medical student Archives
The urgency of research
Aug. 2, 2023—Griffin Rodgers, MD, director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health, described the urgency of the nation’s diabetes epidemic July 26 during a symposium of the NIDDK Medical Student Research Program in Diabetes and Obesity hosted by Vanderbilt University.
VUMC Community Art Initiative call for medical student art
Jul. 28, 2023—The Association of American Medical Colleges and Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine Art of Diagnosis Program, sponsored by the Gordan and Betty Moore Foundation, awarded Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Community Art Initiative (CAI) $5,000 to support an exhibition of medical student art.
White Coat Ceremony welcomes new School of Medicine students
Jul. 28, 2023—Vanderbilt University School of Medicine recently welcomed 96 first-year students during its annual White Coat Ceremony, marking the students’ journeys to becoming physicians and physician-scientists.
Conference brings together students from multiple schools to explore ways to help them flourish within the field of medicine
Apr. 20, 2023—Vanderbilt University School of Medicine hosted more than 50 medical students from across 15 schools for the first Kern National Network for Flourishing in Medicine Student Conference.
Medical students’ initiative brings artwork to Stallworth
Apr. 13, 2023—by Danny Bonvissuto When you’re largely confined to a hospital bed for two months, the world becomes very small. This was the case for Roy Whitehead, who rehabilitated at Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital following a car wreck that left him with a broken neck and back. A bright spot during his stay was the day...
Shade Tree Trot 2023
Apr. 12, 2023—Last Saturday’s dreary weather didn’t keep runners and walkers away from the annual Shade Tree Trot, held this year at Percy Warner Park.
Shade Tree Trot fundraising event set for April 8
Mar. 23, 2023—Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s annual Shade Tree Trot 5K, a long-standing fund-raising tradition, is set for Saturday, April 8.
Match Day reveals Medical students’ future addresses
Mar. 21, 2023—Vanderbilt University School of Medicine graduating class members learned where they will serve their residencies at Match Day on March 17.
Estrada to lead VUSM health equity education
Jan. 19, 2023—Lourdes Estrada, PhD, has been named assistant dean for Health Equity Education, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Crow to headline Shade Tree Clinic benefit concert
Jan. 12, 2023—Sheryl Crow will headline a benefit concert for the Shade Tree Clinic on Feb. 15 in Langford Auditorium.
Shade Tree donations
Dec. 15, 2022—Vanderbilt University School of Medicine students recently set up a donation station on the VUMC Plaza for the medical school’s annual donation drive for the Shade Tree Clinic
Medical student’s life saved by quick action of classmates
Sep. 22, 2022—Daniel Ragheb's Vanderbilt University School of Medicine classmates came to his rescue after Ragheb experienced sudden cardiac arrest while the group was playing basketball.
