Melinda S. New, MD

Dr. New grew up in Canada and emigrated to the US for college.  She attended college and medical school in Philadelphia then moved to Cincinnati, Ohio for residency training.  Following a brief time in private practice, Dr. New embarked on a career in academic medicine with a focus on medical education.   Dr. New held faculty positions at the University of Texas (2000-2003) and the University of Pennsylvania (2003-2005) before coming to Vanderbilt.  Shortly after joining the department, she began to work with Graduate Medical Education to help establish global health electives for residents interested in pursuing this opportunity. 

Dr. News experience in Global Health came primarily from annual medical mission trips to Bahon, Haiti with her local church community.  She also made a trip to Guyana to serve as an education consultant as their physicians began to develop an in-country residency training program. Her interest then shifted to seeking out community sites for service and also as a place where residents and fellows could learn to care for women in medically underserved communities.  In addition to providing compassionate, culturally appropriate care, our trainees learn about how community sites are funded and the importance of local politics and policies to supporting these sites.