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.
2026-2028 Scholars
Division of Neonatology
Research Project
Development of a Comprehensive Curriculum on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) for Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program
Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Research Project
Optimizing Sedation Management in Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury
Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Research Project
Error in Pulse Oximetry Based on Skin Tone and its Effect on Screening for Congenital Heart Disease
2025-2027 Scholars
Division of Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Research Project
Comparison of Rapid Genomic Sequencing Methodologies in Critically Ill Children
Division of Developmental Medicine
Research Project
Project ACTIVATE: Accessible Care Through InnoVative Autism Training and Education
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Research Project
Implementation of Beta-Lactam Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Hospitalized Children