The Faculty Scholars Program is named for Katherine Dodd, MD, a member of the Vanderbilt faculty from 1926-1944, who represented the ideal clinician and educator. She possessed outstanding clinical skills, a strong commitment to teaching, and made numerous contributions of new knowledge that improved children's health.
The program helps faculty members develop and enhance their skills as clinicians and educators and provides an opportunity to conduct scholarly research, conduct and evaluate an educational project, or implement and evaluate a clinical or quality improvement project in an area of interest to their clinical area or to medical education. We seek to support junior faculty members as future leaders within our Department and the School of Medicine and to create a community of clinicians advancing education, practice, or policy in their area of focus.
2023-2025 Scholars
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Research Project
Prevention of Malnutrition in Children with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Living in Sub-Saharan Africa
Division of Neonatology
Research Project
Improving the Efficiency and Throughput of Infants with Congenital Heart Diseases Requiring Neonatal Intervention
Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Research Project
Just-in-Time Bedside Teaching for Cardiac Critical Care Nursing
2022-2024 Scholars
Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Research Project
Pediatric Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Quality Improvement Initiative
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Research Project
Delivering Children to the Right Setting for the Right Care: Reducing Early Transfer of Emergency Department Admissions from Acute Care to Critical Care Unit
Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonary Medicine
Research Project
Improving Outpatient Care for Pediatric Patients on Chronic Mechanical Ventilation through Development of a Ventilator Care Program