Our Sites
Nashville
Fellows come to our VAQS site because we individualize their learning plan to fit their needs and future goals and provide close mentorship and guidance for a successful journey. Physician fellows complete the Vanderbilt MPH program as part of their curriculum, unless they already have such training, in which case we individualize more advanced training. Approximately half of our graduates pursue research based academic careers and half pursue either academic educator or quality leadership/administrative positions. We have an extensive list of faculty with whom fellows can and do work and draw on the outstanding faculty and resources of our VA affiliate, Vanderbilt University. The VA is geographically located within the university and connected to the Vanderbilt Medical Center providing for easy and quick communications and collaborations.
Our program is known for its robust research and quality improvement programs and close collaborations with Vanderbilt University and its vast array of resources. We leverage resources within our VA, across the VA nationally, and those available through our academic affiliate (Vanderbilt), including the Institute for Medicine and Public Health, the Center for Health Services Research, the Center for Clinical Quality and Implementation Research, the Center for Health Behavior and Health Education, the Department of Biomedical Informatics, the Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, the Center for Surgical Quality and Outcomes Research, the Center for Quality Aging, the Schools of Management and Education, and the nationally recognized Precision Medicine Initiative and Population Health Initiative, among many others.
In addition to nurse and physician fellows/scholars, our site is open to applicants from other clinical health professions.
Senior Faculty Scholars
Robert Dittus, MD, MPH
Ruth Kleinpell, PhD, RN, FAAN
Sandra Simmons, PhD, MA
Senior Scholars
Carol Callaway-Lane, DNP, ACNP-BC
Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc
Michael Matheny, MD, MS, MPH
Christianne Roumie, MD, MPH
Third Year Fellows
Morgan Clouse Johnson, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Caroline Lassen-Greene, PhD
Second Year Fellows
Wali Johnson, MD
Milner Staub, MD
Jennifer Wethman, PhD, MBA, RN, NE-BC
First Year Fellows
Laura Rausch, BS, MA, MD
McKenzie Roddy, PhD
Sarah Welch, DO, MA
Alumni
Jennifer Lewis, MD
Robin Mickelson, PhD, RN
Jea Young Min, PharmD
Jennifer Robles, MD
Lucy Spalluto, MD
2018
Rachel Apple, MD, MPH
Shawna Bellew, MD, MPH
Justin Liberman, MD, MPH
Caroline Presley, MD, MPH
Amelia Maiga, MD
2017
Leanne Boehm, PhD, RN
Alvin Jeffery, MSN, RN-BC, CCRN, FNP-BC
JoEllen Wilson, MD, MPH
2016
Thomas Spain, MD, MPH
Kathleene Wooldridge, MD, MPH
2015
Kristy Kummerow, MD, MPH
Katherine Rizzone, MD, MPH
Deonni Stolldrof, RN, MCUR, PhD
2014
Matthew Resnick, MD, MPH
Cecelia Theobald, MD, MPH
Lisa Marie Wands, BSN, MS, PhD
2013
Alice Bernet, PMHNP-BC
Ashley Karpinos, MD, MPH
Rebecca Snyder, MD
2012
Michael Bowen, MD, MPH
Candace McNaughton, MD, MPH
David Willens, MD, MPH
2011
Carol Callaway-Lane, ACNP-BC
Wesley Self, MD, MPH
2010
Philip Ciampa, MD, MPH
Jacob Hathaway, MD, MPH
Jennifer Kiser Green, MD, MPH
2009
Neesha Choma, MD, MPH
Stephan Russ, MD, MPH
2008
Gregg Munson, MD, MPH
May Pini, MD, MPH
2007
Robert Huang, MD, MPH
Mary Margaret Huizinga, MD, MPH
2006
Jeffrey Boord, MD, MPH
Jennifer Schuberth, MD, MPH
2005
William Gregg, MD, MPH
2004
Eric Grogan, MD, MPH
Christianne Roumie, MD, MPH
2003
Richard Wall, MD, MPH
2002
Shelley Ellis, MD, MPH
2001
Denise Brown, MD
Asha Kallianpur, MD, MPH
Kathy Poehling, MD, MPH