Rounds
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Rounds: A message from the Vice Chancellor
I write to you this month in the wake of a series of immediate federal expense reductions, known as the “sequester.” True, the country is grappling with a federal debt load that is unsustainable, and reversal of this trend is essential to our country’s future. Read MoreMar 7, 2013
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Rounds: A message from the Vice Chancellor
On a recent Monday afternoon, the Pediatric Emergency Department at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt moved — within minutes — from the typical hustle and bustle of seeing and admitting patients to an entire children’s hospital on a state of full community alert. Read MoreFeb 7, 2013
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Rounds: A message from the Vice Chancellor
At Vanderbilt, we are all — faculty and staff — invested with the profound intergenerational responsibility to pass on our knowledge. It is that responsibility — to train individuals across all areas of this Medical Center who will be tomorrow’s leaders — I wish to discuss… Read MoreDec 20, 2012
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Rounds: A message from the Vice Chancellor
Even though I’ve spent the majority of my career at Vanderbilt, I still look up when I hear the sound of LifeFlight approaching. And I still notice when injured patients are chronicled in newscasts nearly every night with the steady refrain “taken to Vanderbilt.” Read MoreNov 1, 2012
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ROUNDS: A message from the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
The goal of this column is to dialogue with you in a meaningful way, about both the present and what we see in our future. Read MoreSep 6, 2012
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ROUNDS: A message from the Vice Chancellor
As we launched into a new academic year on July 1, I took some time to consider the road we have traveled together in the last 12 months. By any measure, it was remarkable. Read MoreJul 19, 2012