Education & Training Archive — Page 23 of 26

Portrait of Walter R. Frontera wearing glasses, a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned tie.
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 Vanderbilt Health News
Seven members of Vanderbilt’s Choosing Wisely house staff steering committee pose in two rows in a brick hallway; three people stand in front and four behind, including one person wearing a white coat.
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
A medical school white coat ceremony in an auditorium: a woman in formal attire receives help putting on a white coat from a man in a white coat, with additional coats displayed at left and an audience seated behind them.
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
Portrait of a smiling man in a dark suit, white shirt, and tie against a neutral background.
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
Sculptural metal armillary sphere on a pedestal in a leafy urban courtyard, with benches, trees, and surrounding brick buildings.
June 19, 2014

Vanderbilt’s Continuing Medical Education efforts lauded

By Jessica Pasley
Four clinicians pose together in a clinical examination room. From left: Morgan McDonald, Jesse Ehrenfeld, Heather Ridinger, and Jennifer Green.
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