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This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s weekly newscast highlighting research, experts, students, sports and everything Vanderbilt: Emotional Battle: how Vanderbilt is helping returning troops get mental help Why women make better politicians  See why the country’s smartest kids are flocking to Vanderbilt… Read More

Watch video of Dr. William Petrie speaking on Alzheimer’s disease. Petrie spoke Jan. 18 as part of the Osher Lifelong Learning class, “Medical Advances.” The course is presented by faculty of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and focuses on what the future of medicine holds. Physicians are now able to use… Read More

Watch video of Dr. Keith Churchwell speaking on advances in heart care. Churchwell spoke Jan. 11 as part of the Osher Lifelong Learning class, “Medical Advances.” The course is presented by faculty of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and focuses on what the future of medicine holds. Physicians are now able… Read More

(Vanderbilt University) From 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, Medical Center Drive will be reduced to one lane in each direction from the south side of the Vanderbilt University Hospital ambulance bay parking area to the north entrance at The Vanderbilt Clinic (TVC) turnaround. The Emergency Department ambulance… Read More

Your organization has applied to the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program for re-designation of the prestigious Magnet designation. This designation recognizes excellence in nursing services. You have an opportunity to participate in the evaluation process and are encouraged to do so. We will be coming to… Read More

Former School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt students Isaiah Bolden, Christopher Peek and Katie Roland analyzed soil samples for a group research project. (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) The School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt is now accepting applications for the Class of 2016. The SSMV is a… Read More

How three Vanderbilt nurses are changing the world, one child at a time Vanderbilt School of Nursing’s Marie Phillips poses with 7-year-old A’Darius Parrish at Park Avenue Elementary School in Nashville, where Phillips serves as school nurse. (Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt) Marie Phillips, Kathy Warren and Theresa Hook are Vanderbilt nurses,… Read More

Students at Vanderbilt’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute are proof that learning never stops Mary Pat Silveira (left), a retired United Nations official and instructor for the winter term course "The Other UN," speaks with Osher Lifelong Learning Institute members. (Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) Tucked away in a second-floor meeting space at The Commons Center,… Read More

The beam signing at last spring’s event kicking off construction for the expansion of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. (photo by Susan Urmy) The VUMC Reporter compiles the milestones and achievements that made headlines at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2011. Read More

Vanderbilt University Hospital has been named among the nation’s 65 Leapfrog Top Hospitals for 2011. VUH is the only Tennessee hospital to make the list. Read More

Medical Center Drive will experience closures over the next week. (Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt) Due to electrical system upgrades taking place at the Vanderbilt Clinic, some motorists may experience delays on Medical Center Drive until the project is complete. From Friday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. until Monday, Dec. 12 at… Read More

Ken Galloway’s legacy will continue as he transitions from dean of engineering to full-time faculty member Ken Galloway (John Russell/Vanderbilt) If you ask Ken Galloway what he’s doing on July 1, 2012 – the day he officially transitions from his role as dean of Vanderbilt’s School of… Read More

  More than 12,650 people were vaccinated during Vanderbilt's Flulapalooza Oct. 12. (Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt) Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been notified by Guinness World Records that it now holds the world record for the most vaccinations given in eight hours. The achievement – 12,850 flu shots given… Read More

The schedule of winter 2012 non-credit classes offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt include aging and sexuality, reflections of life in Civil War Tennessee, the future of medicine and Humphrey Bogart film classics. Read More

Have you ever wanted to ask the world’s leading physicians and medical researchers about their work and how it affects you? My Health Chat is your chance. Join Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Dr. Jim Jirjis, as he discusses the latest advancements in genomic medicine and heart care innovations with Dr. Read More

Jim Jirjis (Vanderbilt University) Patients, caregivers and consumers will have a chance Nov. 9 to ask questions about the latest in genomic medicine and heart care innovations during a live online video chat with Vanderbilt University Medical Center experts. The free event, which will be from 1:30… Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is the first health care institution in the state, and the third in the nation, to implement a Level 1 Cardiac Emergency System, designed to deliver coordinated, expedited care for heart patients. Read More

A. Scott Pearson A. Scott Pearson, associate professor of surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and author of the medical thrillers Rupture and Public Anatomy, will be the guest speaker at October’s Book Talk Lunch. This informal group of staff gathers monthly to discuss books, reading mediums, authors, events,… Read More

Dr. Emily Kurtz (left) of the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute appears in new ads for the Promise of Discovery campaign. (Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s award-winning “Promise of Discovery” initiative continues with the creation of additional story lines and the launch of a new series… Read More

(Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt) On Saturday, Oct. 15, from 6 a.m. until noon, Medical Center Drive between Pierce Ave. and Children’s Way will be partially obstructed by a crane. Traffic direction will be present to maintain flow of both north and south bound traffic. Contact: Billy Roberts, (615) 343-4443; Dennis… Read More