VUSM Honors And Awards

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently appointed Velma McBride Murry to the National Advisory Mental Health Council. The council advises the current U.S. secretary of health and human services and the director of the National Institute for Mental Health. McBride Murry, University Distinguished Professor of Human and… Read More

Yasminye Pettway (G3) received her NIH NRSA F30!   Seth Reasoner (G3) received his NIH NRSA F30 AND won a best poster award at the annual Collaborating for the Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research in Benign Urology meeting!  … Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently became the nation’s second health care organization to receive The Joint Commission’s (TJC) Gold Seal of Approval for Parkinson’s Disease Certification. A nonprofit organization better known for accrediting hospitals and other health care organizations, TJC, based in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, also offers more than 100… Read More

Congratulations to the G3 class who recently celebrated their Halftime Party!   Monika Grabowska (G2) received her first funding support from MPRINT for her pilot study, titled “Developing and Mapping Pediatric Phecodes” AND she received her F30!   Victor Borza (G2) received… Read More

The G4 class celebrated their halfway milestone that was postponed due to COVID complete with receiving their M.P. honorary degrees! Congratulations G4s!      Kimberly Bress (G1), Neil Chada (G1), Kaitlin McKernan (G1) were inducted to the Gold Humanism Honor Society by their peers! The mission of the Gold Humanism… Read More

     Congratulations to Nowrin Chowdhury (G4), Ansley Kunnath (G2), Eric Donahue (G5), Jen Peek (G2), and Andrew Boal (G4) for receiving NIH NRSA F30s all in one record breaking week!   Congratulations to Jerome Arceneaux (Meharry Medical College MD-PhD Program)… Read More

Allie Lake (G2) was selected to give a talk at the World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics conference in Florence, Italy!   Ansley Kunnath (G2) was awarded a grant from VICTR for a clinical trial that she’s leading! Stephanie… Read More

   Congratulations to G3s Stephanie Cajigas, Yasminye Pettway, and Emilie Fisher for receiving the Dean’s Award for Exceptional Achievement! Congratulations to Dr. Kelsey McNew (M4) for receiving the Vanderbilt Diabetes Scholar Award at Vanderbilt Diabetes Day! Congratulations to Dr. Ayaka Sugiura (M4) for receiving the AAI young investigator award at Southeastern… Read More

In recognition of significant hands-on contributions to health information technology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Sara Horst, MD, MPH, associate professor of Medicine, and Barron Patterson, MD, associate professor of Pediatrics, have received 2022 Physician Builder Awards. The eStar Physician Builder Program supports VUMC physicians and other employees in devising and implementing… Read More

The G4 class celebrated their halfway milestone that was postponed 2 years due to COVID, with a Six/Sevenths celebration! A large portion of the class has already returned to medical school after defending their theses.   Congratulations Stephanie Cajigas (G2) and Matt O’Neil (G2) on being awarded F30 NRSA Training Fellowships!   Simone Herzberg (G2) and Dr. Read More