School Of Medicine

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

Co-sponsored by the Department of Biochemistry, this session of the School of Basic Medicine's Apex Lecture Series features developmental biologist Michael Rapé. Read More

Vanderbilt's motto, crescere aude, is Latin for “dare to grow.” Meet some of Vanderbilt's newest faculty as they share what ‘dare to grow’ means to them. Read More

Nominations are now being sought for the annual Levi Watkins, Jr. M.D. Awards. The 22nd annual Levi Watkins, Jr. M.D. Lecture will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 24. Read More

Knowledge, discovery and collaboration are key elements in finding solutions to the world’s most pressing issues and challenges. Meet some new faculty members who are exploring current and pressing societal issues. 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

Immersion Phase is a two-year highly individualized learning experience for third- and fourth-year medical students. The program is seeking a faculty member with an MD degree to lead the continued development of the Advanced Clinical Experiences, Acting Internships and Advanced Electives. Submissions are due by Friday, Sept. 15. 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

Four Vanderbilt graduate students, faculty advisers named to Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellows Program for their leadership in science and commitment to advancing equity and inclusion in science. Read More

Neil Osheroff, John G. Coniglio Chair in Biochemistry and professor of biochemistry and medicine, received the Mentoring, Innovation, and Leadership in Educational Scholarship Award at the annual Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference that took place in May. Read More

Vanderbilt University's CBMS training program has received a grant supplement to support an exciting new initiative aimed at enhancing laboratory safety practices and cultivating a safety mindset among graduate students and lab leaders.  Read More

Jackson Roberts II, MD, an internationally known clinical pharmacologist in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine who helped define the role of lipid peroxidation and oxidative stress in human disease, died May 31 in Nashville. He was 79. 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

The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences Apex Lecture series presents Volker Dötsch, Institute of Biophysical Chemistry, Goethe University: “Mechanism of Genetic Quality Control in Germ Cells.” The lecture will take place on Monday, May 22 from 4 - 5 p.m.; a reception will follow. Read More

Vanderbilt University graduate and professional programs' placements in the 2023–24 U.S. News & World Report Graduate School rankings were released. Four of Vanderbilt's graduate and professional schools are in the top 20 of the U.S. News rankings.  Read More

The Vanderbilt School of Medicine Basic Sciences is launching the Apex Lecture series, a school-wide seminar series that brings to campus scientists influencing the trajectory of their fields to engage with our scientific community. The inaugural event, “Interrogating Stem Cell Niches During Human Development," features Jason Spence, University of Michigan Medical School. Read More

Vanderbilt and Bruker Daltonics are collaborating to establish a Mass Spectrometry Center of Excellence with four state-of-the-art mass spectrometers to advance biomedical research and discovery. Read More

The Department of Pharmacology's 2023 Elaine Sanders-Bush Lecture will feature Dr. Marsel Mesulam of Northwestern University; the "Temporal Pole of the Human Brain" lecture will be at 4 p.m. on May 2.  Read More

Four Vanderbilt and VUMC faculty—María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Kimryn Rathmell, Keivan Stassun and Major Jackson—have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a record number of elections from Vanderbilt in a single year. 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