Welcome to the Immersion Phase, VMS3s! This is an exciting and pivotal time in your medical school journey as you begin to explore areas of interest more deeply and personalize your curriculum. You will have the opportunity to apply what you’ve learned as you refine your clinical skills and enhance your knowledge. This phase is designed to challenge you, help you grow, and prepare you for residency responsibilities. We are thrilled to support you throughout this Phase. We encourage you to embrace every opportunity to learn, remain curious and ask questions, and develop into leaders. Your dedication and passion for medicine has brought you this far, and we are confident that you will continue to excel. We look forward to seeing your growth and achievements in the years ahead. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions or concerns.

Don't forget to keep an eye on the 42-day add/drop deadlines for your core courses. The 25-26 calendar has the last day to enroll for each section's ACEs/AIs/ISCs/AEs.

The course directors are not offering the ISC: Sexual Health and Medicine this academic year. Look for it again next AY!

Babatunde Carew, MD, is the primary course director for the Shade Tree Clinic ACEs and AEs. Dr. Carew loves teaching medical students. "They bring a certain energy to the clinical setting that strengthens my passion for medicine and improves patient care." He finds it incredibly rewarding to be part of students' growth as they progress through medical school.

Babatunde Carew, MD

Dr. Carew's most significant role within medical education currently is at the Shade Tree Clinic, the student-run free clinic at Vanderbilt. The founder of the clinic, Dr. Miller, met with Dr. Carew early in his career and gave him the opportunity to serve as a co-medical director. Dr. Carew works with several medical directors, Drs. Chakravarthy, Weaver, and Wilson, who are essential in medical education at Shade Tree. He is honored to work alongside them in providing such a unique learning opportunity for students and an amazing clinic for patients.

If any students are interested in volunteering at the Shade Tree Clinic, Dr. Carew would love to have you!

Dorothy Millicent Horstmann, MD, performed research that later helped to create the polio vaccine. She was initially rejected from Vanderbilt's residency program as the chief of medicine only chose men, but was later asked to join, shocking the chief when she showed up.

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Find most of what you need online in the MD Gateway under Immersion.

Do you have questions about the Immersion Phase? Want counseling on which courses to take?