July .

By Kathy Whitney
April 14, 2022

Students tap Splittgerber to receive Shovel Award for outstanding teaching

Ryan Splittgerber, PhD, received the Shovel Award at this year’s Cadaver Ball for his impact on the medical education of the fourth-year students.

By Kathy Whitney
March 23, 2022

School of Medicine Spring Faculty Assembly set for April 29

The 2022 Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Spring Faculty Assembly will be held in person this year beginning at noon on Friday, April 29, in 208 Light Hall.
By Bill Snyder
February 24, 2022

Capacity building activities and new curriculum strengthen medical education in Liberia

Liberia's fragile health system is being strengthened through U.S.-Liberia partnerships focused on medical education and capacity building at the country's only medical school, A.M. Dogliotti (AMD) School of Medicine in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Liberia.
By Kristin Centers
February 2, 2022

Hu named to direct Office for Medical Student Research

Patrick Hu, MD PhD, associate professor of Medicine and Cell and Developmental Biology, has been named assistant dean for Physician-Researcher Training and director of the Office for Medical Student Research.
By Kathy Whitney
January 17, 2022

Inaugural members of the Vanderbilt Academy for Excellence in Clinical Medicine announced

The inaugural members of the Vanderbilt Academy for Excellence in Clinical Medicine (AECM) have been chosen.
By John Howser
January 12, 2022

Longtime VUMC leader Kaiser set to retire

Allen Kaiser, MD, is retiring on Jan. 31, after a 50-year career with VUMC serving in multiple leadership roles on VUMC’s campus and at Saint Thomas West Hospital.
By John Howser
January 6, 2022

New faculty awards honor clinical, research, teaching missions

The Office of Research, the Office of Faculty Affairs, and the Basic Sciences have created four new faculty awards named to honor and recognize past and current leadership in the clinical, educational, and research missions of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 30, 2021

Woodall named Vanderbilt Medical Alumni Affairs director

Sarah Creekmore Woodall has been named director of Vanderbilt Medical Alumni Affairs.
By Kathy Whitney
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