Thursday, May 22, 2025
Reception: 5-6:00 p.m. CT
Fireside Chat: 6-7:30 p.m. CT / 4-5:30 p.m. MT
In-Person at:
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy
Room 11661
7710 Mercy Road
Omaha, NE68124
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No Cost | 1.5 CE Hours
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Senior Vice President for Educational Affairs
ACGME/NRMP Designated Institutional Official
Graduate Medical Education Office
Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology
Department of Surgery
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Physicians, physicians assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, residents, fellows and students
Dr. Terhune joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2011 and is a Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology. She currently is the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education for the Vanderbilt School of Medicine, and is the Senior Vice President for Educational Affairs and the ACGME/NRMP Designated Institutional Official (DIO) for VUMC. Her clinical surgery practice is currently focused on Emergency General Surgery.
Dr. Terhune completed her residency in General Surgery and fellowship in Critical Care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She served as Program Director of the Surgery Residency from 2014 to 2019 when she became the DIO for the GME program, which consists of over 150 residencies and fellowships. She also served as Chief of General Surgery at the VA Medical Center from 2016 until 2019.
Dr. Terhune is a national leader in graduate medical education, giving lectures throughout the country. She is a Past President of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery and has consulted with GME programs to review practices and policies. She has received several distinguished teaching awards at the local and national level, including the inaugural David Leach Award from the ACGME in 2010 and the Philip J. Wolfson Outstanding Teacher Award from the Association for Surgical Education in 2021.
Dr. Terhune received her A.B. degree in molecular biology from Princeton University and her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, where she received the I.S. Ravdin Award in Surgery. She received her Master’s in Business Administration from the Owen School of Management at Vanderbilt University in 2016. Dr. Terhune also serves as an Associate Chief of Staff for Vanderbilt University Hospital.
Category 1
Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.
Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurse CE
Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education designates this activity for 1.0 contact hour for nurses. Nurses should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education and CHI Health. Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the health care team.