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Innovative outpatient orders system set for wider use

On Jan. 15, an information systems glitch rendered Vanderbilt Outpatient Orders Management, or VOOM, temporarily unavailable for some users. Shubhada Jagasia, M.D., MMHC, medical director of the Eskind Diabetes Clinic, was among clinicians who suddenly had to return to using paper forms to order clinical labs, radiology and other diagnostic tests. Read More

Nobel laureate explores genomics of immune response

In a wide-ranging lecture that moved from plants to nematode worms to human leukemia, Nobel laureate Andrew Fire, Ph.D., outlined his vision for a genomics-based understanding of how organisms respond to novel information. Read More

Grant boosts VUSN’s Clinic at Mercury Courts

More than 1,200 underserved and disadvantaged people in Nashville will gain access to high-quality primary care thanks to a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Division of Nursing grant recently awarded to the Clinic at Mercury Courts. Read More

Celebrate National Heart Month with these events

February is National Heart Month and March is National Nutrition Month. Both present great opportunities to love your heart. Health Plus invites you to participate… Read More

Rare condition leads to new heart, second chance for girl

Michelle Browning never imagined her nursing skills would save the life of her youngest child. But without her natural instinct to begin CPR her daughter, 9-year-old Lexi, may not have survived after her heart suddenly stopped. Read More

Program rewards employees who refer new nurses

Under the Nurse Referral Bonus Program, Vanderbilt will pay $2,500 to any employee who successfully refers a BSN nurse with at least one year of prior experience for a full-time nursing position, with additional incentives also available. Read More

For Cancer Center’s Joyce, volunteering comes naturally

Nearly every week since 1988, cancer patients and families visiting Vanderbilt University Medical Center have been able to count on a comforting routine — at least one morning per week they are greeted by the same smiling volunteer who dispenses a dose of friendship along with coffee, snacks and advice about how to navigate the sprawling Medical Center campus. Read More

Do-it-yourself repair in the kidney

The kidney can mediate its own repair through proliferation of resident immune system cells. Read More

AlertVU procedures revised following Wednesday’s storm

An approaching storm accompanied by the possibility of tornadoes prompted the activation early Wednesday morning of the AlertVU system. The activation revealed… Read More

Vanderbilt’s statewide impact focus of annual Day on the Hill

Vanderbilt’s 12th annual Day on the Hill highlighted the university and medical center’s contributions to all 95 counties in Tennessee and offered the opportunity for conversations between Vanderbilt officials and state lawmakers. Read More

Long-term effects of prostate therapies tracked

A new study comparing outcomes among prostate cancer patients treated with surgery versus radiotherapy found differences in urinary, bowel and sexual function after short-term follow-up, but those differences were no longer significant 15 years after initial treatment. Read More

TIPSHEET: Kerry likely to be more traditional secretary of state

Vanderbilt historian Thomas Schwartz can comment on how John Kerry will likely approach his new job as secretary of state. Read More

Mayors share insight with public policy studies class

Nashville Mayor Karl Dean was the guest speaker Jan. 28 for an undergraduate public policy studies class taught by former Mayor Bill Purcell, adjunct professor of political science. Read More

Search under way for faculty directors of College Halls

Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education Cynthia Cyrus and Dean of Students Mark Bandas will co-chair a search committee to find the first faculty directors of Moore and Warren colleges, a critical step in developing the two college halls now under construction at the corner of 21st and West End avenues. Read More

New steps in immigration reform: Vanderbilt experts available

Congress and President Obama are taking up the debate over comprehensive immigration reform yet again. Vanderbilt has a diverse array of experts researching various aspects of the immigration debate. Read More

Congresswomen in minority party more effective than male counterparts

Research by Vanderbilt political science professor Alan Wiseman and his coauthors find women in Congress in the minority party are more effective than their male counterparts when it comes to introducing and negotiating bills, spurring action on those bills, and ultimately seeing them become law. Read More