Education & Training Archive — Page 1 of 26

Portrait of a smiling man wearing rectangular glasses and a dark collared shirt against a brown background.
October 26, 2026

Yash Choksi named Associate Director of the Physician-Scientist Training Program

Physician-scientist training at Vanderbilt Health couples internal medicine residency and clinical fellowship training with training in basic or clinical research.

By Bill Snyder
Several hikers sit and recline on a broad rocky overlook above a densely forested, rolling highland valley beneath a partly cloudy blue sky.
October 26, 2026

Wilderness medicine elective prepares medical students for the unexpected

Course instills confidence when facing medical emergencies in the great outdoors — or in the grocery store.

By Jill Clendening
Graduate student Chiamaka Okoye shows Nora Tidwell, 6, and Avah Floyd, 7, how the gastrointestinal bacterium H. pylori swims through stomach mucus by having them dip their gloved hands into a tub of slime and dried pasta.
October 15, 2026

MEGAMicrobe: Free, fun science event for students 5-15 on Oct. 24

Hosted by the Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation, the ninth annual MEGAMicrobe event invites students to conduct science experiments, join in hands-on activities, and win prizes and giveaways.

By Bill Snyder
Group photo of conference participants posed in two rows between Charité and Vanderbilt Health banners. The banners show building photographs and the text “CHARITÉ” and “VANDERBILT HEALTH.”
October 12, 2026

Symposium, pilot research projects strengthen bond between Vanderbilt Health and Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin

“In just one year, our signed agreement has transformed into growing personal relationships, foundational work for future scientific studies, and the initial development of training programs that will advance our shared missions,” said Jeff Balser, President and CEO of Vanderbilt Health and Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

By Jill Clendening
Jessica Duran, MD, speaks into a microphone beside a lectern during a symposium.
October 9, 2026

Chest pain symposium educates women about heart health risks

The focus of the interactive event at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks was to help improve women’s cardiovascular health through education and increased awareness.

By Matt Batcheldor
An older man stands at a lectern beside a microphone, speaking in an auditorium with a projected presentation behind him.
October 9, 2026

‘Nobody Even Knows My Name:’ John Tarpley considers his career, and life

Tarpley entitled his Levi Watkins Jr., MD Lecture to reflect what he has learned during his journey in surgery, and in life.

By Bill Snyder