Kimberly D. Lomis, M.D. at student orientation
MVA Sponsors 3rd Annual Student Competition
February 22, 2012 brings the third annual Interdisciplinary Clinical Case Competition (ICCC )sponsored by the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance. With the experience and excitement built from the first two events, we are very excited about the third episode of the competition.
The competition, based on the University of Texas Houston model, promotes an interdisciplinary learning experience where students learn to appreciate the value of various team members involved in reaching optimal patient outcomes. This year our competition includes ten disciplines, Meharry Medical College – School of Medicine and School of Dentistry; Vanderbilt – School of Medicine, School of Nursing(Nurse Practitioner Program), School of Law, Dietetic Internship Program, Divinity School, and Speech and Hearing Pathology; the University of Tennessee – College of Pharmacy, College of Graduate Social Work; and Belmont University – School of Pharmacy and School of Nursing (RN Program).
There are three interdisciplinary student teams with eleven student participants. Each team will have students representing each of the disciplines mentioned above. Students are chosen to represent their school or program by their dean or program director, based on the student’s openness to the value of an interdisciplinary approach and the student’s ability to function on a team. The student must be in the final year of training. The overall competition takes about 6 weeks from orientation to public competition. MORE
Middle TN doctors, researchers, activists pursue the end of AIDS
Middle Tennessee is part of the race to end AIDS. The effort has powerful allies with the commitment of Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University to HIV research and treatment.
The Metro Public Health Department will launch an initiative in March to engage the region’s growing Latino community in HIV prevention. Its partners include First Response Center, a faith-based clinic that took on the task of ensuring even the drug-addicted and mentally ill stay on treatment. (more)
MVSA Hosts “Better Health for Less Money: A Primer on Healthcare Reform”
The Meharry-Vanderbilt Student Alliance (MVSA) hosted an education event with Malcolm Getz, Ph.D. on September 15, 2011 at the MVA office. Dr. Getz is Associate Professor of Economics with Vanderbilt University and spoke on his latest book Better Health for Less Money: A Primer on Healthcare Reform. The talk sparked numerous questions as Getz outlined some of the contributors to the high cost of health care. He cited various examples of wasteful spending. MORE
Interested in leadership?
MVSA has some open leadership positions for Vanderbilt and Meharry students. There will be opportunities for students interested in MVSA to bring their leadership skills to the MVSA Board.
MVA Office Moves to MMC Campus
The Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance has moved to its new location on the Meharry Campus. We are located on Meharry Blvd. in the BioMedical Building just to the right of the Dental School.
Our relocation will bring us into closer contact with faculty and students and thus closer collaboration of our programs in medical education and research. The move is part of our redirection of the Alliance toward community involved projects. Both Meharry and Vanderbilt have grants to provide support to community based participatory research. The Alliance will become more and more involved with the community of greater Nashville. Our location on the Meharry Campus will facilitate this new emphasis.
We invite all students, faculty and staff to come visit with us. The renovation is now complete and we are settled into the new offices. We have conference rooms and a classroom that we hope you will utilize in your programs.
We look forward to a closer and closer relationship with the Meharry family.
Best regards,
Clifton K. Meador, M.D.
Executive Director
Meharry Vanderbilt Alliance
Diabetes Improvement Project Enters Second Year
The Diabetes Improvement Project of the Consortium of Safety Net Providers of Middle Tennessee is now in its second year. Serving over 106,000 uninsured or poorly insured people, the diabetes project traces on a monthly basis over 7000 patients with Diabetes. We track on each visit BMI,HgA1c levels, BP, and LDL Cholesterol. MORE
Mini Grants to Promote Academic-Community Research Partnerships
The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core invites proposals for activities promoting on-going, mutually beneficial research partnerships between community organizations and academic researchers. These grants are intended to build the capacity of community organizations to engage in research while at the same time build the capacity of academic researchers to work with community organizations. See attached mini grant guidelines and mini grant application.
Due Date: Proposals accepted 4 times per year – Nov. 1, Feb. 1, May 2, and Aug. 1.