Rounds: Mass shootings: what we can't control, and what we can

Dear Colleagues, The alarming number of mass shootings around the country is, without a doubt, ratcheting up anxiety as people wonder when our neighbors, our first responders, our teams could be called into action. And worst of all, the fear that we or people we know will be victims. View...

Maureen Gannon named to new faculty development role

Maureen Gannon, PhD, professor of Medicine, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Cell and Developmental Biology, and Vice Chair for Faculty Development in the Department of Medicine, has been named to the newly created role of Associate Dean for Faculty Development for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. View...

Free hand surgeries for uninsured patients provided at annual event

Hand surgeons and other Vanderbilt Health staff donated their time on Aug. 10 at Vanderbilt Bone & Joint in Franklin to offer surgeries to people who are uninsured and need surgical treatment for outpatient upper extremity conditions, such as carpal tunnel syndrome and ganglion cysts. View...

All of Us research program takes aim at precision population health

Scarcely a year after its national launch, the "All of Us" research program, which aims to accelerate the prevention and treatment of disease, has enrolled more than 230,000 research participants -- more than a fifth of its recruitment goal of 1 million people. All of Us investigators including Joshua Denny, MD, MS, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center reported this week that more than 80% of participants are from groups that have been historically underrepresented in biomedical research. View...

Tricia Burgess thought she had seasonal allergies. She actually needed a heart transplant.

Tricia Burgess thought it was her seasonal allergies acting up again. She walked into the emergency department at a Knoxville hospital on April 1 to find out why she was having difficulty breathing. The diagnosis: She had end-stage heart failure and was given less than a year to live. View...

Come hear the VUMC employee choir, United Voices of Vanderbilt, at 6 p.m. in Light Hall

The United Voices of Vanderbilt, the choir comprised of VUMC employees, is performing its Summer Concert Aug. 15 at 6 p.m. in 208 Light Hall. View...

Flulapalooza set for Wednesday, Sept. 25

Vanderbilt University Medical Center will have its ninth annual Flulapalooza mass influenza vaccination event on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The event will be held from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in a tent between Light Hall and the Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital. View...