Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM)

Donald Brady, MD, and Amy Fleming, MD, hosted last Friday’s virtual Match Day, where fourth-year Vanderbilt University School of Medicine students learned where they will do their residencies.
March 25, 2020

School of Medicine students take part in virtual Match Day

Match Day — and Vanderbilt’s longstanding tradition of gathering fourth-year medical students, their families, friends and faculty together to celebrate — was revamped to accommodate the social distancing measures that have been put in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

By Kathy Whitney
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
December 12, 2019

Osheroff elected IAMSE president

Neil Osheroff, PhD, was elected president of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) and will serve from January 2020-December 2021.

By Kathy Whitney
September 24, 2019

Pettepher to receive AAMC Distinguished Teacher Award

Cathy Pettepher, PhD, is the recipient of the 2019 Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).

By Kathy Whitney
Katie Cox Johnson, MD, at the opening of the Shade Tree Clinic.
September 18, 2019

Katie Cox Johnson, co-founder of Shade Tree Clinic, mourned

Katie Cox Johnson, co-founder of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s Shade Tree Clinic, died Sept. 11. She was 38.

By Kathy Whitney
September 5, 2019

Bailey to direct general surgery residency program

Christina Bailey, MD, MSCI, assistant professor of Surgery, has been named the new program director of the general surgery residency training program in the Department of Surgery, Section of Surgical Sciences.

By Jill Clendening
August 22, 2019

Master of Genetic Counseling program debuts inaugural class

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine has welcomed its first class of students seeking a Master of Genetic Counseling (MGC) degree.
By Nancy Humphrey
August 1, 2019

Ceremony welcomes new School of Medicine students

A new year means a new white coat for first-year Vanderbilt University School of Medicine students.
By Kathy Whitney
July 8, 2019

International Association of Medical Science Educators honors Osheroff

Neil Osheroff, PhD, John G. Coniglio professor of Biochemistry, professor of Medicine and director of the Academy for Excellence in Education, received the Distinguished Career Award for Excellence in Teaching and Educational Scholarship from the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE).
By Kathy Whitney
June 6, 2019

Faculty meeting highlights VUSM’s academic successes

Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, President and CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, kicked off the Spring Faculty Meeting by providing a short update of VUSM’s academic endeavors.
By Kathy Whitney
May 16, 2019

School of Medicine graduates ready to make positive impact

At commencement ceremonies for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine graduates last week, Dean Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, relinquished his usual role as commencement speaker and bestowed it to outgoing Senior Associate Dean for Health Sciences Education, Bonnie Miller, MD, MMHC.
By Kathy Whitney
May 2, 2019

Medical student lands fellowship to study ethics, discipline

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine student Didi Odinkemelu is one of 14 medical students chosen for the 2019 Medical Program of the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE) to participate in a two-week program in Germany and Poland this summer, which uses the conduct of physicians in Nazi-occupied Europe as a way to reflect on medical ethics today.
By Kathy Whitney
May 2, 2019

Jacobs’ funding gift expands support for surgical residents

Exactly 88 years from the day he was born at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, J. Kenneth Jacobs, MD, professor of Surgery, emeritus, returned to the institution to present a financial gift to the Section of Surgical Sciences to support the future education and research efforts of surgical residents.
By Jill Clendening
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