VUMC launches new medical equipment company Carefluent Connect
On March 1, the wholly owned commercial subsidiary of VUMC opened a retail storefront amid clinics at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks. The company is starting with 10 full-time employees. View...
DBMI announcement
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Survey identifies factors in reducing clinical research coordinator turnover
Strong, collaborative relationships with principal investigators are a key factor of longevity in clinical research coordinator positions -- an essential, but increasingly transient job in executing treatment-advancing clinical trials, Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers found. View...
Couple's gift supports psychosocial needs of cardiac patients' families
Ellen and Bo Boyer's first child, a daughter they named Brett, was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect while in utero. The couple was told that their beloved daughter would require open heart surgery to survive. View...
VUMC postdoctoral scientist named HHMI Hanna Gray Fellow
Valeria Reyes Ruiz, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, is one of 21 fellows from across the country who will receive up to $1.4 million over eight years. View...
NIH grant bolsters childhood status epilepticus and epilepsy research in Nigeria
The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health has received a $3.5 million, five-year NIH grant to establish a large childhood status epilepticus cohort in northern Nigeria with key partners in Nigeria and South Africa. View...
Grace Cronin, known as "Miss Grace" by patients and families, eases concerns and helps out wherever possible
Grace Cronin, a physical therapist in Pediatric Rehabilitation Services for Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, earned a Credo Award for her fiercely positive attitude and skill in every area of pediatric rehabilitation. View...
Surgery gets 83-year-old drag racer back on the track
Stephen Engstrom, MD, is an expert at replacing and repairing hips and other major joints. Last year his expertise allowed a unique patient, 83-year-old John Livingston, to return to his passion -- drag car racing. View...
REDCap Day highlights new features, innovative use cases
Some 1.6 million people at more than 4,800 institutions around the world use a clinical research software application from Vanderbilt University Medical Center called REDCap, or Research Electronic Data Capture. View...
Survey Sparks: Approved cleaners and hand sanitizers for COVID-19
Part of a series of Joint Commission readiness tips. For more information, go to: https://www.vumc.org/mysite/ View...