Emily Waltenbaugh

The traditional definition of health care-associated influenza leads to gross undercounting, a recent study suggests.  As reported in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, Erin Gettler, MD, Thomas Talbot, MD, MPH, and colleagues analyzed data on 5,904 patients from eight counties in Middle Tennessee who were hospitalized with influenza from 2012 to 2019. Only 147… Read More

  The annual MSTP Winter Chili Party hosted by the MSTP Wellness Committee was another big success! Full of chili, a giant charcuterie board, bluegrass music, and white elephant present exchanges, everyone had a great time! Thank you to Kimmy Bress (G2), Kevin Zhang (G1), Bryn Sierra (MSTP Program… Read More

Candace Grisham (G3) and Dr. Megan Williams (MSTP Assistant Director) presented a poster on the ADI Council’s Longitudinal Curriculum in Health and Research Equity for the MSTP including information on the a new summer course called Foundations in Health and Research Equity for MSTP students at the Vanderbilt Health… Read More

by Neil Chada (G2) On December 5th, 2023, the Vanderbilt MSTP had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Amanda Doran for the Fall Physician-Scientist Speaker Series (PSSS). Dr. Doran is a cardiologist-scientist at VUMC with appointments in the Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, and Molecular Physiology… Read More

Developing and evaluating pediatric phecodes (Peds-Phecodes) for high-throughput phenotyping using electronic health records. Grabowska ME, Van Driest SL, Robinson JR, Patrick AE, Guardo C, Gangireddy S, Ong HH, Feng Q, Carroll R, Kannankeril PJ, Wei WQ. J Am Med… Read More

  Congratulations to Mark Rusznak (G3) and Hailey Kresge (G2) for receiving NIH NRSA F30 Fellowships!     Congratulations to Camella Carlson (G1) and Sharon Fernandez (G1) for their recent admission into the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) which recognizes individuals who are exemplars of humanistic patient care and who can serve as role… Read More

Newborn screening alone cannot fully predict hearing loss in children born with a cleft palate. Hazards faced by children born with cleft palate include the risk of temporary or permanent hearing loss, particularly before their palate is repaired between 9 and 12 months. During this time, these babies are… Read More

William Cooper, MD, MPH, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) has been named Interim chair of the Department of Pediatrics. He will assume this role Feb. 1, 2024. Cooper succeeds Steven Webber, MBChB, MRCP, James… Read More

A new Vanderbilt University Medical Center genetic association study of more than 1 million adults supports the use of thiazide diuretics for kidney stone prevention. Kidney stones affect nearly 10% of the global population. For more than three decades, thiazide diuretics, a common medication used for high blood pressure, have… Read More