The following acronyms are used frequently throughout Curriculum 2.0 and in VSTAR systems:
| Acronym | Description |
| ACE | Advanced Clinical Elective |
| AI | Acting Internship |
| BB&M | Brain, Behavior, and Movement |
| C2.0 | Curriculum 2.0 |
| CBL | Case-Based Learning |
| CCX | Continuity Clinical Experience |
| CTB | Cell and Tissue Biology |
| D&T | Diagnostics & Therapeutics |
| EDP | Educator Development Program |
| EDR | Endocrine, Digestion, and Reproduction |
| FCC | Foundations of Clinical Care |
| FHD | Foundations of Health Care Delivery |
| FMK | Foundations of Medical Knowledge |
| FOP | Foundations of the Profession |
| GA | Gross Anatomy |
| HBA | Human Blueprint & Architecture |
| IM | Immersions |
| ISC | Integrated Science Course |
| JiTT | Just in Time Teaching |
| LC | Learning Communities |
| M&I | Microbes & Immunity |
| MAWL | Master Adaptive Workplace Learning |
| MCT | Master Clinical Teachers |
| NBME | National Board of Medical Examiners |
| PDx | Physical Diagnosis |
| RATL | Residents as Teachers and Leaders |
| TBL | Team-Based Learning |
| VC3 | Vanderbilt Core Clinical Curriculum |
| VPIL | Vanderbilt Program in Interprofessional Learning |