Please join us on April 18th at 4pm in Light Hall 208 to hear from Dr. Vanessa Northington Gamble M.D., Ph.D.. Dr. Gamble is an expert on the history of race and American medicine, racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care, and bioethics. See you there!

Thank you The National Institute on Aging (NIA) for sharing this important resource built by Pam Cowley from Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center! Consuelo H. Wilkins Kelsie M Full, PhD

In honor of #BlackMaternalHealthWeek , please join us for a Celebration of Black Motherhood event this Saturday, April 20 from 1-4pm at the Cal Turner Family Center. Register here to reserve your spot: eventbrite.com/e/celebration-…

#TS24Vegas is looking awesome: PhD students Max Rohde and Julia Whitman are presenting posters, faculty Paul Harris and Bryan Blette giving invited talks, as are colleagues Consuelo H. Wilkins & more. See our presentation page for links. #TranslationalScience vumc.org/biostatistics/…

The Vanderbilt University Medical Center Recruitment Innovation Center is seeking 2-3 new members to join its Community Advisory Board!

If you know anyone w/research advisory or community partnership experience, nominate them by APRIL 8! redcap.link/7z8eynbn

More Info:
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In honor of Women's History Month, OHE spotlights Mamie Williams, Senior Director for Nurse Diversity & Inclusion at VUMC. In addition to her D&I work, Mamie plays a pivotal role in VUMC's work to advance racial equity. Thanks to Mamie for her dedication to addressing inequities!

Also, congrats on a wonderful #MatchDay2024 to all the students at Meharry Medical College! Never forget that your presence is essential throughout the field of medicine and I look forward to sharing patients as colleagues 😊 #MedEd Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance

For the first time, the Department of Medicine ranked No. 1 in NIH funding by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. We are grateful for the hard work of our dedicated colleagues who were awarded over $266 million in funding last year.

Department chair Yu Shyr co-directs the annual design & implementation workshop, with associate professor & Chazen winner Mario Davidson (Mario Davidson) as invited faculty. VUMC SVP Consuelo H. Wilkins delivered a 2023 keynote.

Congrats to these students for presenting their practicum experiences at the recent Vanderbilt Population & Public Health Colloquium! S/O to David Xiao for sharing his work with The Tennessee Health Care Campaign, which OHE was able to fund through the Lewis B. Lefkowitz Fund.

In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth , we recognize these 8 prominent Black leaders in medicine who have overcome obstacles to steer major medical institutions, discover breakthrough treatments, battle health inequities, & improve care for millions. 🔗: ow.ly/mbv250QwSxf.

2⃣ days to go! Today's #whyVFIRST : Inclusive Excellence. VU and VUMC are actively working towards greater inclusivity through increased investments, recommitment to action, updated strategic plans, and heightened accountability. vanderbiltfirst.com

With 4⃣ days left, today’s #whyVFIRST is Professional #Coaching ! V-FIRST faculty will have access to an external coaching team that will build positive relationships with faculty members and provide insight into academic processes and advancement. vanderbiltfirst.com

5⃣ days to go! Today’s #whyVFIRST is #CareerDevelopment ! V-FIRST faculty will have access to meaningful professional development activities including scholastic and social events, interest groups, and lectures by senior faculty. Apply today: vanderbiltfirst.com

Every member of our team is dedicated to the Nashville community. It was our pleasure to help the impeccable food service staff at Nashville Rescue Mission serve lunch today. Thank you for gifting us the opportunity to live our values. ❤️ Insights @ VUMC Dr. Karen Winkfield

We are excited to welcome Dr. Daniel Gonzales (Daniel Gonzales) as our newest VINSE faculty! Dr. Gonzales's lab develops a wide range of neurotechnologies to study and interrogate neural activity. Read more about his research here: bit.ly/3O4Q0V9

#VINSEvandy #vinse

Two weeks left to meet the V-FIRST Feb. 1 priority application deadline for tenure-track faculty positions! Learn more about the vibrant community of scientists at Vanderbilt and apply here: vanderbiltfirst.com

#MarginSci #LatinXinSTEM #NativeScience #BlackandSTEM

The resulting heightened attention to fundamental drivers of #healthinequities provides an opportunity to reexamine existing strategies for reducing and eliminating these disparities.” Consuelo H. Wilkins ow.ly/5rBg50QnbAB

Join us tomorrow! Free lunch for first 100 people who are attending in person!

Thanks to Black Mental Health Village for hosting a lovely community holiday dinner a couple of weeks ago. Glad OHE was able to connect VUMC Adult Inpatient Nursing & Vanderbilt School of Nursing to the event, as they provided 17 flu & COVID-19 vaccines to neighbors and families in the North Nashville area!