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VUIT wants to hear from you: Take survey for chance to win Amazon gift card

Vanderbilt IT has released its second annual Faculty and Staff Satisfaction Survey. Participants will have the option to enter a drawing to win one of three $100 Amazon gift cards. Read More

Our favorite #vandygram photos of the week

From "Star Wars" to holiday parties to the annual Employee Gift Giveaway, these are our favorite #vandygram photos of the week. Read More

Kudos: Read about faculty, staff and student awards and achievements

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

Vendor for VUMC clinical systems upgrade named

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has announced an agreement with Epic Systems Corp., a privately owned health care software company based in Verona, Wisconsin, to provide key clinical, administrative and billing software to the Medical Center. Read More

MyVU to take break over holidays

The MyVU e-newsletter for faculty and staff will take a brief hiatus for the holidays from Dec. 24-Jan. 1. Read More

Melodores follow up White House performance with appearance on ‘Today’ Dec. 22

Vanderbilt student a cappella group the Melodores are scheduled to perform in New York on NBC’s "Today" show on Tuesday. This follows their recent performance at a White House holiday reception attended by President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. Read More

Tips for finding balance ‘between Hallmark and heartache’ during the holidays

Vanderbilt psychiatrist Judith Akin, who frequently counsels people having a hard time through the holidays, has a quick guideline: Set a course “between Hallmark and heartache,” and aim to have a “pretty good little Christmas.” Read More

VUCast: Who looks like a leader to you?

In the latest VUCast: Find out why gender matters when you envision a president, leader or CEO; see what Vanderbilt blasted into space and what it's doing now; and learn how the price of cigarettes is saving babies' lives. Read More

Understanding your life insurance coverage and what to do if your salary increases

Open Enrollment for 2016 benefits may be over, but you can change your supplemental life insurance coverage anytime. Read More

Grant to Vanderbilt historian will help fund book on diabetes

Vanderbilt historian Arleen Tuchman is getting some assistance with her work on a book about the cultural history of diabetes. Read More

Year in Review 2015: Medical Center recognized in multiple national rankings

During the past year, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) placed highly in several of the various rankings conducted by U.S. News and World Report. Read More

Year in Review 2015: Leadership appointments bolster VUMC’s mission

Numerous key leadership roles at Vanderbilt University Medical Center were filled during the past year. Read More

Year in Review 2015: Achievements, milestones abound at VUMC

The following is a roundup of the news that made headlines at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2015. Read More

Season of giving

Santa stopped by Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt last week to visit with patients and families and pass out gifts to children. Read More

New in-house software development group set to assist VUMC teams

Vanderbilt teams in the market for specialized software have a new in-house information technology group to call upon. Read More

Gerontological Society of America honors Frontera

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) — the nation’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging — recently presented Walter Frontera, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, with its 2015 Excellence in Rehabilitation of Aging Persons Award. Read More

Advanced Practice Nurses Association honors Jayaram

The Middle Tennessee Advanced Practice Nurses Association recently named Vanderbilt’s Jennifer Jayaram, MSN, FNP, its Advanced Practice Nurse of the Year. The organization is an affiliate of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Read More

Frequent flyer Grubbs set to retire from LifeFlight

After 31 years and nearly 6,000 patient flights, LifeFlight’s Tom Grubbs has decided to hang up his helmet and retire. Read More

Nominations sought for this year’s Vanderbilt Prize Scholar

Nominations for this year’s Vanderbilt Prize Scholar are now being accepted. The deadline is Feb. 8, 2016. Read More

Flu vaccination compliance at VUMC rises dramatically

As of Dec. 1, employee compliance with the influenza vaccination policy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has reached 99.9 percent, up from 80 percent on Dec.1, 2014 Read More