Vanderbilt community invited to Chancellor Search community update, June 5

Board of Trust Chairman Bruce R. Evans and John Geer, dean of the College of Arts and Science and chair of the Chancellor Search Advisory Committee, will host a Vanderbilt community update Wednesday, June 5, to gather input and share information about the priorities and process guiding the search for Vanderbilt's next leader. View...

State of Nursing address reflects on success and focuses on future

Executive Chief Nursing Officer Marilyn Dubree, MSN, RN, NE-BC, looked back on the successes of Vanderbilt Health's 6,584 nurses over the last year and looked to the future in her 2019 State of Nursing address on May 28 in Light Hall. View...

Children's Hospital saved his life 28 years ago. Now Daniel Cook is helping build its expansion.

When he was 11, Daniel Cook fell off the roof of his house and almost died. His life was saved by doctors at Children's Hospital. He is now a construction manager working on an addition to the hospital, and he has made it a point to look up and thank those who saved his life almost three decades ago. View...

Annual evaluations begin today

All Vanderbilt University Medical Center staff will complete a self-evaluation in Performance Central on the HR Website. There, you will rate your job performance over the past year and give examples of how you have supported both your departmental goals and the VUMC organizational goals. View...

Kennedy Center program seeks to help community providers treat adults with autism

Researchers at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center are on a quest to increase health care capacity for adults with autism by bringing quality care into their communities. View...

Summer's here and the time is right for safety at the pool

Drowning is a silent killer. How to be sure children have safe fun in the water. View...

"Hope": My Special Aflac Duck engages and comforts children

The duck is a high-tech robot that uses medical play, lifelike movement and emotions to engage and help comfort children during their cancer care. View...

VUMC in the news

A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...