VUSM Feature
Women In Medicine Month: Leah Acosta, MD, MPH, FAAN
Sep. 19, 2023—In honor of Women in Medicine Month, we asked leaders throughout Vanderbilt University School of Medicine to tell us about a woman in medicine who has impacted their lives. Dr. Leah Acosta, Associate Professor of Neurology and Chapman College mentor, celebrates her grandmother. Leah Acosta, MD, MPH, FAAN Associate Professor of Neurology When you first...
Women in Medicine Month: Donna Rosenstiel, LCSW, honors Dorothy “Dr. Dot” Whipple, MD
Sep. 19, 2023—In celebration of Women in Medicine Month, we asked leaders throughout VUSM to tell us about a woman in medicine who has impacted their lives. Associate Dean for Health Sciences Education Donna Rosenstiel honors Dr. Dorothy Whipple. Donna Rosenstiel Associate Dean for Health Sciences Education A physician who influenced me was Dorothy V. Whipple, a...
Women in Medicine Month: Jill Slamon, MAT, MS, LCGC, honors Martha Dudek, MGC LCGC
Sep. 19, 2023—In honor of Women in Medicine Month, we asked leaders throughout Vanderbilt University School of Medicine to tell us about a woman in medicine who has impacted their lives. Jill Slamon, Assistant Program Director for the Master of Genetic Counseling program, celebrates her mentor and program director, Martha Dudek. Jill Slamon, MAT, MS, LCGC Assistant...
MGC ‘near peers’ provide reassurance, support
Feb. 23, 2022—Students in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine master of genetic counseling program match with peer mentors and mentees to establish a sense of community By: Lexie Little As Kelsey Schulz waited to enter their classroom at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) for the first time, they drummed their fingers on the straps of...
Inaugural Master of Genetic Counseling cohort graduates, poised for leadership and innovation
May. 17, 2021—by Emma Mattson “It’s so hard to believe that these last two years have gone by so fast.” That’s MGC graduate and future genetic counselor Gianna Petrelli, one of the five members of the inaugural MGC class who proudly walked across the Vanderbilt commencement stage this weekend. It’s been two years since we welcomed the...