General Information Session for Medical Students What: Learn about exciting global health opportunities during medical school When: Tuesday, July 21 at 5 p.m. Where: Light Hall 411

 

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.