Education & Training

Fellows and instructors pose for a photo following the training course.

VUMC researchers host international fellows for economic evaluation, decision science training

The fellows, all government health economists in low- and middle-income African and Asian countries, each focused on a health policy concern important to their country.

VUMC postdoc wins Jane Coffin Childs Fellowship

Each year the JCC Fund awards three years of salary support to 25-30 of the “best and brightest” postdoctoral fellows.

Neonatal resuscitation initiative expands: First responders learn lifesaving techniques

Each day, 50 to 60 Nashville Fire employees participated, beginning with lectures and followed by hands-on group exercises facilitated by LifeFlight instructors.

Spring Faculty Meeting provides important updates on School of Medicine’s progress

During Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s Spring Faculty Meeting and Awards Program, held May 30, Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, President and CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Dean of the School of Medicine, shared important updates.

By Jill Clendening and Bill Snyder

As a mentor VUMC nurse Ebony Israel-Grover, RN, left, shares her own health care journey and advice with Pearl-Cohn High School sophomore Lamya Robertson. (photo by Erin O. Smith)

June 4, 2025

Empowering future nurses: Vanderbilt Health’s mentorship initiative

The partnership provides opportunities for students to explore health care careers by connecting with professionals actively working in the field.

By Kylie Avery

June 3, 2025

Nominations invited for the 2025 Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar

Candidates are graduate students in biomedical sciences at Vanderbilt who have completed the qualifying exam and have at least one year left to complete the PhD degree.