Education & Training

September 4, 2020

Gould named senior associate dean for Biomedical Research, Education and Career Development

Kathleen Gould, PhD, Louise B. McGavock Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology in the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, has been named senior associate dean for Biomedical Research, Education and Career Development.

By Carol Rouzer
August 27, 2020

VUMC establishes new residency training program for chaplains

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has established a new chaplain residency training program to provide quality education for developing chaplains and better support the spiritual needs of patients, their families and Medical Center employees.

By Jill Clendening
August 11, 2020

Original podcast series explores ideas, issues shaping health and health care

By Holly Fletcher
Sarah Hmaidan, DO, tries on a N95 respirator in Light Hall during orientation for incoming residents and fellows.
June 17, 2020

Welcoming residents, fellows creates new challenges

Throughout June Vanderbilt University Medical Center is welcoming 330 new residents and fellows, and onboarding the physicians-in-training looks a bit different this year.

By Kathy Whitney
May 27, 2020

Churchwell to lead Vanderbilt’s diversity, inclusivity initiatives in permanent role

André L. Churchwell has been named vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer for Vanderbilt University, a position he has held on an interim basis since June 2019.

By VUMC News and Communications
May 27, 2020

Fleming, Law receive education awards from Academy for Excellence in Education

The Academy for Excellence in Education, established in 2007 to reinvigorate the education enterprise within Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, recently honored Geoffrey Fleming, MD, professor of Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine and Janice Law, MD, assistant professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.

By Jessica Pasley
April 27, 2020

Pearson receives Shovel Award from VUSM students

Each year, the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine graduating fourth-year class honors one faculty member with the Shovel Award in recognition of the exceptionally meaningful impact he or she has had on their medical education.
By Kathy Whitney
April 17, 2020

School of Medicine quickly designs new teaching strategies

COVID-19 — and the mandate for social distancing to curb its spread — has meant rethinking how nearly 400 Vanderbilt University School of Medicine students will master the clinical and didactic skills they need to stay on course.
By Kathy Whitney
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
March 24, 2020

Vanderbilt mourns loss of former Anesthesiology chair Bradley E. Smith, MD

Bradley E. Smith, MD, former professor and chair of the Vanderbilt’s Department of Anesthesiology, died March 20 in Nashville after a long battle with cancer. He was 86.
By Nancy Humphrey
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
November 20, 2019

Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance celebrates 20 years of collaboration

In 1999 Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced the establishment of a formal alliance to enhance the educational, scientific and clinical programs at and between both institutions.
By Kathy Whitney
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