Health Care Notes: Vanderbilt lands $17M for research staff diversity

Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University announced Wednesday that they have received $17 million from the National Institutes of Health to support a program regarding diversity in biomedical research.

The multi-year program, Vanderbilt Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation Program (V-FIRST) will strengthen hiring, promotion and retention efforts for diverse, early career investigators.

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