John Scheel, MD, PhD, MPH

John
Scheel
MD, PhD, MPH
Vice Chair of Global Health
Department of Radiology
Associate Professor of Radiology
john.scheel@vumc.org

Global Health Topics: Cancer, Community Health, Engineering and Technology, Global Health Policy, Global Health Systems/Delivery, Implementation Science, Monitoring and Evaluation, Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs), Public Health, Radiological Sciences

Countries: Peru, Uganda

Merranda Holmes, MD

Merranda
Holmes
MD
Co-Director Internal Medicine Global Health Resident Pathway
Medicine and Public Health
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine and Clinical Pediatrics
Division of Hospital Medicine, General Internal, Dept of Pediatrics
Master Clinical Teacher
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
merranda.d.holmes@vumc.org

Global Health Topics: Education and Training (Capacity Building), Medical Education, Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs), Pediatrics, Global Hospital Medicine and Health Equity in Vulnerable US Hospitalized Populations

Country: Kenya

Merranda Holmes, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and works as a Med-Peds Hospitalist. She graduated with the Dean's Award from Quillen College of Medicine in 2014 and completed a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and University of Cincinnati Medical Center in 2018. At VUMC, Dr. Holmes is a core hospitalist for the Vanderbilt Interdisciplinary Care Program, which provides consistent inpatient and outpatient healthcare for medically complex and vulnerable populations. In addition, she serves as Co-Director for the Global Health Pathway for Internal Medicine Residents and teaches with the Vanderbilt Collaborative for Global Health Equity, a multidisciplinary effort for resident global health education. Dr. Holmes spends time abroad teaching Kenyan residents on inpatient wards at Chogoria Hospital annually. She was recently appointed as affiliate faculty with the Vanderbilt Institute of Global Health and also serves as a Master Clinical Teacher for the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She spends the remainder of her time teaching  Pediatric residents at Monroe Carell Children's Hospital on inpatient wards. She is interested in vulnerable populations, health equity, chronic childhood disease, complex transitional medicine, and Adverse Childhood Experiences. 

Dana Walker, MBA

Dana
Walker
Senior Financial Analyst

Dana conducts complex financial analyses for the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH) faculty and staff. She focuses on pre-and post-award accounting and financial management functions including the budget impact of implemented programs and projects and provides input for financial projections. 

Pilot study seeks to understand and address health care worker burnout in Mozambique

Working in collaboration with Friends in Global Health (FGH), the Vanderbilt Institute of Global Health (VIGH) will collect interview data from health care workers to understand the challenges they face, the frustrations they feel, and the support they receive while providing HIV care and delivery in public hospitals. The VIGH and FGH teams will use this data to design and pilot two psychosocial interventions aimed at improving health care workers' mental health.

Alicia Rector, BS

Alicia
Rector
BS
Associate Health Services Research Analyst
a.rector@vumc.org

Alicia earned a bachelor's degree in Computer and Information Technology from Purdue University.