All MVA News

All MVA News

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.

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).

Sunitha Vungarala Joins the MVA as Clinical/Translational Research Coordinator

We’re pleased to welcome Sunitha Vungarala, PGDCC, to the Meharry Vanderbilt Alliance (MVA). Dr. Vungarala joins the MVA as a Clinical/Translational Research Coordinator, focusing primarily on coordination of population health science, community-engagement, and outcomes research conducted within the Meharry-Vanderbilt-Tennessee State University Cancer Partnership (MVTCP).

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Barbara Jacobson

Join us this month in celebrating esteemed Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) faculty member and MVA Interprofessional Education (IPE) faculty mentor Barbara Jacobson, PhD, CCC-SLP. With planned retirement in May 2022, we’re proud to highlight her contributions and engagement throughout the years.