This annual lecture celebrates Dr. Levi Watkins Jr., VUSM’s first African American student and graduate and pioneering cardiac surgeon.

She hopes others will join her in participating in or contributing to Team Vanderbilt’s efforts at this year’s Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk, on Oct. 3.

The program is designed to remove common barriers for medical assistants who want to advance into nursing but may not be able to step away from full-time employment to attend school.

The address highlighted the department’s continued growth and successes across several mission-critical priorities: people, clinical care, education, research and discovery, and community engagement and advocacy.

The aim of the ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators is to recognize and assemble a cadre of renowned master surgeon educators who will work with the ACS Division of Education to advance the science and practice of surgical education and training.

Accredited as a Rare Disease Pharmacy Center of Excellence, VSP manages specialty medications and offers high-touch pharmacy services for patients with complex and often chronic, rare conditions.

Collaboration pairs Tampa Bay and Nashville’s health care ecosystems, giving founders direct access to investors, researchers, clinicians and licensing opportunities.