Education & Training Archive

May 23, 2024

Academy for Excellence in Education announces 2024 award winners, new members

The Academy for Excellence in Education’s mission is to enhance the educational environment at Vanderbilt.

May 21, 2024

NIH grant supports effort to build expertise in genetic epidemiology research in Vietnam

V2-GENE, the Vanderbilt-Vietnam Genetic Epidemiology Training Program, will develop a team of researchers and educators to lead genetic epidemiology research of noncommunicable diseases across the lifespan in Vietnam.

By Leigh MacMillan

May 17, 2024

GME Self-Study Team takes charge for accreditation site visit

“The support of VUMC’s GME programs and the development of its future clinicians and leaders allows for optimal patient care and the creation of a learning environment that supports our patients and learners of all stages…”

By Kathy Whitney

Duke University’s Keynote speaker Hayden Bosworth, PhD, MS, was the keynote speaker at the symposium. (photo by Donn Jones)

May 15, 2024

Symposium highlights implementation research in learning health systems

On May 14, two groups at Vanderbilt University Medical Center — the Center for Clinical Quality and Implementation Research and the Center for Learning Healthcare — together hosted the Vanderbilt Symposium on Implementation Research in the Learning Health System.

By Paul Govern

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

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.
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
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