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Trevathan Named Director of VIGH 

Effective January 1, 2018, Edwin Trevathan, M.D., MPH, a pediatric neurologist and epidemiologist who has previously held prominent university leadership positions and directed global health initiatives will lead the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health. 
Trevathan, who joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in 2016 as a professor of Pediatrics and Neurology, succeeds the Institute’s founding director, Sten Vermund, M.D., Ph.D.
“We are fortune to have someone with Dr. Trevathan’s history as a leader in global health initiatives in our midst. Ed’s career-long commitment to help solve the most challenging health issues facing medically underserved regions around the world makes him a natural choice for the important role VIGH plays in our mission,” said Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., President and CEO of VUMC and Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
Read the full story in VUMC Reporter » 

VIGH Faculty Member and Team Develop Smartphone App for Healthcare Workers
in Africa

A smartphone application called mUzima, developed for healthcare workers by VIGH core faculty member Martin Were, M.D., M.S., and his team, is catching on in eastern Africa. 
The Kenyan Ministry of Health, with assistance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is rolling out mUzima to support HIV care in the country. Meanwhile, at several clinics in Western Kenya, chronic disease management teams already use the smartphone app. Read the full story VUMC Reporter » 

Global Health Funding Opportunities

Vanderbilt Scholars in T4 Translational Research (V-STTaR) K12 Career Development Program
Letter of Interest Deadline: Rolling
TB REACH Wave 6 Call for Proposals
Proposal Deadline: November 28 
Damon Runyon Physician-Scientist Training Award 
Application Deadline: December 1 
W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program
Application Deadline: December 31 
Michael B. Keegan Traveling Fellowship
Application Deadline: January 5 (domestic), January 29 (international) 
HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) Scholars Program (Domestic and International)
Proposal Deadline: January 5
Vanderbilt University Medical Center LGBTI Health Program Internship
Application Deadline: February 1
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Nov. 28 | 11:00 a.m. 
512 Light Hall
Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation (VI4) Seminar Series: "Host vs. Pathogen: Genetic Interactions Underlie Tuberculosis Susceptibility" presented by Clare Smith, Ph.D., Postdoc, Sassetti Lab at University of Massachusetts Medical School
Dec. 1 | 10:45 a.m. 
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Center for Clinical Quality and Implementation Research Scholarly Series: Hybrid Designs for Implementation Research (link) presented by Geoffrey Curran, Ph.D., M.A., Professor, University of Arkansas
Dec. 1 | 6:30 p.m. 
Ray of Hope Community Church
World AIDS Day Celebration (link) with keynote speaker Bishop Yvette Flunder from City of Refuge  
Dec. 4 | 6:00 p.m.
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"The Checklist Effect" Screening and Discussion (link) presented by the Vanderbilt International Journal Club and the Departments of Surgery and Anesthesia and Vanderbilt International Anesthesia (VIA)
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