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StrategyShare17 interactive event set for July 20

Learning and connecting is the theme for StrategyShare17, an interactive event on Thursday, July 20, designed to showcase exciting work being done at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Read More

Children’s Hospital ED adds new rooms to speed treatment

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has added seven new rooms to its Emergency Department (ED) to help increase the speed with which the team assesses and treats pediatric patients for minor emergencies. Read More

New approach for staph-related skin abscesses explored

New multicenter research that includes Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) investigators, could change treatment approaches to simple skin abscesses, infections often caused by Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria. Read More

Kachnic named one of the ‘Women to Watch’ in health care

Lisa Kachnic, M.D., Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Radiation Oncology and chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), has been named one of the “Women to Watch” in health care by Nashville Medical News. Read More

World on Wednesdays seeks presenters for fall 2017

International Student and Scholar Services is seeking students, faculty, staff and community members who may be interested in collaborating with ISSS for its upcoming World on Wednesdays (WOW) program during fall 2017. Read More

Sign up for ‘Everyday Bias’ workshop July 26

The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion presents "Inclusive Excellence 201: Everyday Bias," its second workshop on unconscious bias, scheduled for Wednesday, July 26, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Sarratt Student Center, Room 216/220. Read More

Boomers, Elders and More: ‘Veterans’ Aid and Attendance benefits’ July 19

The Veterans' Aid and Attendance benefit is a non-taxed monetary payment for low-income veterans who served the United States during wartime or for their surviving spouses. Read More

VUMC to operate retail clinics in Walgreens stores in Middle Tennessee area

Walgreens and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have announced that a subsidiary of VUMC will operate and provide all clinical services at 14 retail health clinics within Walgreens stores across Middle Tennessee. Read More

15th annual VSSA Student Research Symposium is Aug. 3

Undergraduates from around the country will present their research conducted at Vanderbilt this summer during the Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy’s 15th annual Student Research Symposium. The event is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 3, at the Wond’ry. Read More

Conference to focus on link between viruses and cancer

The association between tobacco use and cancer is well known. But there are other risk factors for cancer that are less recognized, including the link between cancer and certain viruses. Read More

Babies and You: ‘Preparing for Labor and Birth’ July 20

Bethany Sanders, a certified nurse midwife at the West End Women’s Health Center, will discuss "Preparing for Labor and Birth" on Thursday, July 20, from noon to 1 p.m. in Light Hall, Room 411. Read More

Vandy Walks: VUMC tunnel walk July 20

Vandy Walks is a walking series brought to you by Health Plus and the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center. Read More

Helping hands

A chance at life

Dore Jam scheduled for Aug. 5

Dore Jam, Vanderbilt's annual Fan Day activity, is moving to an early Saturday date in August and will include several new activities. Read More

What I did before nursing school

The cancer checklist

Mix-and-match trial is actually precision medicine

Smallwood joins Public Theology and Racial Justice Collaborative

Teresa Smallwood, a public theologian and attorney with a strong commitment to scholarship and activism, is the new associate director of the Public Theology and Racial Justice Collaborative. Read More

Markets Master: Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman, MBA’93, charts the future of finance

When Adena Friedman, MBA’93, took over as CEO of Nasdaq at the start of 2017, making her the first woman to lead a global exchange… Read More