Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance (MVA) Archive — Page 1 of 2
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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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.”