The Department
of Health Policy
Celebrating 10 years of growth, research, and impact at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Vanderbilt School of Medicine.
Letter from the Chair
David Stevenson, PhD, became the Chair of the Department of Health Policy officially in September 2023 after serving as interim chair since June. He was one of the first faculty to join the Department when it was founded in 2013.
Impact
Over the past 10 years, our faculty have been instrumental in important policy decisions, from our state Capitol in Tennessee to the halls of Congress.
Research
Our faculty have a diverse set of research interests from Medicare and Medicaid to infectious disease surveillance and global health.
Academics
We are the home of Vanderbilt’s MPH program created an interdisciplinary Health Policy PhD program in 2020. Learn more about the academic programs led by our faculty.
The Department
We work hard to communicate our research and connect with policymakers. Learn more about our public lecture series and other events.
OUR MISSIONOur mission is to inform health policy and improve health and health care through research, education, and service.
Our Department brings together a diverse group of scholars devoted to informing evidence-based health policy solutions with broad influence. We collaborate with local, state, and federal health agencies and build relationships with frontline policymakers to tackle our nation’s most pressing health care challenges.
Meet the Faculty
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Dr. Melinda Buntin
University Distinguished Professor, Mike Curb Chair
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William Schaffner, MD
Professor
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Velma McBride Murry, PhD
University Distinguished Professor
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Carlos Grijalva, MD, MPH
Professor
