Vanderbilt-Miami-Meharry Center of Excellence in Precision Medicine and Population Health leaders gather for 100-Day Meeting
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Pictured from left to right at the 100-Day Meeting are Roy E. Weiss, MD, PhD; Nancy J. Cox PhD; Consuelo H. Wilkins, MD, MSCI; and Maria F. Lima, PhD.
Medical Grand Rounds to present 'To Screen or Not To Screen: Prostate Cancer Detection in the Post-USPSTF Era'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. On Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, Medical Grand Rounds will present "To Screen or Not To Screen: Prostate Cancer Detection in the Post-USPSTF Era." Kelvin A. Moses, MD, PhD, FACS, Chief of Urology at Nashville General Hospital at Meharry and Assistant Professor of Urologic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will be the featured speaker.
The lecture will be held at S.S. Kresge earning Resource Center, Lecture Hall 2, from 12:10 - 1:10 pm.
MVA paper published in Journal of Community Health
NASHVILLE, Tenn. “Needs, Priorities and Recommendations for Engaging Underrepresented Populations in Clinical Research: A Community Perspective,” a paper authored by researchers from the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, was recently published in the Journal of Community Health. The article addresses health care disparities that result from underrepresented groups in outcomes research. Engaging these groups, the authors state, is a public health priority for reducing such disparities.
Environmental Health Workshop planned Nov. 29
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McKenzie Houston joins MVA team as Research Coordinator
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McKenzie Houston has joined the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance as Research Coordinator.
Soccer exhibition brings Meharry and Vanderbilt students together
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Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University Medical Center students met at Vanderbilt Fieldhouse for a soccer exhibition between the intitutions.
An interview with Cha'koya Smith
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Cha'koya Smith interned with the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance to work in Community Engagement.
Meharry announces leadership appointments
NAHSVILLE, Tenn. Meharry Medical College announced two new members to its leadership team last week: Peter Edmund Millet, Ph.D., HSP, who will serve as Executive Vice President, and Patrick Harold Johnson, who will serve as Senior Vice President for Institutional Advancement.
MVA research team recruiting for focus groups in Trust and Privacy in Underrepresented Groups project
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Trust and Privacy in Underrepresented Groups is a project being conducted under both the Genetic Privacy and Identity in Community Settings (GetPreCiSe) and the Recruitment Innovation Center (RIC) grants. The Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance Research Team is currently recruiting for focus groups, seeking thoughts and opinions on health research and researchers. The goal is to develop a Trust Scale specifically for biomedical research.
'Innovative Approaches to Engaging Communities across the Research Continuum' presentation available for download
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance Executive Director Consuelo H. Wilkins, MD, MSCI's presentation at the Northwestern University Institute of Public Health & Medicine on Sept. 29, 2016 -- "Innovative Approaches to Engaging Communities across the Research Continuum" -- is now available for download.