Flexner Dean’s Lecture

As a part of the Deans’ Lecture Series, the School of Medicine will host an Elizabeth Simpson Lecture featuring Vanderbilt's Dr. Jonathan Metzl. Metzl is a world-renowned physician, educator, expert, author and leader in sociology and psychiatry. He will speak on the interplay of race, psychiatric diagnoses, historical medicine and present-day controversies. Read More

Medical Student Affairs presents “Creating a Diverse and Well-Distributed Physician Workforce: Lessons from California,” a lecture by Dr. Tonya Fancher, on Sept. 11 from noon to 1 p.m. Read More

John Kello, PhD and professor emeritus of industrial-organizational psychology at Davidson College, will present "High Reliability Healthcare" on Friday, Aug. 11, at noon. Read More

Dr. W. Christopher Golden is an associate professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. On June 12, Golden will present “Mitigating Microaggressions to Maximize Medicine: The Time is Now,” a workshop on addressing microaggressions in medical environments. Please RSVP by June 7 to receive a boxed lunch; RSVP not required to attend.  Read More

Comedian, talk show host and advocate Jon Stewart spoke last week to a crowd of undergraduates, medical students and faculty about his approach to advocacy and how those in the medical community can find their own place alongside others supporting a cause. The event was part of the Flexner Deans’ Lecture Series at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Dr. Kevin B. Churchwell, president and chief executive officer of Boston Children’s Hospital and 2022 Vanderbilt University School of Medicine distinguished alumni honoree, will present "The Importance of EDI for Medical Education in the Hospital Setting" on Monday, April 24, at noon. Read More

Alex Lupi and Eki Olumese, both fourth-year medical students, will give a Flexner Deans' Lecture on Monday, March 27, beginning at noon in the Langford Auditorium. Lupi's lecture will focus on lifelong learning, while Olumese will speak about decolonizing global health. Read More

Kay Redfield Jamison, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and co-director of the Mood Disorders Center, will give a Flexner Deans' Lecture on Friday, Jan. 27, beginning at noon in Light Hall, Room 208. Read More

A conversation with Dean Donald Brady and Dr. Alex Jahangir about Jahangir’s book, Hotspot: A Doctor’s Diary from the Pandemic, will be on Thursday, Jan. 5, beginning at noon in Langford Auditorium. Read More

Jay Wellons, Cal Turner Professor and professor of neurological surgery, will deliver the Vanderbilt School of Medicine’s Flexner Deans’ Discovery Lecture on Monday, Dec. 12, at noon in Langford Auditorium. Read More

The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Flexner Deans’ Lecture Series will present Dr. Qaali Hussein on Monday, Nov. 21, at noon in Light Hall, Room 214. Read More

E. Wesley Ely, Grant W. Liddle Professor and professor of medicine, will discuss “Every Deep-drawn Breath: Vanderbilt’s role in Revolutionizing ICU Care Globally” on Tuesday, Oct. 25, beginning at noon in Light Hall, Room 202. Read More

Zoanne Clack, executive producer of the long-running ABC Television medical drama Grey’s Anatomy, will discuss “Medicine and the Media: Friend or Foe?” on Monday, March 28, beginning at noon in Langford Auditorium. The event is part of the School of Medicine’s Flexner Deans’ Lecture Series. Read More

J. Todd Frazier, a composer and director of Houston Methodist Hospital's Center for Performing Arts Medicine, will discuss "A Multimedia Survey of an Integrated, Comprehensive Arts and Medicine Program in the Texas Medical Center" on Monday, March 21, at noon in Langford Auditorium. Read More

The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Flexner Deans’ Lecture Series will present two student lectures on Monday, March 7, at noon in Langford Auditorium. Read More

Science historian and author Subhadra Das will present the next Flexner Deans’ Lecture on Friday, Dec. 3. Das will discuss “We Need New Science Stories” beginning at noon CT. Read More

Veronica Ades, vice chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Jacobi Medical Center, will discuss "Sexual Trauma and Trauma-informed Care" on Monday, Nov. 1, from noon to 1 p.m. CT via Zoom. The lecture is part of the 2021-22 Flexner Deans’ Lecture Series at the School of Medicine. Read More

David K. Randall, a senior reporter with Reuters and author of "Black Death at the Golden Gate," will discuss "How the Lessons of the San Francisco Bubonic Plague Outbreak Apply to the Coronavirus Pandemic" via Zoom as part of the School of Medicine's Flexner Deans’ Lecture Series on Monday, Sept. 20, from noon to 1 p.m. CT. Read More

Nicole Woods, associate professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, will discuss “Back to Basics: Cognition, Curriculum and Context in Medical Education” on Monday, April 19, beginning at noon CT. Her talk is The John E. Chapman, M.D. Lecture in Medical Education for the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Flexner Deans’ Lecture Series. Read More

Michael Ashley Stein, co-founder and executive director of the Harvard Law School Project on Disability and visiting professor at Harvard Law School, will present “Mental Health, Involuntary Treatment, Legal Capacity and Human Rights” on Friday, Feb. 5. Read More