IPE Orientation
Since its inception in 1999, the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance (MVA) has sought to create innovative avenues for interprofessional education (IPE) collaboration leave a lasting impact on the Nashville community through strategic partnerships. The annual IPE Student Project provides an opportunity for students from various health profession programs to collaborate with
Faith & Health Collaborative Meets to Address Community Health Disparities
The Faith & Health Collaborative is an initiative that started as a partnership between the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance and the Greater Nashville Health Disparities Coalition.
Urban Housing Solutions: Dr. Tiffany Davis
Our Community Partner Spotlight features organizations that work with the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance (MVA) to eliminate health disparities in the communities they serve.
Dr. Christian Ketel: Building Bridges to Compassionate Health Care
Our Faculty Spotlight celebrates the institutional partners who make the vital connections that drive the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance’s (MVA) collaborative learning environment.
Dr. Jennifer Cunningham-Erves: Engaging The Alliance and The Communities We Serve
Our Faculty Spotlight celebrates the institutional partners who make the vital connections that drive the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance’s (MVA) collaborative learning environment.
Student Spotlight: Kirsten Nguyen
Our Student Spotlight celebrates student members of the Meharry-Vanderbilt community, whose achievements reflect the MVA’s commitment to enhance and support high-impact translational research, interprofessional learning, and community engagement.
Student Spotlight: Taylor Jackson
Our Student Spotlight celebrates student members of the Meharry-Vanderbilt community, whose achievements reflect the MVA’s commitment to enhance and support high-impact translational research, interprofessional learning, and community engagement.
Mercedes Conkin Joins the MVA as Associate Program Manager
Mercedes Conkin, MPH, recently joined the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance (MVA) as an associate program manager, working collaboratively with the MVA’s leadership team. Mercedes has always been interested in health care, focusing on diverse, underserved populations. She is excited to apply her expertise to support the Nashville community.
PCORnet Engagement Coordinating Center Highlights MVA History of Community Engagement
In an effort to address these ongoing disparities, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has secured a three-year, $2 million contract from PCORI, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, to establish an Engagement Coordinating Center for PCORnet. This new center will be directed by Dr. Karen Winkfield, executive director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance (MVA).
Whose Central Line Is It Anyway? is Back!
Whose Central Line Is It Anyway? is an annual student competition testing pop culture trivia to raise funds for community partners.