Education & Training

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s Class of 2024 (photo by Donn Jones)
May 13, 2024

Commencement 2024

Hundreds of Vanderbilt medical, nursing and graduate students took part in last week’s Commencement.
VUMC’s new automated biobanking system can store as many as 10 million biospecimens.
May 13, 2024

Training grant builds research ethics capacity for genetic and genomic research in Nigeria

The long-standing partnership between Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH) and collaborators Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) and Bayero University (BUK) is poised to address the growing demand for research in precision medicine in Africa.

By Kristin Centers
McQueen posed on the LifeFlight helipad with some of the AMCT3 members now working at VUMC: Douglas Low, RN, Emergency Medicine; Shannon Martin, Emergency/LifeFlight paramedic; Joshua Smith, assistant professor of Clinical Surgery; Michael Derickson, assistant professor of Clinical Surgery; Christopher Bickett, assistant professor of Emergency Medicine; and Kayla Hearn, RN, Critical Care. (Photo by Donn Jones)
May 8, 2024

Top military medical leader supports additional expansion of partnerships with Medical Center 

VUMC is an official site of programs that deliver medical training opportunities to military medical personnel serving on Army Trauma Teams and that bring combat medics, licensed practical nurses and operating room technologists to VUMC for rotations to complete much of their annual medical skills competency requirements.

By Jill Clendening
May 7, 2024

Reyna Gordon appointed to VICTR leadership role 

Gordon’s appointment will expand and enhance training activities offered by Edge for Scholars at Vanderbilt, primarily for early career faculty on National Institutes of Health career development awards.

Chris Williams, MD, PhD
April 8, 2024

Chris Williams named VICC director for Research Education

Chris Williams, MD, PhD, associate dean for Physician-Scientist Education and Training at Vanderbilt University, has been named to lead Research Education at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.

By Tom Wilemon
Combat medic and SMART Program rotator Sedrick Stern at work in the adult Emergency Department. (photos by Susan Urmy)
April 3, 2024

Latest SMART rotation of military personnel taking place

The latest Strategic Medical Asset Readiness Training (SMART) rotation began early this week for 11 members of the United States military, where they will work in clinical areas of the adult hospital.

By Elisa Bickett
March 29, 2024

VUMC nurses lead Pearl-Cohn career fair to showcase health care careers to high school students

The fair featured a multidisciplinary group, including nursing, social work, EMS, pharmacy, medicine and surgical and radiology technologists.
By Matt Batcheldor
March 21, 2024

Vanderbilt’s MSACI now accepting applications for fall 2024

By Paul Govern
March 18, 2024

Residency ‘Match’ program has record high applicant participation

Among those who matched during the National Resident Matching Program on Friday, March 15, were 92 members of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine graduating class.
By Kathy Whitney
March 11, 2024

School of Medicine in top 10 in NIH funding: survey

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, which received $527.7 million in direct and indirect NIH grant support in FY23, has been among the top 10 U.S. medical schools in NIH funding for six of the last 10 years.
By Bill Snyder
February 13, 2024

Thank a Resident and Fellow Day is Feb. 23

Friday, Feb. 23, is Thank a Resident Day, an annual opportunity to celebrate these physicians in training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
By Kathy Whitney
February 6, 2024

Peggy Valentine named among 2024 Women of Influence

Valentine is recognized as a 2024 Trailblazer among 40 community and business leaders. Winners are nominated by the public and selected by a panel of Nashville Business Journal judges.
By Holly Fletcher
December 20, 2023

Appointments, additions in 2023 strengthen VUMC’s core missions

During the past year, multiple new appointments and additions strengthened VUMC’s core missions.
By VUMC News and Communications
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