Graduate/Professional

Center for Medicine, Health & Society

The Center for Medicine, Health and Society offers an innovative and forward-looking way of linking the humanities and social sciences to a major academic medical center. CMHS programs are horizontally integrated across Vanderbilt’s nine schools and colleges, and vertically integrated, from freshman seminars to postdoctoral training and continuing medical education. In this trans-institutional and interdisciplinary model, research, teaching, and community outreach and service are interconnected.

Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars & Fellows

The Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars and Fellows (FICRSF) Resource and Support Center at Vanderbilt University is located in VIGH.

International Experiences

In their own words, colleagues of the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health share their experiences abroad.

CCASAnet

The Caribbean, Central and South America network for HIV epidemiology (CCASAnet) brings together the expertise and resources of Vanderbilt University and clinical and research sites in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Haiti, Honduras, and Peru. The goal of the CCASAnet project is to create a shared repository of HIV data from Central and South America and the Caribbean, and use the combined data to answer questions about the characteristics of the regional HIV epidemic. CCASAnet researchers will develop and test new biostatistical methods for HIV epidemiology and conduct a program of education to assist participating sites in improving the quality and consistency of their clinical research activities.

Health development and education – Latin America, Eastern Europe, Middle East

Faculty led by Dr. Stephen P. Heyneman, of the department of human and organizational development in Vanderbilt's Peabody School of Education, work with the World Bank, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, other multilateral development agencies, the private sector (Harza Engineering Company International), and academic research institutions in fostering international community development at the policy, design, and project implementation levels. Related work abroad includes study of the contribution of education to social cohesion, education and corruption, trade issues associated with education commerce, comparisons in reform of higher education finance and management, issues of examinations and standardized testing, policy shifts in vocational and technical education, education financing and educational quality, economic choices of educational technologies, and cognitive skills and economic development. In recent years, other members of the education faculty have worked on the promotion of value-based practice and interventions in community mental health overseas.

The Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership in the Professions

The Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership in the Professions is a university-wide program dedicated to the discussion and promotion of moral values relevant to the professional schools and the practice of the professions. It seeks to foster an environment conducive to faculty research and teaching in areas associated with moral leadership, and develop students' abilities to provide moral leadership within their chosen profession as well as within the broader community.

Graduate Program in Economic Development

VU’s Graduate Program in Economic Development (GPED) provides world economic leaders with a thorough understanding of the process of economic development, enabling them to craft policies that expand the opportunities and achievements of their people. The program trains participants from all regions of the world and with varied backgrounds, including government, international organizations, universities, or the private sector. Program alumni have taken positions in international development organizations, such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the African Development Bank, and the United Nations.