Education & Training Archive

November 14, 2014

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

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
June 19, 2014 Vanderbilt’s Continuing Medical Education efforts lauded By Jessica Pasley
May 15, 2014 VUSM clinical care course lands award
The Continuity Clinical Experience (CCX), an initiative of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s Curriculum 2.0, was recently selected as the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Clinical Care Challenge winner.
By Jessica Pasley
May 9, 2014 Vanderbilt University honors 20 as emeriti faculty
Twenty retiring faculty members were recognized during Vanderbilt’s Commencement ceremony May 9, when the university honored their years of service and bestowed on them the title of emeritus or emerita faculty.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 1, 2014 Chestnut named head of Division of Obstetric Anesthesiology By Jill Clendening
March 27, 2014 Residency locations revealed at Match Day
For the first time that she can remember, Paula Marincola forgot her own birthday. Once the most celebrated day of her life, it took a backseat to another milestone on March 21 — Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s Match Day.
By Jessica Pasley
March 20, 2014 Student appointed to AMA education committee
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine student Jake DeVolder has been appointed the American Medical Association (AMA) student member of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).
By Jessica Pasley