Fostering Belonging, Collaboration, and Growth
ADI Highlights
Jan. 31, 2024—Vanderbilt will celebrate Black History Month during February with events aimed to acknowledge and appreciate the accomplishments of Black people on campus, across the country and around the globe. Please see this list compiled by the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center (BCC) on campus. The event line-up is updating daily so check the BCC’s page throughout the...
ADI Highlights
Dec. 18, 2023—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 Professions Education Research Day.
ADI Highlights
Nov. 29, 2023—MSTP ADI Media Club The MSTP ADI Council hosted a fall media club, “A Reflection on the Tennessee Three,” where students watched C-SPAN recordings of the expulsion hearings of representatives Justin Jones and Justin Pearson and had a moderated discussion about the events. Thank you to Matt Loberg (G4) for organizing!
Dr. Harold Jordan, a Trailblazing Alumnus
Jul. 29, 2021—by Xavier Bledsoe (G2) Dr. Harold Jordan, M.D., is an alumnus of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) residency program in psychiatry, and he was one of several distinguished alumni nominated for the Vanderbilt MSTP Advising College Namesake. Following medical school training at the prestigious Meharry Medical College, he completed an intern year at his...
On Pride Month
Jun. 29, 2021—by Camille Wang (G3) Fifty-two years ago, on the morning of June 28, police officers raided Stonewall Inn, manhandling patrons and arresting and violating people dressed in drag. Fed up with the harassment and discrimination, patrons and onlookers began a full-blown riot involving hundreds of people for days. This became known as the Stonewall Riots...
Vanderbilt Students Co-Host Nation-Wide MD/DO-PhD LGBTQIA+ Trainee Discussion Session
Mar. 30, 2021—by Camille Wang (G2) In collaboration with the American Physician Scientist Association (APSA) and the Medical School Pride Alliance (MSPA), Kelsey McNew (G4), Camille Wang (G2), and Mollie Marr (OHSU M3) co-hosted the first trainee discussion session for LGBTQIA+ MD/DO-PhD students on Thursday, March 25, 2021. The event aimed to create cross-institutional connections and generate...
NextGen Physician Scientists Lecture Series: Dr. Vanessa Northington Gamble M.D., Ph.D.
Feb. 25, 2021—by Nowrin Chowdhury (G2) On February 18, 2021, the National Association of M.D.-Ph.D. programs hosted Dr. Vanessa Northington Gamble M.D., Ph.D. for their most recent installment of the NextGen Physician Scientists Lecture series, which features discussions of science and career presented by outstanding physician-scientists of color from across the country. Dr. Gamble is a University...
Additional Namesakes Added to MSTP Advising Colleges
Oct. 29, 2020—by Megan Williams, PhD (MSTP LT) The Vanderbilt MSTP has four Advising Colleges that facilitate advising and community building within our program. These four colleges were named after six prominent physicians and/or scientists affiliated with Vanderbilt: Avery-Cohen, Goodpasture, Stahlman-Thomas, and Sutherland. Why did the Vanderbilt MSTP have four Advising Colleges and six namesakes? Why are...