NAHVILLE, Tenn. The Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance’s newest intern, Ryan Ber, is a man of few words. When asked what prompted him to study medicine, he said simply, “an interest in the human body.”
Ber is a student at Meharry Medical College. He expects to graduate in 2018 with his MD, and he intends to become a primary care physician.
The aspiring doctor is originally from Toronto, Canada. As with his previous responses, his explanation for relocating to Nashville was simple: “I wanted to move down to the states, and when I came to Nashville, I really enjoyed the city.”
As an intern with the MVA, Ber analyzes social demographic factors that possibly limit individuals from participating in biomedical research.
“I was working on the interprofessional group with Chante Stubbs, and approached Dr. Wilkins because I was interested in working to improve the healthcare that lower income individuals receive,” he explained.
Dr. Consuelo H. Wilkins, MD, MCSI is the MVA’s Executive Director. Chante Stubbs, MPH CPH is a Program Coordinator with the MVA and works with Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Inter-Institutional Collaborative Learning.
About the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance
Founded in 1999, the Alliance bridges the institutions of Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University. Its mission is to enrich learning and advance clinical research by developing and supporting mutually beneficial partnerships between Meharry Medical College, Vanderbilt University and the communities they serve.
