Education & Training Archive — Page 26 of 26

Two men stand outdoors on a rocky overlook above a sprawling city and mountainous landscape. The man on the left wears a blue shirt and backpack; the man on the right wears a light blue shirt.
August 23, 2012

Bogota stint gives oral surgery resident glimpse of global need

While Benjamin Foley, D.D.S., was on a two-week surgical rotation in Bogota, Colombia, the impact of limited access to health care was as clear as the fused jaw of a 6-year-old child.

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Peter Buerhaus, wearing glasses, a dark jacket, and blue shirt against a brown background.
August 9, 2012

Buerhaus named to Institute of Medicine’s GME committee

Peter Buerhaus, Ph.D., R.N., has been named to the Institute of Medicine’s Committee for Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education.

Five smiling students stand indoors, holding open white medical coats to show their clothing underneath. An escalator and other people are visible in the background.
August 2, 2012

VUSM’s class of 2016 gets a jump on medical studies

July 23 was the first day of class for the VUSM class of 2016, a little more than a week earlier than the start of last year’s classes.

Bonnie Miller, wearing glasses and a pale yellow cardigan, stands beside a blackboard labeled “Curriculum 2.0.”
July 26, 2012

School of Medicine debuts new model for medical learning

This summer, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine students began implementing a new, innovative, four-year education model called Curriculum 2.0.

Two healthcare workers in surgical attire attend to a patient in an operating room; one adjusts tubing near the patient while the other holds a medical instrument.
July 15, 2010

Spotlight on Graduate Medical Education

July 28, 2006

Vanderbilt-Reynolds Geriatrics Education Center to train physicians for elderly patients

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received a $2 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation to create a comprehensive program to help train and educate those who care for elderly patients.