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Sten Vermund, M.D. Ph.D.

The Trans-Institutional Programs (TIPs) initiative aims to foster collaboration among schools, researchers and students at Vanderbilt. It is the centerpiece of the 2013-14 Academic Strategic Plan. The investment of $50 million will fund programs devoted to discovery and learning with an “interdisciplinary” and “multidisciplinary” approach that address society’s most pressing problems. The program launched in November of 2014.

FACULTY SEARCH: The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH) seeks faculty member at Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor with a primary research focus on health challenges in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). The primary role will be in research and program development, but teaching skills are also important. The successful candidates will mentor graduate students and post-doctoral and clinical research fellows, and if appropriate, junior faculty members. Over the past 20 years, Vanderbilt has been the U.S.

This story was submitted and written by Zacarias Chuquela, District Community Involvement Assistant for Friends in Global Health (FGH), Vanderbilt's affiliate organization working in rural Mozambique.

The Vanderbilt Master of Public Health (MPH) Program is a two-year interdisciplinary program offered through the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. The Global Health track is designed to educate innovative and effective public health professionals in the development and management of effective global health initiatives, to contribute to sound public health policies and practices, and to engage in meaningful partnerships with communities.

The case topic of the 2015 Global Health Case Competition was “Nigerian Population Growth: Addressing Extreme Poverty through Family Planning." 

U.S. Ambassador Deborah L. Birx, M.D.

Muktar Aliyu, associate professor of health policy and associate professor of medicine. Aliyu studies adverse birth outcomes associated with maternal lifestyle-related factors (cigarette smoking, alcohol use, weight gain) and with infectious diseases in resource-limited settings (HIV/AIDS, malaria).

Contested Global Biopsychiatry: Establishing an International Partnership For Critical and Constructive Global Mental Health. Lectures and a workshop featuring Professor Nikolas Rose and other scholars from February 17-20, 2015. Funded with support from the Vanderbilt International Office, a Research Scholars Lecture Series grant, and the REAM Foundation.

Established in 2012 as a joint effort between the Division of Infectious Diseases within the Department of Medicine and the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, the Vanderbilt Tuberculosis Center is a focal point for collaborative efforts and tuberculosis research with an emphasis on epidemiology, clinical trials, and translational research. The Center works to cultivate and mentor junior faculty members, fellows, and students from Vanderbilt University, Meharry Medical College, and collaborating health departments and international institutions.

The Vanderbilt International Journal Club (VIJC) is a quarterly forum for faculty, residents, fellows, and medical students from all disciplines interested in international health care issues. 2015 Schedule Download PDF flyer: VIJC 2015

Every minute a child dies of malaria.  And it’s a disease that’s preventable and curable!   A special team at Vanderbilt is in the thick of the fight against malaria and other diseases—with the help of a 3-d printer.

Speaker: Dr. Sten Vermund, M.D., Ph.D. Director, Vanderbilt Institute of Global Health Monday, January 26th 12:10-1 pm Stevenson Center 5326

Please note the application deadline for all VIGH funding is January 1, 2015 for those traveling in the Spring, Summer, or Fall of 2015. The VIGH general scholarship application is available online at: https://www.vumc.org/global-health/education-and-training/funding.