School of Medicine

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
Somto Ukwuani reacts after learning she will be staying at Vanderbilt for her pediatrics residency (photo by Susan Urmy)
March 21, 2022

Match Day reveals next stop on students’ medical journeys

By Kathy Whitney
From left are Bonnie Miller, MD, VUMC; Odell Kumeh, MD, MPH, ULCHS; Marie Martin, PhD, MEd, VUMC; Bernice Dahn, MD, MPH, ULCHS; Kristina Talbert-Slagle, PhD, Yale; and Comfort Enders, MEd, ULCHS.
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
Patrick Hu, MD, PhD, has been named assistant dean for Physician-Researcher Training and director of the Office for Medical Student Research.
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

Study finds sexual minority communities disproportionately engage in behaviors to reduce medication costs

Vanderbilt research finds that individuals from sexual minority populations, including members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer communities, are more likely than heterosexual individuals to engage in behaviors to reduce medication costs.
By Jill Clendening
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
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
December 29, 2021

Study finds sexual minority communities disproportionately engage in behaviors to reduce medication costs

People from sexual minority populations, including members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer communities, are more likely than heterosexual people to engage in behaviors to reduce medication costs.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 12, 2021

Marnett stepping down as dean of VUSM Basic Sciences

Lawrence Marnett, PhD, who has served as dean of Vanderbilt University’s School of Medicine Basic Sciences since its creation in 2016, will step down as dean effective June 30, 2022.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 7, 2021

Pandemic spurs expansion of surgical care for underserved

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down international travel necessary for overseas medical initiatives, Vanderbilt's Rondi Kauffmann, MD, MPH, began brainstorming ways to extend surgical care to those in need much closer to home.
By Jill Clendening
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