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School of Medicine Vanderbilt University 2013/2014 Archived 2013/2014 Medical School Catalog Containing general information and courses of study for the 2013/2014 session corrected to August 2013 Nashville 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 the student or the university. All students, full- or part-time, who are enrolled in Vanderbilt courses are subject to the same policies. 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Copyright © 2013 Vanderbilt University Printed in the United States of America Contents Calendar 4 Administration 5 Medical Center Overview 13 Life at Vanderbilt 18 Medical Education at Vanderbilt 25 Admission 33 Academic Program and Policies 40 Honors and Awards 59 Financial Information 61 Courses of Study 69 Faculty 111 Index 198 Archived 2013/2014 Medical School Catalog School of Medicine Calendar 2013/2014 FALL SEMESTER 2013 Classes begin for 2nd-year MD students / Monday 24 June Classes begin for 3rd-year MD students / Monday 24 June Classes begin for 4th-year MD students / Monday 8 July Orientation/Registration for 1st-year MD students / Wednesday 17 July–Friday 19 July Classes begin for 1st-year MD students / Monday 22 July Fall semester begins for medical master’s and other doctoral programs / Wednesday 21 August Labor Day—No MD class or clinical activities / Monday 2 September Fall break for 2nd-year medical students / Saturday 7 September to Sunday 15 September Fall break for medical master’s and other doctoral programs / Thursday 10 October to Sunday 13 October Fall break for 1st-year medical students / Saturday 19 October to Tuesday 22 October Thanksgiving holiday for medical master’s and other doctoral programs / Saturday 23 November to Sunday 1 December Thanksgiving holiday for all MD students / Thursday 28 November to Sunday 1 December Fall semester ends for all medical master’s and other doctoral programs / Saturday 14 December Holiday break for all medical master’s and other doctoral programs / Sunday 15 December to Sunday 5 January (2014) Fall semester ends for all MD students / Friday 20 December Holiday break for all Medical School classes / Saturday 21 December to Sunday 5 January (2014) (2nd-year students have Study Block following Holiday Break until 2 March) SPRING SEMESTER 2014 Spring semester begins for all Medical School classes / Monday 6 January Martin Luther King Jr. Day—No class or clinical activities / Monday 20 January Spring break for medical master’s and other doctoral programs / Saturday 1 March to Sunday 9 March Spring break for 3rd-year MD students / Saturday 1 March to Sunday 9 March Spring break for 4th-year MD students / Friday 21 March to Sunday 23 March Instruction ends for 3rd year-MD students / Friday 18 April Spring break for 1st-year MD students / Saturday 26 April to Sunday 4 May Instruction ends for 4th-year MD students / Sunday 27 April Spring semester ends for medical master’s and other doctoral programs / Thursday 1 May Commencement / Friday 9 May Memorial Day—No class or clinical activities / Monday 26 May Summer break begins for 1st-year MD students / Saturday 26 July Summer break for 2nd-year MD students / Saturday 23 August to Monday 1 September SUMMER SESSION 2014 Maymester begins for Master of Education of the Deaf program / Monday 5 May Maymester ends for Master of Education of the Deaf program / Friday 30 May Full summer term begins for medical master’s and other doctoral programs / Tuesday 3 June Full summer term ends for medical master’s and other doctoral programs / Friday 8 August Archived 2013/2014 Medical School Catalog Vanderbilt University Board of Trust MARK F. DALTON, Chairman of the Board, Scarsdale, NY JACKSON W. MOORE, Vice Chairman, Memphis, TN NANCY E. PEROT, Vice Chairman, Dallas, TX JOANNE F. HAYES, Secretary, Gulf Stream, FL NICHOLAS S. ZEPPOS, Chancellor of the University, Nashville, TN MARY BETH ADDERLEY E H. RODES HART E CAL TURNER E La Jolla, CA Brentwood, TN Franklin, TN MICHAEL L. AINSLIE DAVID W. HEAD J. STEPHEN TURNER Palm Beach, FL Charlotte, NC Nashville, TN M. CHANDLER ANTHONY JOHN J. HINDLE EUGENE H. VAUGHAN E Ridgeland, MS London, England Houston, TX JOHN D. ARNOLD MARTHA R. INGRAM E THOMAS B. WALKER, JR. E Houston, TX Nashville, TN Dallas, TX WILLIAM W. BAIN, JR. E EDITH CARELL JOHNSON DUDLEY BROWN WHITE E Naples, FL Nashville, TN Nashville, TN LEE M. BASS LESLIE C. LABRUTO W. RIDLEY WILLS II E Fort Worth, TX Spring Lake, NJ Nashville, TN DARRYL D. BERGER J. HICKS LANIER E J. LAWRENCE WILSON E New Orleans, LA Atlanta, GA Bonita Springs, FL CAMILLA DIETZ BERGERON EDWARD A. MALLOY, C.S.C. E REBECCA WEBB WILSON New York, NY Notre Dame, IN Memphis, TN DENNIS C. BOTTORFF MARK P. MAYS WILLIAM M. WILSON Nashville, TN San Antonio, TX Nashville, TN LEWIS M. BRANSCOMB E EDWARD G. NELSON E JON WINKELRIED La Jolla, CA Nashville, TN Aledo, TX BILLY RAY CALDWELL COURTNEY C. PASTRICK Nashville, TN Bethesda, MD E Emerita/Emeritus Trustee THOMAS F. CONE E DAVID W. PATTERSON, M.D. MARIBETH GERACIOTI, Assistant Secretary Nashville, TN Great Falls, VA of the University CECIL D. CONLEE E ROSS PEROT, JR. Atlanta, GA Plano, TX BROWNLEE O. CURREY, JR. E ArchivedJUDSON G. RANDOLPH, 2013/2014 M.D. E Nashville, TN Nashville, TN CLAIBORNE P. DEMING MedicalKENNETH L. ROBERTS School E Catalog El Dorado, AR Nashville, TN CHARLES H. ESSERMAN JOE L. ROBY E Orinda, CA New York, NY BRUCE R. EVANS ROBERT C. SCHIFF, JR., M.D. Boston, MA Cincinnati, OH FRANK A. GODCHAUX III E EUGENE B. SHANKS, JR. Houston, TX Greenwich, CT JOHN R. HALL E RICHARD H. SINKFIELD Lexington, KY Atlanta, GA L. HALL HARDAWAY, JR. E WYATT H. SMITH Nashville, TN Reform, AL Vanderbilt University Administration NICHOLAS S. ZEPPOS, J.D., Chancellor RICHARD C. MCCARTY, Ph.D., Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs AUDREY J. ANDERSON, J.D., Vice Chancellor, General Counsel, and Secretary of the University JEFFREY R. BALSER, M.D., Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine JERRY G. FIFE, B.S., Vice Chancellor for Administration BETH A. FORTUNE, M.A., Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs JOHN M LUTZ, A.B., Vice Chancellor for Information Technology SUSIE S. STALCUP, B.B.A., C.F.P., Vice Chancellor for Development and Alumni Relations BRETT SWEET, M.B.A., Vice Chancellor for Finance and Chief Financial Officer; Interim Vice Chancellor for Investments DAVID WILLIAMS II, J.D., LL.M., M.B.A., Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletics Director Academic Deans JEFFREY R. BALSER, M.D., Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine MARK D. BANDAS, Ph.D., Associate Provost and Dean of Students CAMILLA PERSSON BENBOW, Ed.D., Dean of Peabody College DOUGLAS L. CHRISTIANSEN, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and Dean of Admissions CAROLYN DEVER, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Arts and Science CONNIE VINITA DOWELL, M.L.S., Dean of Libraries PHILIPPE M. FAUCHET, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Engineering CHRIS GUTHRIE, J.D., Dean of the Law School DENNIS G. HALL, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School M. ERIC JOHNSON, Ph.D., Dean of Owen Graduate School of Management LINDA D. NORMAN, D.S.N., Dean of the School of Nursing EMILIE M. TOWNES, Ph.D., Dean of the Divinity School MARK WAIT, D.M.A., Dean of Blair School of Music FRANCIS W. WCISLO, Ph.D., Dean of The Ingram Commons Archived 2013/2014 Medical School Catalog Vanderbilt University Board of Trust Medical Center Affairs Committee EDITH CARELL JOHNSON, Chair J. STEPHEN TURNER Nashville, TN Nashville, TN DAVID W. PATTERSON, M.D., Vice Chair REBECCA WEBB WILSON Great Falls, VA Memphis, TN DENNIS C. BOTTORFF WILLIAM M. WILSON Nashville, TN Nashville, TN BILLY RAY CALDWELL JON WINKELRIED Nashville, TN Aledo, TX MARK F.