Match Day Results for MCRE Graduates

We want to take a moment to congratulate the MVTCP Medical Cancer Research Experience (MCRE) Awardees on their match!

• Tina Chai matched Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Hospital
  • Research Mentor: Deb Friedman, MD, MS
• Matthew (Wyatt) Cole matched Urology at University of Rochester Medical Center
  • Research Mentor: Jeff Tosoian, MD, MPH
• Marissa Khalil matched Obstetrics-Gynecology at Loma Linda University
  • Research Mentor: Rondi Kauffman, MD, MPH, FACS
• Kirsten Nguyen matched Internal Medicine at University of Southern California
  • Research Mentor: Andreana Holowatyj, PhD, MSCI
• Grace Xu matched Internal Medicine at Medical University of South Carolina
  • Research Mentor: Martha Shrubsole, PhD
• James Yang matched Internal Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Research Mentor: Ben Park, MD, PhD

The goal of the MCRE is to support Vanderbilt medical students in their pursuit of cancer health disparities research. The program accepts five Vanderbilt medical students/year and provides $6K for research activities and travel to a conference to present their work.