Graduate Medical Education

March 28, 2019

ACGME honors Moutsios’ contributions to teaching

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) recently presented awards to 29 recipients at its annual Educational Conference, recognizing noteworthy achievements from a wide range of talented graduate medical education professionals.

By Kathy Whitney
Kyla Terhune, MD, MBA
February 28, 2019

Terhune named to senior GME leadership role

Kyla Terhune, MD, MBA, associate professor Surgery and director of the Surgery Residency Training Program in the Section of Surgical Sciences, has been named Vice President for Educational Affairs for Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Her appointment is effective July 1.

By John Howser
April 26, 2018

GME reunion

Former Vanderbilt University School of Medicine associate deans of Graduate Medical Education (GME) Fred Kirchner Jr., MD, (1988-2007), left, and Dennis Wentz, MD, who was the first associate dean for GME (1978-88), right, recently reunited with current senior associate dean Donald Brady, MD, who took the helm in 2008.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 26, 2018

Study explores accuracy of residency applications

The misrepresentation of scholarly work among residency applicants has been documented for decades, said Louise Mawn, MD, professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Jessica Pasley
October 19, 2017

Brady elected to executive committee of the ACGME Board of Directors

Donald Brady, M.D., Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development, was elected to the executive committee of the ACGME Board of Directors for a two-year term.

By Kathy Whitney
October 9, 2017

Join campus effort for Puerto Rico hurricane relief

The Office of Graduate Medical Education (GME) is collecting supplies to aid residents of Puerto Rico as it recovers from Hurricane Maria.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 20, 2017

Emergency Medicine’s Wrenn leaves legacy of learning

Keith Wrenn, M.D., who for 25 years has been a leader in Vanderbilt’s Department of Emergency Medicine serving as its first and only residency director, is stepping down.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 9, 2017

Award lauds medical education programs

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the Arnold P. Gold Foundation have awarded Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) with the second annual DeWitt C. ‘Bud’ Baldwin Award, which recognizes institutions that “foster a respectful, supportive environment for medical education.”
By Kathy Whitney
February 23, 2017

First class of PM&R residents sets bar high for new program

The inaugural class of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency program is making a big impact on patient care and research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).
By Tom Wilemon
January 5, 2017

CME society honors Moore’s contributions

Don Moore, Ph.D., director of the Division of Continuing Medical Education and Director of Evaluation and Education in the Office of Graduate Medical Education, will be inducted into the inaugural fellowship class of the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) at its Annual Meeting in May.
By Kathy Whitney
July 26, 2016

Tarpley may be retiring, but he isn’t slowing down

On June 30, John Tarpley, M.D., retired after 23 years of service at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and the Nashville VA Medical Center. The next day, he packed a suitcase, and on July 2 he boarded a Kenya-bound plane, a move that was absolutely no surprise to all who know him.
By Jill Clendening
February 11, 2016

Meet explores innovations in graduate medical education

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine recently held the first in a series of six regional conferences on innovations in graduate medical education (GME) sponsored by a $50,000 grant from the Macy Foundation.
By Jessica Pasley
November 6, 2014

Vanderbilt’s Brady named to ACGME board of directors

Donald Brady, M.D., senior associate dean for Graduate Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development, has been named to the board of directors of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for a three-year term.
By Jessica Pasley