Vanderbilt Resources
Shadowing
Summary of materials to be turned in to the HPAO:
- Include a note indicating the time frame for shadowing, and the name of the doctor who will be supervising you.
- Immunizations: please fill out this form. Note that it requires you to attach and turn in:
- Documentation for the varicella titer and TB tests
- A copy of your vaccine record, which should include: MMR, Hep B vaccine series, and tetanus), and
- A copy of your health insurance card.
- Complete the online training. Website: http://www.vanderbiltlearningcenter.org/?id=161
- You should read all of the HIPAA (Patient Rights link) and safety training; be sure you complete and print out both quizzes and the confidentiality agreement.
- Once you have submitted this information, you should receive an e-mail letting you know that you can go to the VUMC card office and receive an ID card.
- The card office is in Medical Center North (the hospital entrance across from the biomed library); turn left and it's just past the ATM machines. The ID office is closed from 1-2 for lunch. Full hours are posted here.
- You should be good to start shadowing as soon as you have a hospital ID.
Please note that these requirements / documentation must be completed even if you've volunteered at the hospital before. You MUST receive a new hospital ID in order to shadow.
Organizations Offices and Other Vanderbilt Resources
- Alpha Epsilon Delta: Pre-Health Society at Vanderbilt
- Minority Association of Pre-Health Students at Vanderbilt
- The PreDental Society
- Vanderbilt Clinical Research Connection
- Vanderbilt University Center for Medicine, Health and Society
- Vanderbilt Emergency Medical Service
- Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center Volunteer Services
- Vanderbilt University Office of Active Citizenship & Service
- Vanderbilt University Writing Studio
- Vanderbilt-Owen Health Care MBA
- Chemistry Department Researchers
- Biology Department Researchers
- Arts & Science Internships: Vanderbilt
- Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health
Other Resources
- Health Career Information
- Next Generation online collaboration between Harvard students and the New England Journal of Medicine
