School Of Medicine
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Five candidates sought for Runyon Cancer Clinical Investigator Award
Vanderbilt University may nominate five candidates for the 2016 Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Clinical Investigator Award. Read MoreNov 13, 2015
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Candidates sought for Macy Foundation Faculty Scholars Program
Vanderbilt University may nominate one candidate each from the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing for the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation’s Faculty Scholars Program. Read MoreNov 13, 2015
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Schools of Nursing, Medicine create new LGBT health course
The needs and nuances of providing health care to members of the LGBT community is the focus of a new course jointly offered by the Vanderbilt Schools of Nursing and Medicine. Read MoreNov 12, 2015
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Save the date for annual MLK lecture
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and School of Medicine, in conjunction with the 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series, will present Dr. Rita K. Adeniran on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. Read MoreNov 4, 2015
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New faculty: Lisa Kachnic is pioneering advances in radiation therapy
New Department of Radiation Oncology Chair Lisa Kachnic wants to make Vanderbilt's program one of the best in the country. Read MoreOct 22, 2015
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VU students learn about federal STEM issues and advocacy in Washington, D.C.
For the second year in a row, Vanderbilt students came to Washington, D.C., to participate in a two-day workshop designed to introduce them to federal issues and advocacy related to science, technology, engineering and math. Read MoreOct 20, 2015
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VUSM seeks to spur medical innovation
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is accepting applicants into a novel program aimed at students seeking to transform health and health care through medical innovation. Read MoreOct 15, 2015
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Surgery and engineering initiative becomes institute
VISE is keeping its acronym but changing its name. The Vanderbilt Initiative in Surgery and Engineering will become the Vanderbilt Institute in Surgery and Engineering. Read MoreSep 10, 2015
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New Vanderbilt Eye Institute member to lecture Aug. 31
Sabine Fuhrmann kicks off the CDB Monday Seminar Series on Aug. 31. Read MoreAug 21, 2015
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First group of students enters Curriculum 2.0’s final phase
In 2013 Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) implemented Curriculum 2.0. Tagged as a system of lifelong learning, the deeply integrated curriculum requires flexibility and teamwork on the part of faculty and allows students opportunities to individualize their training. Read MoreAug 20, 2015
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Nominations sought for Levi Watkins Jr. faculty and student awards
Time to nominate faculty and students who foster a more diverse environment at Vanderbilt. Read MoreAug 14, 2015
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First In: First-generation college graduates share their stories
Vanderbilt Magazine spoke to several members of the Commodore community about their experiences as the first in their families to graduate from college. Here are the stories they shared. Read MoreJul 31, 2015
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Educational journey begins for new medical students
For the 91 members of the 140th class at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM), the first day of medical school began on July 15. Read MoreJul 30, 2015
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Owen and School of Medicine leaders co-chair international conference on analytics in health care July 29-31
Experts from Owen, Vanderbilt School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University Medical Center will present and host sessions at the third INFORMS Healthcare 2015 Conference July 29-31 in Nashville. Read MoreJul 29, 2015
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Health Coaching Certificate Program now enrolling for fall 2015
Vanderbilt's School of Medicine, School of Nursing, VUMC Nursing Service and the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt will offer the popular health coaching certificate program again this fall. Read MoreJul 15, 2015
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Workshop: Healing from a yoga therapy perspective, Aug. 28-30
The Vanderbilt School of Medicine and the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt will sponsor a three-day workshop Aug. 28-30 exploring “The Process of Healing from a Yoga Therapy Perspective.” Read MoreJul 15, 2015
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Improving patients’ quality of life drives Lind’s clinical care
As a gastroenterologist, Christopher Lind, M.D., says he is often the “butt” of jokes, but few people truly appreciate the role the gut plays in their happiness. Read MoreJul 9, 2015
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New programs help medical students hone clinical skills
There is a lot of discussion on the national health care front about how best to equip future physicians to care for the patients of tomorrow. Faculty at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) are right in the middle of the debate. Read MoreJul 9, 2015
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Biochemistry professor Richard Armstrong remembered
Richard N. Armstrong, Ph.D., professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry, prominent biochemist, journal editor and mentor, died on June 18 after a brief illness. He was 66. Read MoreJun 22, 2015
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Noted VUSM alum Robert Heimburger dies at 97
Robert F. Heimburger, M.D., a member of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine class of 1943, died June 9. He was 97. Read MoreJun 18, 2015