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.

2025-2027 Scholars
 

Thomas Cassini, MD

Division of Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine

Research Project
Comparison of Rapid Genomic Sequencing Methodologies in Critically Ill Children

Tori Foster, PhD, BCBA

Division of Developmental Medicine

Research Project
Project ACTIVATE: Accessible Care Through InnoVative Autism Training and Education

Stephanie Rolsma, MD, PhD

Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Research Project
Implementation of Beta-Lactam Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Hospitalized Children

2024-2026 Scholars
 

Mariana Bedoya, MD

Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonary Medicine

Research Project
Improving the Care of Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

Rachel Sullivan, MD

Division of Pediatric Cardiology

Research Project
Pre-Fontan Hemodynamics: Beyond Surgical Candidacy

Jaclyn Tamaroff, MD

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology

Research Project
Wearable Technology to Evaluate Glycemia and Activity in Adolescents and Young Adults