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one bold-fellows journey from cellular platelet biologist to discovery science educator

jun. 8, 2017—by kendra oliver, ph.d. postdoctoral research fellow, department of nephrology and hypertension and former cft bold fellow only a few days after my graduation with a ph.d. in pharmacology, i had the opportunity to attend the bold fellows annual presentation session. over the next hour, i heard from fellows from many different disciplines describe innovating...

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junior faculty teaching fellow spotlight: abby parish

feb. 11, 2016—each month, the cft newsletter highlights the work of our junior faculty teaching fellows. this month, abby parish, nursing, talks about her teaching philosophy and interests. i teach in vanderbilt’s graduate nursing program, instructing students who are registered nurses who are studying to become primary care nurse practitioners. i coordinate pharamacology, clinical pracitica, and mental...

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training phds in the biomedical sciences: a health sciences education grand rounds, july 8th

jun. 24, 2015—science faculty involved in graduate education at vanderbilt might be interested in next month’s health sciences education grand rounds talk by dr. michael mulvany, professor emeritus, department of biomedicine, aarhus university, denmark. dr. mulvany will share some of the changes that are underway in the european union as they seek to modernize the way they...

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