Education & Training

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
October 27, 2016

Fleming to help drive continuing medical education efforts

Geoffrey Fleming, M.D., associate professor of Pediatrics, has been named vice president of Continuous Professional Development for VUMC.

By Kathy Whitney
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October 19, 2016

Fleming, Hopkins named as SEC Academic Leadership fellows

Two Vanderbilt University faculty have been named as SEC Academic Leadership Development Program fellows for 2016-17.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 8, 2016

Simple Beginnings ceremony celebrates new doctoral students

Vanderbilt University welcomed 92 new doctoral students Sept. 2 during the seventh annual Simple Beginnings ceremony in a Light Hall lecture room packed with family members and other well wishers.

By Bill Snyder
August 5, 2016

VUSM welcomes inaugural class of Medical Innovators

Last week, the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) Medical Innovators Development Program (MIDP) welcomed three students in its inaugural class.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 4, 2016

White Coat Ceremony marks start of medical school journey

Family members, friends and faculty gathered in Light Hall on July 29 to support the new Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) class during the school’s annual Convocation and White Coat Ceremony.

By Kathy Whitney
July 26, 2016

Tarpley may be retiring, but he isn’t slowing down

On June 30, John Tarpley, M.D., retired after 23 years of service at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and the Nashville VA Medical Center. The next day, he packed a suitcase, and on July 2 he boarded a Kenya-bound plane, a move that was absolutely no surprise to all who know him.
By Jill Clendening
July 21, 2016

Reimschisel selected as a Macy Faculty Scholar

Tyler Reimschisel, M.D., director of the Division of Developmental Medicine and the Center for Child Development, has been selected for the 2016 Class of Macy Faculty Scholars.
By Christina Echegaray
July 21, 2016

Memorial service offers chance for sharing, reflection

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) held a Memorial Service for Recent Victims of Violence in America and the World on Wednesday to give faculty, staff and students an opportunity to reflect and share their thoughts and feelings about recent national events that have resulted in violent and senseless deaths.
By Kathy Whitney
April 14, 2016

Vanderbilt Anesthesia broadens global efforts

Vanderbilt International Anesthesia (VIA) is developing interactive curricula and training providers who will practice around the world.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 11, 2016

Meet explores innovations in graduate medical education

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine recently held the first in a series of six regional conferences on innovations in graduate medical education (GME) sponsored by a $50,000 grant from the Macy Foundation.
By Jessica Pasley
December 18, 2015

2015: The Year in Review

From national championship battles to breakthroughs in research, key appointments to beautiful #vandygrams, goodbyes to #VU2015 and hellos to #VU2019, take a look back at the year that was.
By Doug Campbell
November 19, 2015

Awards honor commitment to service excellence

The most recent Credo Award and Five Pillar Leader Award winners were announced at the Nov. 11 Clinical Enterprise Leadership Assembly at Langford Auditorium, along with the Team Award, a new honor given out for the first time.
By Paul Govern