June 21, 2018

StrategyShare is an annual event that highlights the work being done across Vanderbilt and in the community. This year's StrategyShare will focus on one of the Medical Center's four Strategic Direction compass points -- Discover, Learn and Share. View...

National Academies issue "Statement on Harmful Consequences of Separating Families at the U.S. Border"


The statement begins: "We urge the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to immediately stop separating migrant children from their families, based on the body of scientific evidence that underscores the potential for lifelong, harmful consequences for these children and based on human rights considerations." View...

VUMC sponsors Nashville Pride Festival, June 23-24


To kick off the festival, VUMC employees, led by the Medical Center's Program for LGBTI health, plan to participate in the Equality Walk, which starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 23, at Public Square Park. View...

Commodore Cash will soon become VUMC Badge Bucks


Beginning June 25, VUMC employees will no longer be able to add funds to a Commodore Cash account for use at campus and Medical Center dining and retail locations. Instead, VUMC employees can add funds to a VUMC Badge Bucks account. View...

Joshua went looking for a new kidney to save his life. He found a "sister," too.


"VUMC Voice": Joshua Surovey lost more than 100 lbs. to make himself medically eligible for the transplant, and then tirelessly advertised for a donor around his home town of Clarksville before Renee Bruens saw and responded to one of his appeals. View...

New BRET course offers introduction to data science


Biomedical science trainees at Vanderbilt have a new career exploration option starting this fall -- they can get a taste of what it means to be a "data scientist." View...

Lomis leaving Vanderbilt for vice president role at AMA


Kimberly Lomis, MD, associate dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, will leave Vanderbilt at the end of July 2018, to take the position of Vice President of Undergraduate Medical Education Innovations at the American Medical Association. View...

Employees' use of My Health at Vanderbilt encouraged


Vanderbilt University Medical Center employees who are also patients are encouraged to enroll in My Health at Vanderbilt (MHAV), the online portal for Vanderbilt Health. View...

My Health at Vanderbilt rolls out Fast Pass for quicker appointments


Fast Pass allows users who have an appointment with a VUMC provider to join a waitlist for an earlier appointment if one becomes available. View...