International Experiences
A collection of blogs, websites, and stories from Vanderbilt faculty, staff, and students who've worked or studied abroad.
- Debby Booth in Madagascar
- Lt. Col. Debby Booth, RN, CPSN, worked at a clinic in Madagascar.
- George Hill in South Africa
- George C. Hill, PhD, Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and Levi Watkins Jr., Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity in Medical Education, conduct research in South Africa.
- Gregory Barz in Uganda
- Gregory Barz, PhD, Associate Professor of Musicology (Ethnomusicology), Anthropology, and Religion, and his work in Uganda
- Raymond Burk in China
- Raymond F. Burk, MD, Professor of Medicine and Pathology, conducts research in the Chinese province of Sichuan.
- Xiao-Ou Shu in China
- Xiao-Ou Shu, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, conducts cancer research in China.
- Wei Zheng in China
- Wei Zheng, MD, PhD, MPH, Professor of Medicine, searches for inexpensive cancer prevention in China and the United States.
- William Lowrance in Guatemala
- William Lowrance, MD, traveled to Guatemala for a medical mission trip.
- Lori Graves in Guatemala
- Lori Graves, RN, coordinated the first-ever Vanderbilt Children's Hospital Mission Trip.
- Jeffrey Miller in Guatemala
- Jeffrey Miller, RN, BSN, MBA, CNOR, traveled with the pediatric urology team to Guatemala
- Erin Keckley in Honduras
- Erin Keckley, RN, traveled to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on a medical mission trip.
- Lawrence Merin in Latin America
- Lawrence Merin, RBP, FIMI, FOPS, FBCA, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, works to establish telemedicine throughout Latin America & the Carribbean.
- Patricia Foxen in Latin America
- Patricia Foxen, PhD, MPH, Research Assistant Professor of Anthropology, has worked throughout Latin America in reproductive and maternal-child health.
