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Class of 2015: Holly Glass digs into the past and embraces her heritage

Holly Glass arrived at Vanderbilt feeling “weird and different.” She kept to herself her identity as a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Checking in four years later, things are entirely different. Read More

Wellcast: ‘The Good Life – What Really Matters’

Ted Fischer, professor of anthropology, director of the Center for Latin American Studies and author of the book, “The Good Life," talks about the global traits of a good life. Read More

Vanderbilt inducted into Mayor’s Workplace Challenge Hall of Fame

Vanderbilt University achieved Diamond Level in the Healthy category of the 2014-15 Mayor’s Workplace Challenge. Read More

Class of 2015: Ben Shane maps his own journey

Ben Shane is not easily labeled, which is what makes him an ideal Curb Scholar. The motorcycle aficionado has described himself as “enjoying ancient Chinese poetry, modern American fiction and Taylor Swift.” Read More

Wellcast: ‘Needlestick/blood and body fluid exposure management’

Deborah Sutherland, nurse specialist for Occupational Health's Infectious Disease Program, discusses the importance of promptly reporting and following up with exposure injuries. Read More

Go for the Gold steps 1 and 2 are ready

The first two steps of Go for the Gold are now available in the new Health Plus Health Guide. Log in and get started today. Read More

Class of 2015: Angela Mosley turns collective history into community action

For the past two years, honors psychology major Angela Mosley has studied racial and ethnic health disparities in the Southeast. Mosley knew she wanted to study the subject after taking professor David Schlundt’s course on health psychology. Read More

Vandy Walks features Blair’s Pam Schneller May 13

Join Pam Schneller, associate dean, Blair School of Music, for an inspirational walk and celebration of wellness on Wednesday, May 13, at 11:30 a.m. Read More

Study links post-acute care costs with lower survival rates

A nationwide study, “Uncovering Waste in U.S. Healthcare,” from authors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, finds that spending on post-acute care in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) provides a key signal of inefficiency in the health care system, leading to higher spending and lower patient survival. Read More

Study team uses metabolomics to study longevity

The keys to longevity have been a source of curiosity and the basis of many research studies for years, yet the mechanisms underlying a person’s ability to live a long life are still not fully understood. Read More

Lane named vice president for Population Health Management

Nancy Lane, Ph.D., has joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) as senior vice president for Population Health Management. Read More

VICC cancer research efforts in spotlight at AACR conference

Adding an investigational drug to an already approved estrogen blocking therapy appears to be safe and provided clinical benefit for some postmenopausal women with estrogen-positive breast cancer. Read More

Photo: Nashville Sounds visit

Members of the Nashville Sounds baseball team recently visited with patients and families at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital. Read More

Speaker explores nurse practitioners’ role in health reform

Patients should have full and direct access to the health provider of their choice, according to Cindy Cooke, DNP, president-elect of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), who recently spoke to faculty, students and members of the community at Vanderbilt University School Nursing (VUSN). Read More

VUMC set to take part in community-wide disaster drill on May 2

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) will take part in a full-scale community disaster drill along with numerous emergency response and community agencies on Saturday, May 2, from 9 a.m. until noon. Read More

Nurse-Midwifery program lands high honor from ACNM

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s Nurse-Midwifery Program has received a Lifetime Golden Commendation from the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) — one of only four educational programs in the country to achieve this recognition. Read More

Brown receives ATHENA award

Katherine Brown, Ed.D., M.S.Ed., an occupational therapist with Vanderbilt Home Care Services, recently received the 2015 ATHENA International Young Professional Leadership Award. Read More

Epilepsy Program again achieves national recognition

For the eleventh consecutive year, the Vanderbilt Epilepsy Program has been designated a Level 4 center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC), the highest level of recognition. Read More

VUMC again among “100 Great Hospitals”

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has once again been named among the “100 Great Hospitals in America” by Becker’s Hospital Review and is the only health facility in Tennessee to make the list. Read More

Photo: Cancer screening

Vanderbilt University Medical Center physicians recently provided free cancer screenings for 116 patients at the Odess Head and Neck Cancer Surgery Clinic and the Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. Read More