School of Medicine Catalog Catalog Vanderbilt 2015/2016University Medicine2015/2016 of Archived School Containing general information and courses of study for the 2015/2016 session corrected to August 2015 Nashville Catalog 2015/2016 Medicine 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 catalog 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 theof student or the university. All students, full- or part-time, who are enrolled in Vanderbilt courses are subject to the same policies. Policies concerning noncurricular matters and concerning withdrawal for medical or emotional reasons can be found in the Student Handbook, which is on the Vanderbilt website at vanderbilt.edu/student_handbookArchived . 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Produced by Vanderbilt University Creative Services Copyright © 2015 Vanderbilt University Printed in the United States of America Contents Calendar 4 Administration 8 Medical Center Overview 13 Life at Vanderbilt 18 Medical Education at Vanderbilt 27 Admission 36 Academic Program and Policies 44 Honors and Awards 65 Financial Information 67 Courses of Study 75 Faculty Catalog 111 Index 197 2015/2016 Medicine of Archived School School of Medicine Calendar 2015/2016 FALL SEMESTER 2015 Classes begin for 3rd- and 4th-year M.D. students / Monday 6 July Classes continue for 2nd-year M.D. students / Wednesday July 1 Orientation/Registration for 1st-year M.D. students / Wednesday 15 July–Friday 17 July Classes begin for 1st-year M.D. students / Monday 20 July Fall semester begins for VUSM master’s and doctoral programs (other than M.D.) / Wednesday 26 August Labor Day—No M.D. classes or clinical activities / Monday 7 September Fall break for VUSM master’s and doctoral programs (other than M.D.) / Thursday 15 October–Sunday 18 October Fall break for 1st-year medical students / Saturday 17 October–Tuesday 20 October Thanksgiving holiday for VUSM master’s and doctoral programs (other than M.D.) / Saturday 21 November–Sunday 29 November Thanksgiving holiday for all M.D. students / Thursday 26 November–Sunday 29 November Fall semester ends for all VUSM master’s and doctoral programs (other than M.D.) / Saturday 19 December Holiday break for all VUSM master’s and doctoral programs (other than M.D.) / Saturday 19 December–3 January 2016 Fall semester ends for all M.D. students / Friday 18 December Holiday break for all Medical School classes / Saturday 19 December–Sunday 3 January 2016 SPRING SEMESTER 2016 Spring semester begins for all Medical School classes / Monday 4 January Martin Luther King Jr. Day—No class or clinical activities / Monday 18 January Spring break for 2nd-year M.D. students / Saturday 27 February–Sunday 6 March Spring break for VUSM master’s and doctoral programs (other than M.D.) / Saturday 5 March–Sunday 13 March Spring break for 1st-year M.D. students / Saturday 23 April–Sunday 1 May Assessment weeks for 3rd-year M.D. students / Saturday 23 April–Sunday 8 May Instruction ends for 4th-year M.D. students / Friday 22 April Spring semester ends for VUSM master’s and doctoral programs (other than M.D.) / Monday 25 April Commencement / Friday 13 May Catalog Memorial Day—No class or clinical activities / Monday 30 May Summer break for 1st-year M.D. students / Thursday 23 July SUMMER SESSION 2016 May term begins for Master of Education of the Deaf program / Monday 9 May May term ends for Master of Education of the Deaf program 2015/2016/ Friday 3 June Full summer term begins for VUSM master’s and doctoral programs (other than M.D.) / Tuesday 7 June Full summer term ends for VUSM master’s and doctoral programs (otherMedicine than M.D.) / Friday 12 August of Archived School Vanderbilt University Board of Trust MARK F. DALTON, Chairman of the Board, Scarsdale, NY JACKSON W. MOORE, Vice Chairman, Memphis, TN JON WINKELRIED, Vice Chairman, Aledo, TX EDITH C. JOHNSON, Secretary, Nashville, TN NICHOLAS S. ZEPPOS, Chancellor of the University, Nashville, TN MARY BETH ADDERLEY E JOANNE F. HAYES E CAL TURNER E La Jolla, CA Gulf Stream, FL Franklin, TN MICHAEL L. AINSLIE E 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 Nashville, TN Houston, TX WILLIAM W. BAIN, JR. E JAY C. HOAG THOMAS B. WALKER, JR. E Naples, FL Atherton, CA Dallas, TX LEE M. BASS JOHN R. INGRAM DUDLEY BROWN WHITE E Fort Worth, TX Nashville, TN Nashville, TN DARRYL D. BERGER E MARTHA R. INGRAM E W. RIDLEY WILLS II E New Orleans, LA Nashville, TN Nashville, TN CAMILLA DIETZ BERGERON E CARROLL E. KIMBALL J. LAWRENCE WILSON E New York, NY Nashville, TN Bonita Springs, FL ADOLPHO A. BIRCH III J. HICKS LANIER E CatalogREBECCA WEBB WILSON E West New York, NJ Atlanta, GA Memphis, TN DENNIS C. BOTTORFF E EDWARD A. MALLOY, C.S.C. E WILLIAM M. WILSON E Nashville, TN Notre Dame, IN Nashville, TN LEWIS M. BRANSCOMB E MARK P. MAYS La Jolla, CA San Antonio, TX E SHIRLEY M. COLLADO EDWARD G.2015/2016 NELSON E Emerita/Emeritus Trustee Rutgers, NJ Nashville, TN Medicine MARIBETH GERACIOTI, Secretary to the THOMAS F. CONE E COURTNEY C. PASTRICK Board of Trust Nashville, TN Bethesda, MD of CECIL D. CONLEE E DAVID W. PATTERSON, M.D. Atlanta, GA Great Falls, VA DANIEL M. CROWN ROSS PEROT, JR. New York, NY ArchivedPlano, TX BROWNLEE O. CURREY, JR. E KENNETH L. ROBERTS E Nashville, TN SchoolNashville, TN CLAIBORNE P. DEMING JOE L. ROBY E El Dorado, AR New York, NY CHARLES H. ESSERMAN JEFFREY J. ROTHSCHILD Orinda, CA Los Altos, CA BRUCE R. EVANS SID SAPRU Boston, MA Dallas, TX FRANK A. GODCHAUX III E ROBERT C. SCHIFF, JR., M.D. Houston, TX Cincinnati, OH JOHN R. HALL E EUGENE B. SHANKS, JR. E Lexington, KY Greenwich, CT L. HALL HARDAWAY, JR. E RICHARD H. SINKFIELD E Nashville, TN Atlanta, GA H. RODES HART E ALEXANDER C. TAYLOR, JR. Brentwood, TN Atlanta, GA Vanderbilt University Administration NICHOLAS S. ZEPPOS, J.D., Chancellor SUSAN R. WENTE, 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 BETH A. FORTUNE, M.A., Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs ANDERS W. HALL, M.B.A., Vice Chancellor for Investments and Chief Investment Officer ERIC C. KOPSTAIN, M.B.A., Vice Chancellor for Administration 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 DAVID WILLIAMS II, J.D., LL.M., M.B.A., Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletics Director 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 VANESSA BEASLEY, Ph.D., Dean of The Ingram Commons CAMILLA PERSSON BENBOW, Ed.D., Dean of Peabody College LAUREN A. BENTON, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Arts and Science DOUGLAS L. CHRISTIANSEN, Ph.D., Vice Provost for University Enrollment Affairs and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid JOSEPH D. COMBS, M.A., Interim Dean of Libraries PHILIPPE M. FAUCHET, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Engineering JOHN G. GEER, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Academic and Strategic Affairs and Interim Dean of the Graduate School CHRIS GUTHRIE, J.D., Dean of the Law 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 Catalog EMILIE M. TOWNES, Ph.D., Dean of the Divinity School MARK WAIT, D.M.A., Dean of Blair School of Music 2015/2016 Medicine of Archived School Vanderbilt University Board of Trust Medical Center Affairs Committee Trustee Members EDITH C. JOHNSON, Chair JEFFREY J. ROTHSCHILD Nashville, TN Los Altos, CA CHARLES H. ESSERMAN, Vice Chair SID SAPRU Orinda, CA Dallas, TX MARK F. DALTON ROBERT C. SCHIFF, JR., M.D.