Kyla Terhune
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Kyla Terhune named to senior GME leadership role
Kyla Terhune, associate professor of surgery and director of the Surgery Residency Training Program in the Section of Surgical Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named vice president for educational affairs for VUMC and associate dean for graduate medical education for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Her appointment is effective July 1. Read MoreFeb 28, 2019
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Student creates abdomen model to assist surgical trainees
George Washington University biomedical engineering student Sydney Bailes spent her summer carefully creating silicone layers of precise consistencies, and she hopes to spend winter break continuing work on the project that can one day help junior surgical trainees practice a critical skill — inserting surgical instruments for abdominal surgeries. Read MoreSep 28, 2017
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Drake and Terhune named Chancellor’s Higher Education Fellows
Dr. Wonder Drake and Dr. Kyla Terhune have been named as the 2017-18 Chancellor’s Higher Education Fellows, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced today. Read MoreSep 5, 2017
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Class of 2015: Simeng Miao finds encouragement in mentorship and research
When Simeng Miao was a first-year student living in Hank Ingram House, she often spent Friday evenings in the residence of faculty head of house Dr. Kyla Terhune. For Miao, who had long dreamed of becoming a physician, the relationship was significant. Read MoreApr 23, 2015
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Terhune to direct General Surgery residency program
The General Surgery residency program at Vanderbilt School of Medicine is getting a new program director, but it won’t be a new face. Read MoreDec 11, 2014
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Doctor in the House
From coaching medical students to breaking bread with the freshmen who share her address, every hour of Kyla Terhune’s busy life offers a teachable moment. Read MoreApr 2, 2012