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School of Medicine graduate Sai Chennupati receives his academic hood from Amy Fleming, MD, MScHPE.
May 17, 2023

Commencement 2023

Hundreds of Vanderbilt medical, nursing and graduate students took part in last week’s Commencement.
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.
Josh Thompson celebrates with his wife, Amy, and children Charlotte and Theodore.
May 5, 2021

Special ceremonies celebrate students who graduated last year

On Sunday, May 2, the Class of 2020 of Vanderbilt University Schools of Medicine and Nursing and the Graduate School held in-person commencement ceremonies for students earning degrees. While the classes participated in virtual ceremonies last year, many opted to return to campus to celebrate with friends, family and faculty.
May 14, 2020

Twelve honored as emeriti faculty

By VUMC News and Communications
May 13, 2020

Recognition of graduating students takes new approach

On Friday, May 8, Vanderbilt University Schools of Medicine and Nursing and the Basic Sciences celebrated students earning degrees. They will have the opportunity to return to the Vanderbilt University campus in May 2021 for the University-wide official Commencement ceremony.

By Kathy Whitney, Leigh MacMillan and Nancy Wise
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
May 16, 2019

Nursing graduates embrace quest for health care excellence

Dean Linda Norman, DSN, told the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s 2019 graduating class that she is optimistic about the future of health care because of them.
By Nancy Wise
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 17, 2018

Medical School graduates set to begin health care journeys

In his message to the class of 2018 at Commencement last Friday, Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, President and CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, spoke of the increasingly high cost of health care, and the role the new graduates might play in bringing it under control as they venture into their new careers.
By Kathy Whitney
May 17, 2018

School of Nursing graduates ready for future opportunities

Last week’s Commencement marked a milestone for Vanderbilt University School of Nursing when it awarded 73 Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degrees, the greatest number since the program began in 2008.
May 17, 2018

Discovery, innovation drive Biomedical Sciences graduates

A highly accomplished group of 83 students earned doctoral degrees in the biomedical sciences from Vanderbilt during the 2017-2018 academic year.
By Leigh MacMillan
May 10, 2018

Commencement 2018

By Doug Campbell
May 18, 2017

Challenges, opportunities ahead for VUSM graduates

In his message to the class of 2017 at Commencement last Friday, Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., president and CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM), spoke of challenges caused by the rapid pace of change in health care and eroding public trust in the U.S. health care system.
By Kathy Whitney
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