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Apply for the 2018-2019 VECD Global Health Fellowship

The Global Health Fellowship Program is a one-year research training program for pre- and post-doctoral candidates from the U.S. and low- and middle-income (LMICs), sponsored by the Fogarty International Center (FIC) and several collaborating Institutes and Centers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Applications are due November 1, 2017.


The purpose of the program is to support a one-year mentored research fellowship to study diseases and conditions in developing countries. Several training sites are available through the Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke (VECD) Consortium. Program Website Link.

VIGH Faculty Member Kelly McQueen, M.D., MPH, gives TED talk on Solving the Global Anesthesia Crisis

On August 4, Kelly McQueen, M.D., MPH, Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery and Director of Vanderbilt Anesthesia Global Health and Development, gave a TED talk at TEDxNashville's HealthNext event. Watch Dr. McQueen's talk to learn more about the global anesthesia crisis and approaches to solve this issue.  

Global Health
Grand Rounds

Mondays at 11 a.m.
2525 WEA, 8th Floor
Oct. 9 | Canceled
Oct. 16

TB work at Foundation for Professional Development in South Africa by Dr. Andrew Medina-Marino, Ph.D.
Upcoming Events and Important Dates
Oct. 9 |
12:30-3:30 p.m.

Kissam Classroom C216
Diversify Sponsorship of Your Research: NIH to NSF with Vanderbilt Faculty (link)  
Oct. 10 | 12:00 p.m.
Light Hall 208 
Levi Watkins Jr., M.D., Lecture: "How Dreams Come True: Reflections on the Physician-Scientist Career Path" by Levi Garraway, M.D., PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (link)  
Oct. 12 | 1:00 p.m.
Webinar
Grant Writing For Success: Preparing a NIH Grant Application Click here for more information and registration
Oct. 13 | All Day
VU Student Life Center

2017 Vanderbilt Translational Research Forum (link)
Oct. 16 | 4:00 pm
Light Hall 306

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Master of Public Health Campus Informational Session
(link
Oct. 18 | 3:00 pm
Alumni Lawn
Global Health Showcase

presented by the
VIGH Student Advisory Council (link)
VIGH Calendar of Events
2525 West End Avenue, Suite 750 | Nashville, TN 37203 US
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