Training Tomorrow’s Leaders Archive — Page 1 of 4

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October 26, 2026

Yash Choksi named Associate Director of the Physician-Scientist Training Program

Physician-scientist training at Vanderbilt Health couples internal medicine residency and clinical fellowship training with training in basic or clinical research.

By Bill Snyder
Portrait of Monica Brown smiling and wearing a white Vanderbilt University School of Medicine coat.
October 23, 2026

Monica Brown selected as 2026 Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar

She will receive a $1,000 cash prize and will be mentored by the recipient of the 2026 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, Eva Nogales, PhD, an internationally known structural biologist and pioneer in molecular imaging.

By Leigh MacMillan
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September 14, 2026

Transplant Nephrology Fellowship program becomes first in nation to earn ACGME accreditation

As demand for kidney transplantation continues to grow nationwide, highly trained transplant nephrologists are essential to meeting the complex needs of patients with end-stage kidney disease.

By Danny Bonvissuto
Hugh Barrington Lawrence III, from Beacon, New York, admitted to the Interdisciplinary Graduate Pathway, receives his white coat from IGP Director Madhvi Venkatesh, DPhil, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
September 9, 2026

New graduate students are urged to forge reputations ‘others can trust’

White lab coats symbolize academic rigor, scientific excellence and commitment to benefit society through research and discovery.

By Bill Snyder
Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. wearing glasses, a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned yellow tie, seated indoors near a window.
September 2, 2026

Call for nominations open for Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. Award; deadline is Sept. 20

The annual lecture is Oct. 5, and the speaker will be John Tarpley.

Missy Scalise, MD, in a blue blouse, and Kaylin Craig, MD, in a black outfit with a rose-colored cardigan, pose in a hospital hallway.
August 31, 2026

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital’s first Primary Care-Internal Medicine Residency Program addresses the needs of a rapidly growing community

“The investment isn’t only in the Wilson County of today — it’s in the physicians this community will need in 2050,” said Program Director Missy Scalise, MD.

By Danny Bonvissuto