Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance (MVA)

Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD
April 8, 2024

Karen Winkfield named VICC director for Community Outreach and Engagement

Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, Ingram Professor of Cancer Research, has been named associate director for Community Outreach and Engagement at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.

By Tom Wilemon
November 14, 2023

Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance Lunch and Learn series presents “Memos to a Mentor,” Nov. 30

By VUMC News and Communications
November 14, 2023

Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance Lunch and Learn series presents “Edge for Scholars Grant Resources,” Nov. 28

By VUMC News and Communications
November 3, 2023

Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance presenting Equity & Engagement Cafe, Nov. 7

By VUMC News and Communications
August 18, 2023

Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance presents “A Conversation with Dr. Stephen Williams,” Sept. 16

By VUMC News and Communications
August 1, 2023

Karen Winkfield named a fellow of the American Society for Radiation Oncology

Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, executive director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, has been named a fellow of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

By Tom Wilemon
June 30, 2022

Vanderbilt Academy for Excellence in Education elects 26 new members

The Academy for Excellence in Education has elected the following 26 new members for 2022.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 25, 2021

Jackson, Winkfield selected among ‘Women to Watch’ in health care

Gretchen Purcell Jackson, MD, PhD, and Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, are honored among top health care leaders in the 2021 “Women to Watch” by Nashville Medical News.
By Holly Fletcher
October 13, 2021

Physician, author, humanitarian Meador dies at 90

Vanderbilt's Clifton Meador, MD, professor of Medicine, Emeritus, died Oct. 11. He was 90.
By Kathy Whitney
October 8, 2020

Program helps researchers deal with personal challenges

An innovative program to support Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty facing substantial caregiving challenges in their personal lives, the Partnership in Actively Retaining Talented Early-career Researchers, or Doris Duke PARTNERS, will receive a $528,000, three-year grant renewal from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
By Paul Govern
October 1, 2020

Diversity role model inspires career path

Portia Thomas grew up in Doerun, Georgia, a small, rural city named by pioneer hunters as a place with “a perfect doe run,” where the population has hovered around 800 people for the past 30 years. A childhood impression lifted her aspirations beyond her hometown and inspired her to pursue a career as a physician-scientist.
By Tom Wilemon
February 6, 2020

Medical students’ research highlighted at symposium

The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) Medical Scholars Research Symposium was held Feb. 3 and highlighted the work of eight medical students who spent the 2018-2019 academic year immersed in research under the guidance of faculty mentors.
By Kathy Whitney
October 11, 2018

MVA summit seeks to bring more black men into health professions

Encouragement, resilience and passion were the key messages at the recent Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance (MVA) summit for black men interested in health professions titled “Navigating the Pre-Health Path.”
By Matt Schorr