Kyla Terhune

September 23, 2025

New Primary Care-Internal Medicine Residency Program to open in 2026 at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital

The new residency program reflects the commitment to invest in VWCH, now a teaching hospital, and to advance health care in the surrounding community.

By Bill Snyder
July 10, 2025

Kyla Terhune named to education leadership role with American College of Surgeons

Terhune, who also serves as the ACGME/National Resident Matching Program Designated Institutional Official, begins her ACS leadership role on Nov. 1.

By Jill Clendening
Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery residents pose in a Vanderbilt University Hospital operating room. (photo by Susan Urmy)
October 1, 2024

Urology and Otolaryngology residency programs ranked No. 1 by Doximity for reputation

Each year, Doximity Residency Navigator publishes residency program rankings by specialty which are “powered by peer nominations, ratings and hand-written reviews.”

By Craig Boerner
January 3, 2023

Terhune named Senior Vice President for Educational Affairs

Vanderbilt’s Kyla Terhune, MD, MBA, Vice President for Educational Affairs and Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, has been named Senior Vice President for Educational Affairs.

By John Howser
February 23, 2022

Day celebrates many contributions of residents, fellows

Friday, Feb. 25, is Thank a Resident Day, an annual opportunity to celebrate Vanderbilt’s physicians in training.

By Kathy Whitney
September 3, 2021

For Kyla Terhune, communication, compassion and hard work are keys to successful leadership

Her balanced approached to leadership and focus on support for trainees amid a pandemic earned a Five Pillar Leader Award.

By Nancy Humphrey
May 2, 2019

Jacobs’ funding gift expands support for surgical residents

Exactly 88 years from the day he was born at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, J. Kenneth Jacobs, MD, professor of Surgery, emeritus, returned to the institution to present a financial gift to the Section of Surgical Sciences to support the future education and research efforts of surgical residents.
By Jill Clendening
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
September 28, 2017

Student creates abdomen model to assist surgical trainees

George Washington University biomedical engineering student Sydney Bailes spent her summer carefully creating silicone layers of precise consistencies, and she hopes to spend winter break continuing work on the project that can one day help junior surgical trainees practice a critical skill — inserting surgical instruments for abdominal surgeries.
By Jill Clendening
September 5, 2017

Drake and Terhune named Chancellor’s Higher Education Fellows

Dr. Wonder Drake and Dr. Kyla Terhune have been named as the 2017-18 Chancellor’s Higher Education Fellows, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced today.
By Cathy Sgambati
December 11, 2014

Terhune to direct General Surgery residency program

The General Surgery residency program at Vanderbilt School of Medicine is getting a new program director, but it won’t be a new face.
By VUMC News and Communications