Two courses were recently added to the Immersion Phase catalog! ACE: Inpatient Dermatology Consults, taught by Annie Dewan, MD, and ACE: Pediatric Sports Medicine, taught by Andrew Gregory, MD. See details online in the course catalog.

The average number of Immersion Phase courses that run in a month and are managed by the VUSM Immersion Phase staff.

Lynn Punnoose, MD

Dr. Punnoose teaches two Acting Internships: Cardiology and Cardiac Critical Care. 

When teaching, Dr. Punnoose enjoys getting questions from students and says, "They push me to really go back and review the fundamentals, to explain mechanisms of disease, and how to think through diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to patients." Her daily life as a doctor varies and can include being on call in the Cardiac Critical Unit, fielding calls overnight, and being in clinic all day. Luckily, she usually can fit in one administrative day per week to call patients and work on administrative tasks! 

On Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 5:30pm, VMS3s are invited to attend the AI Fair on Zoom. The virtual meeting will go over the AI registration process, and AI course directors will share details about their courses to help you decide which ones you might be interested in.

Did you know that you can find past course quality improvement plans online? Check it out in the MD Gateway under Academic Resources.

Louise Allen Beard and Thelma Byrd Bowie were the first two women to graduate from VUSM in 1929, although it wasn't until 1978 that the first two black women, Darlene Dailey and Janice Jones, graduated.

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

Do you have questions for us about the Immersion Phase? Want counseling on which courses to take? Reach out at immersion.phase@vanderbilt.edu.