Education & Training

May 21, 2015

Grant helps expand training outreach program in Kenya

In an especially underserved region of western Kenya, expectant mothers requiring cesarean section are the focus of a new $2.6 million grant to Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Kenya’s AIC Kijabe Hospital and the Kenya-based Center for Public Health and Development.

By Paul Govern
March 26, 2015

Match Day reveals medical students’ future addresses

At last Friday’s Match Day, graduating Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) students and their family members and friends packed Langford Auditorium, anxiously waiting for the clock to strike 11 a.m.

By Jessica Pasley
December 11, 2014

Terhune to direct General Surgery residency program

The General Surgery residency program at Vanderbilt School of Medicine is getting a new program director, but it won’t be a new face.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 20, 2014

Rodgers honored for service to VUSM, students

Hundreds of students gathered this week at a reception honoring Scott Rodgers, M.D., and his 10 years of service to Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

By Jessica Pasley
November 14, 2014

Vanderbilt University and Medical Center take steps to ensure continued vibrancy and growth

Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos today announced the institution is embarking on a process to reconfigure Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a not-for-profit academic medical center that is financially distinct from the university. The move will give the medical center increased financial independence while preserving and growing the collaboration that has resulted in Vanderbilt’s research, education and medical excellence.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 14, 2014

Vanderbilt University and Medical Center Announce Steps to Strengthen Future

By VUMC News and Communications
November 14, 2014

Message from the Chancellor about steps to ensure continued vibrancy and growth for VU and VUMC

By VUMC News and Communications
November 6, 2014

Vanderbilt’s Brady named to ACGME board of directors

Donald Brady, M.D., senior associate dean for Graduate Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development, has been named to the board of directors of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for a three-year term.
By Jessica Pasley
September 4, 2014

Science educations bloom from ‘Simple Beginnings’

Vanderbilt University welcomed 99 new doctoral students last Friday, Aug. 29, during the fifth annual “Simple Beginnings” ceremony in a Light Hall lecture room packed with family members and other well-wishers.
By Bill Snyder
August 7, 2014

PM&R residency program gains ACGME approval

Vanderbilt’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) will welcome its first class of residents next summer. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) approved the new residency program to begin in July 2015.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 1, 2014

VUMC resident physicians lead ‘Choosing Wisely’ initiative to reduce repetitive lab tests

A Vanderbilt University Medical Center initiative being led by teams of resident physicians is reducing repetitive lab tests and making a visible impact on health care delivery.
By Jessica Pasley
July 30, 2014

White coats a fine fit for incoming medical students

The White Coat Ceremony held at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine that recognizes first-year medical students’ transition from college to professional school serves as a rite of passage and carries a powerful symbolism.
By Jessica Pasley
June 26, 2014

Rousseau appointed to NIH study group

Vanderbilt researcher Bernard Rousseau, Ph.D., is being appointed to the Motor Function, Speech and Rehabilitation Study Section at the Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, for the term beginning July 1 and ending June 30, 2020.
By Craig Boerner
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