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School of Medicine Catalog Vanderbilt University 2017/2018 Archived 2017/2018 School of Medicine Catalog Containing general information and courses of study for the 2017/2018 session corrected to August 2017 Nashville Communicating with the School of Medicine Office of the Dean Office of Enrollment Services Jeffrey R. Balser, M.D., Ph.D. Dean, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Admissions D-3300 Medical Center North Jennifer S. Kimble, M.Ed. Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2104 Director of Admissions (615) 936-3030 303 Rudolph A. Light Hall Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0248 Office of Health Sciences Education (615) 322-2145 Bonnie M. Miller, M.D., M.M.H.C. Senior Associate Dean for Health Sciences Education Scholarships and Financial Aid 201 Rudolph A. Light Hall Sherry Stuart Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0685 Assistant Director, Student Financial Services (615) 322-7221 303 Rudolph A. Light Hall Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0248 Faculty Affairs (615) 322-1792 David S. Raiford, M.D. Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs Student Records 320 Rudolph A. Light Hall Logan S. Key, M.Ed. Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0260 Director, Student Records (615) 875-8721 303 Rudolph A. Light Hall Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0248 Biomedical Research, Education and Training (615) 322-2145 Roger Chalkley, D. Phil. Senior Associate Dean for Biomedical Research, Education and Training Center for Experiential Learning and Assessment (CELA) 340 Rudolph A. Light Hall Arna Banerjee, M.D. Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0301 Director (615) 343-4611 3450 Medical Research Building IV Nashville, TennesseeCatalog 37232-0432 Undergraduate Medical Education (615) 936-8801 Kimberly D. Lomis, M.D. Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education Continuing Medical Education/Maintenance of Certification 201 Rudolph A. Light Hall Donald E. Moore, Jr., Ph.D. Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0685 Educational Director (615) 835-7700 Office of Continuing Professional Development 2017/2018201 Rudolph A. Light Hall Medical Scientist Training Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0685 Christoper S. Williams, M.D., Ph.D. Medicine(615) 322-6035 Associate Dean for Physician-Scientist Education and Training 1030 MRB IV Education Design and Technology Nashville, Tennessee 37232 of W. Anderson Spickard III, M.D. (615) 322-5200 Assistant Dean for Education Design and Technology 3402 Medical Research Building IV Graduate Medical Education 2213 Garland Ave. Donald W. Brady, M.D. Archived Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0432 Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education (615) 875-5724 and Continuing Professional Development 201 Rudolph A. Light Hall School Alumni Affairs Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0685 Ann H. Price, M.D. (615) 322-6035 Associate Dean for Alumni Affairs D-8212 Medical Center North Diversity in Medical Education Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2106 André L. Churchwell, M.D. (615) 343-6337 Senior Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs 319 Rudolph A. Light Hall Ombudsman Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0260 Lynn E. Webb, Ph.D. (615) 322-7497 Ombudsman for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 2135 Blakemore Ave Medical Student Affairs Nashville, Tennessee 37212 Amy E. Fleming, M.D., M.P.H.E. (615) 936-7184 Associate Dean for Medical Student Affairs 201 Rudolph A. Light Hall Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0685 (615) 322-5007 Additional information about the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine faculty, staff, and programs may be found on the web at medschool.vanderbilt.edu. Catalog The university reserves the right, through its established procedures, to modify the requirements for admission and graduation and to change other rules, regulations, and provisions, including those stated in this bulletin and other publications, and to refuse admission to any student, or to require the with- drawal of a student if it is determined to be in the interest of the2017/2018 student or the university. All students, full time or part time, who are enrolled in Vanderbilt courses are subject to the same policies. Medicine Policies concerning noncurricular matters and concerning withdrawalof for medical or emotional reasons can be found in the Student Handbook, which is on the Vanderbilt website at vanderbilt.edu/student_handbook. NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT In compliance with federal law, includingArchived the provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, Executive Order 11246, the Vietnam Era Veterans ReadjustmentSchool Assistance Act of 1974 as amended by the Jobs for Veterans Act, and the Uniformed Services Employ- ment and Reemployment Rights Act, as amended, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, Vanderbilt University does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of their race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, military service, covered veteran status, or genetic information in its administration of educational policies, programs, or activities; admissions policies; scholarship and loan programs; athletic or other university-administered programs; or employment. In addition, the university does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of their gender expression, consistent with the university’s nondiscrimination policy. Inquiries or complaints should be directed to the Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and Disability Services Department, Baker Building, PMB 401809, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37240-1809. Telephone (615) 322-4705 (V/TDD); Fax (615) 343-4969. Vanderbilt®, Vanderbilt University®, V Oak Leaf Design®, Star V Design® and Anchor Down® are trademarks of The Vanderbilt University. © 2017 Vanderbilt University. All rights reserved. The text of this catalog is printed on recycled paper with ink made from renewable resources. This publication is recyclable. Please recycle it. Produced by Vanderbilt University Creative Services and Vanderbilt Printing Services Printed in the United States of America Contents Calendar 4 Administration 5 Vanderbilt University 10 Life at Vanderbilt 11 Medical Education at Vanderbilt 21 Admission 33 Academic Programs and Policies 41 Honors and Awards 64 Financial Information 66 Courses of Study 74 Faculty Catalog 114 Index 210 2017/2018 Medicine of Archived School School of Medicine Calendar 2017/2018 FALL SEMESTER 2017 Classes begin for 3rd- and 4th-year M.D. students / Monday 10 July Classes continue for 2nd-year M.D. students / Monday 3 July Orientation/Registration for 1st-year M.D. students / Wednesday 19 July–Friday 21 July Classes begin for 1st-year M.D. students / Monday 24 July Fall semester begins for VUSM master’s and doctoral programs (other than M.D.) / Wednesday 23 August Labor Day—No M.D. classes or clinical activities / Monday 4 September Fall break for VUSM master’s and doctoral programs (other than M.D.) / Thursday 12 October–Sunday 15 October Fall break for 1st-year medical students / Saturday 21 October–Tuesday 24 October Thanksgiving holiday for VUSM master’s and doctoral programs (other than M.D.) / Saturday 18 November–Sunday 26 November Thanksgiving holiday for all M.D. students / Thursday 23 November–Sunday 26 November Fall semester ends for all VUSM master’s and doctoral programs (other than M.D.) / Thursday 7 December Holiday break for all VUSM master’s and doctoral programs (other than M.D.) / Sunday 17 December–Sunday 7 January, 2018 Fall semester ends for all M.D. students / Thursday 21 December Holiday break for all M.D. students / Friday 22 December–Sunday 7 January, 2018 SPRING SEMESTER 2018 Classes begin for all M.D. students / Monday 8 January Spring semester begins for VUSM master's and doctoral programs (other than M.D.) / Monday 8 January Martin Luther King Jr. Day—No class or clinical activities / Monday 15 January Spring break for 2nd-year M.D. students / Saturday 3 March–Sunday 11 March Spring break for VUSM master’s and doctoral programs (other than M.D.) / Saturday 3 March–Sunday 11 March Spring break for 1st-year M.D. students / Saturday 28 April–Sunday 6 May Spring semester ends for VUSM master’s and doctoral programs (other than M.D.) / Monday 23 April Instruction ends for 4th-year M.D. students / Wednesday 2 May Commencement / Friday 11 May Memorial Day—No class or clinical activities / Monday 28 May Catalog SUMMER SESSION 2018 May term begins for VUSM master’s and doctoral programs (other than M.D.) / Monday 7 May May term ends for VUSM master’s and doctoral programs (other than M.D.) / Friday 1 June Full summer term begins for VUSM master’s and doctoral programs (other than M.D.) / Tuesday 5 June Summer break for 1st-year M.D. students / Saturday 28 July–Sunday2017/2018 26 August Full summer term ends for VUSM master’s and doctoral programs (otherMedicine than M.D.) / Friday 10 August of Archived School Vanderbilt University Board of Trust BRUCE R. EVANS, Chairman, Boston, MA JEFFREY J. ROTHSCHILD, Vice Chairman, Palo Alto, CA JON WINKELRIED, Vice Chairman, Hobe Sound, FL SHIRLEY M. COLLADO, Secretary, Ithaca, NY NICHOLAS S. ZEPPOS, Chancellor of the University, Nashville, TN GREG S. ALLEN KATHLEEN E. JUSTICE-MOORE SID SAPRU Charlottesville, VA Palo Alto, CA Clarksville, MD LEE M. BASS CARROLL E. KIMBALL ROBERT C. SCHIFF, JR., M.D. Fort Worth, TX Nashville, TN Cincinnati, OH ADOLPHO A. BIRCH III STEVEN H. MADDEN ALEXANDER C. TAYLOR, JR. New York, NY Houston, TX Atlanta, GA DANIEL M. CROWN MARK P. MAYS PATRICIA EARLY WHITE New York, NY San Antonio, TX Mayfair, England CHARLES H. ESSERMAN COURTNEY C. PASTRICK MARK WILF Orinda, CA Bethesda, MD Livingston, NJ JAY C. HOAG DAVID W. PATTERSON, M.D. Palo Alto, CA Great Falls, VA JOHN R. INGRAM H. ROSS PEROT, JR. Catalog Nashville, TN Dallas, TX Emerita/Emeritus Trustees MARY BETH ADDERLEY JOHN R. HALL2017/2018 J. STEPHEN TURNER La Jolla, CA Lexington, KY Medicine Nashville, TN MICHAEL L. AINSLIE L. HALL HARDAWAY, JR. EUGENE H. VAUGHAN Palm Beach, FL Nashville, TN of Houston, TX WILLIAM W. BAIN, JR. H. RODES HART DUDLEY BROWN WHITE Naples, FL Brentwood, TN Nashville, TN DARRYL D.