Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Science and Strategy: Dr. Alex Jahangir draws on lessons from trauma surgery and management classes to lead Nashville’s response to COVID-19
As head of the Metro Nashville Coronavirus Task Force, Jahangir has helped coordinate local health systems and community groups, addressed the city at daily media briefings, set up COVID test sites and advised policymakers on combatting the virus, all while maintaining his normal duties at Vanderbilt. Read MoreOct 25, 2021
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Building the World’s Largest Biomedical Informatics Enterprise
Biomedical informatics is a science that draws connections between data and medicine, whether those data concern diseases, health care processes or human biology in the form of genomics and proteomics. Everyone who studies health records has the same goal: more precise medicine, leading to improved patient outcomes. Read MoreSep 26, 2014