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NASHVILLE, Tenn. Research is the backbone of healthcare advancement. Every significant breakthrough in modern medicine was the result of intense, data-driven research, and new treatments can only develop through its discoveries. Significant challenges exist, however, particularly with recruitment of underrepresented populations. This contributes to health disparities for underrepresented populations and leads to worsened conditions for already vulnerable groups.  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Thanks to Ethnicity & Disease, an international medical journal covering the relationship between ethnicity and health, the Precision Health and Health Disparities Collaborative’s (PMHDC) work will be even more visible to researchers and clinicians studying the ethnic patterns of disease.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. While healthcare providers dedicate themselves to treating patients diagnosed with COVID-19, members of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Student Alliance (MVSA) are offering their own efforts to further the cause. Many students have been assisting with walk-in testing, additional medical projects and – last but not least – babysitting.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. As a Census partner, the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance challenges you to be counted! #BeCounted

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Match Day is the culmination of four challenging years. In some ways, it’s the most exciting day of the medical school experience. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine students receive notice of their residency placements, and they prepare for the next chapter of their lives. Such an event typically calls for pomp and circumstance. Vanderbilt holds a ceremony honoring the future healthcare providers, and then sponsors a reception for students, faculty, family and friends.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Tennessee Community Health Worker Collaborative held another webinar as a part of the bimonthly Community Health Worker (CHW) webinar series, on Thursday, March 12, and explored how organizations across Tennessee use CHWs and CHW-like roles to improve community health in Tennessee.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), a hormonal condition that can impact women’s ability to have children, isn’t well understood. Women suffering from it are more likely to develop health problems like Type 2 Diabetes or high blood pressure. Further complicating matters, up to 75 percent of women go undiagnosed.  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Four students squatted over empty 2-liter bottles, their knees pressed together in an effort to clutch a single pen and position it over the bottles’ respective – and tiny – openings. The first student wobbled. The second swayed. The third even giggled. Behind them stood a lively wall of other students. They clapped. They cheered. They jumped.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Trust is one of the most cited barriers to participating in research, especially among underrepresented groups. To alleviate this barrier, researchers need a trust measurement that incorporates domains of trust important to those groups.  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Incorporating social determinants into health information systems is challenging, particularly when done on a large scale. Collecting such health data can be time-consuming, but healthcare technology is evolving to better accommodate the need.