Education & Training

July 20, 2017

Emergency Medicine’s Wrenn leaves legacy of learning

Keith Wrenn, M.D., who for 25 years has been a leader in Vanderbilt’s Department of Emergency Medicine serving as its first and only residency director, is stepping down.

By VUMC News and Communications
The fourth-floor atrium of the Eskind Biomedical Library renovation. (Rendering by Hasting Architectural Associates)
July 5, 2017

Eskind Biomedical Library to close for transformative renovation

The Eskind Biomedical Library will close Aug. 1 for a a yearlong renovation, and updated information on services and collections will be available on the library’s homepage.

By VUMC News and Communications
June 8, 2017

VUSM joins initiative to transform medical education

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) has been chosen to be a part of the newly formed Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Institute for the Transformation of Medical Education (Kern Institute), a national initiative to transform medical education across the continuum from pre-medical school to physician practice.

By VUMC News and Communications
May 18, 2017

Vanderbilt Women in Surgery

The Section of Surgical Sciences recently hosted an inaugural Vanderbilt Women in Surgery event that featured a panel discussion with three prominent female Nashville surgeons: Bonnie Miller, M.D., Senior Associate Dean for Health Sciences Education and Executive Vice President for Educational Affairs; Gretchen Jackson, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of Pediatric Surgery; and Jeanne Ballinger, M.D., general surgeon with Saint Thomas Health.

By VUMC News and Communications
May 4, 2017

Faculty meeting highlights VUMC’s achievements, goals

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is known for world-renowned research, national leadership in training health care professionals and for the most cutting-edge medical care for complex conditions.

By Bill Snyder
April 27, 2017

Barnett named co-chair of VUSM Admissions Committee

Joey Barnett, Ph.D., has been named co-chair of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Admissions Committee, effective July 1.

By Kathy Whitney
April 13, 2017

Anesthesiology creates perioperative medicine fellowship

The department of Anesthesiology has created a new training program, the Fellowship in Perioperative Medicine, set to launch in July. The multidisciplinary 12-month program has slots for up to four fellows, and is open to physicians who’ve completed residency in either Anesthesiology or General Surgery.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 30, 2017

Applied Clinical Informatics MS program accepting applications

The Master of Science in Applied Clinical Informatics program (MSACI) is now accepting applications for fall 2017.
By Paul Govern
March 23, 2017

Match Day reveals medical students’ residency locations

inseparable study buddies and then best friends. They started dating at the end of the first year and got married in June 2016. On March 17, the couple stood side by side as they opened their Match Day envelopes that revealed the locations of their residencies…and their future.
By Kathy Whitney
March 9, 2017

Award lauds medical education programs

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the Arnold P. Gold Foundation have awarded Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) with the second annual DeWitt C. ‘Bud’ Baldwin Award, which recognizes institutions that “foster a respectful, supportive environment for medical education.”
By Kathy Whitney
February 23, 2017

First class of PM&R residents sets bar high for new program

The inaugural class of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency program is making a big impact on patient care and research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).
By Tom Wilemon
January 5, 2017

CME society honors Moore’s contributions

Don Moore, Ph.D., director of the Division of Continuing Medical Education and Director of Evaluation and Education in the Office of Graduate Medical Education, will be inducted into the inaugural fellowship class of the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) at its Annual Meeting in May.
By Kathy Whitney
November 17, 2016

School of Medicine’s newest teaching award honors Nanney

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) recently established the Academy for Excellence in Education Lillian B. Nanney Award for Outstanding Service to the VUSM/Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) Community of Educators.
By Kathy Whitney
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