RESEARCH RECAP
2017 Publications
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Kudos to VIGH AlumniLate last year, JAMA published the results of a Vanderbilt-led clinical trial studying the effects of an intervention for adults with sepsis at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. The high-impact article was recognized and ranked as the best critical care publication of 2017 by The Bottom Line, a critical care research website.
This research was led by Ben Andrews, M.D., former faculty member with the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health and the Vanderbilt Department of Medicine. Dr. Andrews completed a Vanderbilt- and Fogarty International Center-supported global health fellowship at the University of Zambia School of Medicine, and then joined the Vanderbilt faculty while remaining based at the University of Zambia for five years. Currently, he serves as the Chief Medical Officer for Christ Community Health Services in Memphis, Tennessee. Read more in the VUMC Reporter.
Grace Umutesi, Vanderbilt M.P.H., Global Health Track graduate, recently co-authored a published study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers assessed immune response to a factional-dose vaccine during a yellow fever outbreak. The dosage was found to be effective for outbreak control. Read the journal article here.
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2018 MPH Thesis
Presentation Schedule
Students formally present the work of their MPH thesis to faculty members, mentors, colleagues, fellow students, and guests in the spring semester of their second year. All are welcome. Please RSVP at least one week prior to the presentation date you plan
to attend.
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| Global Health
Grand Rounds
Mondays at 11 a.m.
2525 WEA, 8th Floor March 5
"The Fogarty VECD Global Health Fellowship Program: Updates and Opportunities"
Presented by Doug Heimburger, M.D., M.S., Associate Director for Education and Training, VIGH, and Muktar Aliyu, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H., Associate Director for Research, VIGH, and Donna Ingles, MPH, Sr. Program Manager, VIGH
(download program flyer)
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| Upcoming Events and Important Dates March 5 | 6:30 p.m.
MCE Conference Room 5053
Vanderbilt International Journal Club (VIJC): "Monitoring Surgical Outcomes in LMICs: Challenges and Opportunities" (link) hosted by Ban Sileski, M.D., Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, and the Department of Anesthesiology
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| Research Volunteers Needed for TrialThe Vanderbilt HIV Vaccine Program is seeking healthy, uninfected adults (ages 18-50) for the development of a vaccine to prevent HIV infection. Participants have no risk of HIV infection from the vaccines. Volunteers must be available locally (Nashville, TN) for 12-18 months and will be compensated.
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