Alumni

  • MD Class of 2022 stands outside in their doctoral regalia with Dean Balser. VUMC buildings surround them.

    VUSM recognizes annual award winners

    MD Class of 2022 Photo: Anne Rayner Each spring, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine recognizes members of the graduating MD class for outstanding academic achievement, service, research, and leadership. VUSM faculty and fellow students celebrated the following recipients of school and departmental awards at the MD Class Day ceremony on… Read More

    May. 18, 2022

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    A life leading back home: Reflections from Dr. Henry Nelson (MD ’45)

    Vanderbilt University School of Medicine alumnus, Dr. Henry Nelson, turned 99 on Jan. 16, 2022. Nelson died shortly after this interview sharing his reflections on a life in medicine. This story is dedicated to his memory. By: Lexie Little The year was 1949. Kathryn Wolff Nelson sat next to the… Read More

    May. 12, 2022

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    Thank you, Dr. President: M4 Leland Dunwoodie

    After four years serving as the Council of Class Officers president for the MD Class of 2022, Leland Dunwoodie reflects on his VUSM community By: Lexie Little For graduating students, the weeks leading to commencement mark a time of great excitement and anticipation of the future. And while that common… Read More

    Apr. 27, 2022

  • Grammy winner Sheryl Crow holds her guitar while playing on Zoom

    Shade Tree Clinic celebrates 10th annual benefit

    Nine-time Grammy Award-winner Sheryl Crow and Grammy nominee Rivers Rutherford headlined “Late Night with Shade Tree Clinic” on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 By: Lexie Little Everyday is a winding road, one might say, for the underserved populations of the Nashville area. And since 2004, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine… Read More

    Feb. 24, 2022