Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance (MVA)

July 19, 2018

Grant to develop ways to measure medical mistrust in African-American men

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been awarded a two-year, $250,000 grant by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to develop new ways to measure trust in African-American men as it relates to health care.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 26, 2018

Wilkins takes key role in national ‘All of Us’ precision medicine effort

Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI, has played a major role in the development of the national All of Us Research Program, an ambitious effort led by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to accelerate the prevention and treatment of illness through precision medicine.

By Bill Snyder
March 2, 2017

Prather to manage interprofessional education for Meharry Vanderbilt Alliance

Pilar Prather, M.Ed., has joined the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance (MVA) as program manager for Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Inter-Institutional Collaborative Learning.

By Matt Schorr
August 13, 2015

Grant bolsters Clinical Data Research Network

The Mid-South Clinical Data Research Network, led by Vanderbilt University’s Russell Rothman, M.D., M.P.P., has been approved for a three-year, $8.5 million funding award from the independent Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to expand its efforts to improve healthcare throughout the Southeast.

By Bill Snyder
AIDS ribbon on the globe
June 25, 2015

VUMC, Meharry and State Health Department receive NIH grant to establish AIDS research center

Vanderbilt University has received a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Tennessee Center for AIDS Research with Meharry Medical College and the Tennessee Department of Health.

By Bill Snyder
Insulin in vials
June 18, 2015

MVA study shows benefits of pharmacy care in diabetes treatment

Underserved patients with sub-optimally controlled type 2 diabetes who were cared for by pharmacists were more adherent to their medication regimen and had better blood sugar control than those who did not have a pharmacist in their care team.

By Matt Schorr