Dr. George Canby Robinson was dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine from 1920-1928. He transformed the traditional physician-apprentice form of education then practiced at Vanderbilt into a modern university medical school format with a science-based curriculum and a full-time faculty. He restructured the physical facilities of the Medical School and moved it from South Nashville to the Vanderbilt University campus. He also oversaw the design of a new Medical Center building with teaching, patient care and research capabilities under one roof. This innovative concept was to be emulated across the country by other leading
medical centers.
The Canby Robinson Society (CRS) was created in 1978 to honor and encourage those who give financial support to the education, research and patient care programs of the Medical Center. With over 2500 members, the CRS is the largest donor society at Vanderbilt University.
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