Year: 2017

In a first-of-its-kind collaboration for both parties, schools in Allen County, Kentucky, are joining with Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt so sick children can receive a more comprehensive array of health care services while attending school through virtual visits with Vanderbilt clinicians. Read More

Surgical oncologist Carmen Solórzano, M.D., senses she has a reputation for being tough on residents. It doesn’t bother her. Read More

Beginning this week, the first of a series of six messages is being distributed to Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) employees highlighting ways to best fulfill the Vanderbilt Patient and Family Promise, a guiding principle that was created by patients and providers and adopted at VUMC in 2013. Read More

On Monday, Oct. 16, the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) Office for Diversity Affairs will present “Hidden VUMC Figures,” a tribute to employees who have made significant long-term contributions to the Medical Center, often behind-the-scenes. Read More

Nine more volunteers are needed to complete a study at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) that could lead to a way to prevent the spread of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). Read More

Joshua Denny, M.D., M.S., and Consuelo Wilkins, M.D., MSCI, will discuss the potential of “precision medicine” during the next Vanderbilt Cutting-Edge Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 12. Read More

The Vanderbilt Eye Institute (VEI) recently hosted the Southeastern Vision Conference to celebrate and share excellence in vision science. Read More

The 2017 Greater Nashville Heart Walk hits the Vanderbilt campus on Saturday, Oct. 14. Read More

Nashville Mayor Megan Barry will speak during a “science day,” Tuesday, Oct. 17, at the Belcourt Theatre hosted by the Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research (VCAR). Read More

Open Enrollment for 2018 benefits for Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) employees began Tuesday, Oct. 3, and ends at 11:59 p.m., Friday, Oct. 20. Open Enrollment is a time to make benefits choices that will best meet the needs of you and your family. Visit vumc-oe.com for updates and more information. Read More

Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne, Predators executive leaders, executives from Tri Star Energy (Twice Daily) and team mascot Gnash recently presented the proceeds of the team’s 365 Pediatric Cancer Fund to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has been named to the 2017 Becker’s Hospital Review list of the 100 Hospitals With Great Heart Programs. Read More

Aspiring medical students Lauren Holroyd and Julian Genkins took a break from academics after earning their undergraduate degrees and went to work for the health care software company Epic, based in Verona, Wisconsin. Although they did not know each other at the time, they would both end up at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) where they would put their Epic expertise to work. Read More

Vanderbilt LifeFlight will soon be expanding its footprint to serve the West Tennessee region by adding an emergency helicopter base in Humboldt, Tennessee. Read More

Read about the latest faculty, staff and alumni awards, appointments and achievements. Read More

America in the era before World War I is a good place to look for answers to what the nation should be doing now, Adm. James Stavridis said Tuesday evening during the latest installment of the Chancellor's Lecture Series. Read More

Faculty and staff paying for Vanderbilt Health Plan benefits beginning Jan. 1, 2018, can earn a wellness credit of up to $240 for completing Go for the Gold by Oct. 31. Read More

Join Health Plus for a pumpkin carving competition in celebration of the last week of this season’s Vanderbilt Farmers’ Market. Carve or decorate a pumpkin with others in your department and bring it to the Farmers' Market on Thursday, Oct. 26, for voting. Read More

Disability advocates will share their personal and professional journeys and discuss how to dismantle ableism. Read More

The Chancellor’s Cup is presented annually to the professor who makes the greatest intellectual and academic contributions to undergraduate students outside of classroom teaching. Read More