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NASHVILLE, Tenn. A recent Newsweek article -- Should you take Calcium and Vitamin D? Benefits of supplements cast in doubt by new study -- featured Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance Executive Director Consuelo H. Wilkins, MD, MSCI.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. VICTR: Research Skills Workshops will be held Friday, January 5, 2018, from 9 - 10 a.m. at Vanderbilt University Medical Center North, Room A-3210. The presentation -- "Qualitative Research: When and How to Use It" -- will provide a broad overview of qualitative research and how it differs from quantitative research. The presentation will provide basic information on qualitative research designs, data collection and analysis, and methods to establish trustworthiness.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. The grant entitled “Use of Multimodal Strategies for Community-Engaged Dissemination of Research Needs, Priorities, and Recommendations of the Community” will allow researchers to engage the community and improve transparency in the research process through the dissemination of research findings back to communities. It was funded by the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance (MVA) under the RFA “Disseminating Evidence to Improve Community Health.”  

MIAMI, Fla. The Consortium Core of the Precision Medicine and Health Disparities Collaborative (PMHDC) is pleased to announce approval of funding to pilot research projects in the Southeast region for Year 2. The PMHDC awarded three projects for Year 1 to the following:

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Members of the Precision and Health Disparities Collaborative (PMHDC) from the University of Miami, University of Mississippi, Vanderbilt University, and Meharry Medical College (MMC) gathered at Meharry's Cal Turner Family Center on November 20-21, 2017, to further the goals of the five-year $11.5 million initiative from the

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Rev. Neely Williams. M.Div. has worked with the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for several years. She first served as a community investigator of the PCORI funded Mid-South Clinical Data Research Network (CDRN) phase 1. Rev. Williams worked with a national group of stakeholders, which included patients of bariatric surgery, to develop a shape a position paper to appeal to PCORI to fund research on Obesity.

Photo by Matt Schorr Clinicians and food bank representatives work together to better utilize resource to combat food insecurity and provide safety net health care.  

Photo by Pilar Prather, M.Ed Students meet with non-profit organizations at the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance to discuss plans for the IPE Student Project.  

What:  REDCap Day 2018 When: Tuesday, February 6, 2018 Where: Light Hall Who: Vanderbilt/Meharry REDCap users How: Registration opening Dec. 6. The registration survey link for this event will be provided via REDCap Messenger Notifications. REDCap may be accessed by logging in to https://redcap.vanderbilt.edu/ with a VUNet ID.