medical student Archives

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.

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine students, from left, Sophie Schellhammer, Wyatt Cole and Mike Libre formed a program that brings artwork into the rooms of patients at Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital.

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.

Fourth-year medical students Helen Gambrah and Lihua Shu learned at Match Day that they will both go to the University of Michigan for their residency training. (photo by Susan Urmy)

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

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine student Daniel Ragheb, second from left, with the classmates who helped save him — Joel Johnson, left, Brian Hou and Shreyas Krishnapura. (Not pictured: Yash Pershad).

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.

Volunteers step up to help after Kentucky floods

Aug. 18, 2022—Volunteers from Vanderbilt's Shade Tree Clinic and the REMEDY organization stepped up to help residents in Kentucky following the devastating floods there.

First-year School of Medicine student Aamina Dandy puts on her white coat at last week’s ceremony as Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, and Amy Fleming, MD, look on.

White Coat Ceremony marks start of medical school journey

Jul. 28, 2022—Vanderbilt University School of Medicine welcomed 96 first-year students on Friday, July 22, during its annual White Coat Ceremony.

VUSM resident Carolina Gomez Grimaldo, MD, demonstrates how to suture for Metro Nashville Public Schools students during a recent event where residents, fellows and medical students talked about why and how they chose to become physicians.

Event for MNPS students shares reasons to pursue medicine

Apr. 28, 2022—More than 200 high school students at four Metro Nashville Public Schools recently participated in hands-on activities and listened to a diverse group of Vanderbilt residents, fellows and medical students talk about why and how they chose to become physicians.