Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center announce support for mayor's transit initiative
Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have jointly announced their official support for Mayor Megan Barry's efforts to expand Nashville's transit options. View...
NEJM Catalyst forum addresses mental, behavioral and social health determinants
Healthcare is more than diagnosing and treating disease. To truly improve health outcomes for individuals and communities, the mental, behavioral and social determinants of health must be fully integrated with physical factors at all levels of the healthcare system. That was the take-home message from last Thursday's audience participation and live-streamed web event produced by NEJM Catalyst and hosted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...
"Survey Sparks" newsletter launches to help prepare VUMC for Joint Commission survey
As part of the communication plan to engage and prepare staff for our upcoming Joint Commission survey, the newsletter "Survey Sparks" will be distributed throughout the organization on a twice-weekly basis. View...
Personalized drug prescribing program expands, upgrades
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has expanded and relaunched genetic testing to predict patient responses to drugs. View...
New job-specific, on-demand learning courses available
VUMC Learning and Development has updated the Skillsoft on-demand learning course offerings to include IT and project management professional content for job roles requiring these specialized skills. View...
"VUMC Voice": Teenage daughter sparks interest in rock-climbing for Vanderbilt's Dario and Nunzia Giuse
When Dario Giuse's 14-year-old daughter Erika announced that she wanted to be a rock climber, he decided, even though he was 59 years old, to take up the sport with her. View...
Tales of VUMC past: When the Medical Center was a movie set
Lauren Hutton! William H. Macy! James Farentino! Medical Center North? In the winter of 1983, VUMC was transformed into the set for a TV movie about a deranged killer. What could be more fun? View...
"Momentum": Spotlight on bladder cancer--pioneering immunotherapy leads to new life
In early 2014, Mary Beth Ballard and her husband, Chris Murray, were searching for their first home together in Middle Tennessee when she noticed something she initially dismissed as a sign of a minor infection--a small amount of blood in her urine. View...
VUMC in the news
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...