Vanderbilt University Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

Vanderbilt's Med-Peds Program is a tertiary/quaternary academic combined residency built on the strength of its two large parent categorical programs, offering high clinical volume across Vanderbilt University Hospital, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital, and the Nashville VA on a single campus. Program identity centers on producing comprehensive generalists who can pursue community practice, subspecialty fellowship, or academic medicine, with a striking 90% of graduates over the past decade entering academic careers. The combined Med-Peds continuity clinic and weekly joint conference anchor resident identity, while structured scholarly activity requirements, an optional R38StARR research year, and named faculty physician-scientist mentors (Rothman, Roumie, Heerman) signal strong institutional investment in research-track development alongside primary-care and public-health-oriented careers. The program also offers an elective longitudinal EXCITE teaching pathway for residents and fellows drawn to medical education as a career thread.