State of Medical Center Address is tomorrow
Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, President and CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, will deliver the 2018 State of the Medical Center Address, from 7:30 - 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 14, in Langford Auditorium. View...
VUMC Valentines: Bill and Genie met at the Medical Center in 1983. Love blossomed.
"VUMC Voice": The proposal was at Kroger. A wedding ring fell over a cliff. William "Bill" Moore, MD, clinical professor of Pediatrics, and Mary "Genie" Courtney, PhD, research professor in Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, are still in love. View...
"Carmen from Chicago," mystery good Samaritan nurse, identified
"VUMC Voice": The mystery good Samaritan nurse whose act of kindness prompted a Nashville man to phone VUMC to tell how she helped him after a bicycle wreck, has been identified. She is Carmen Magers, RN, who works in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. View...
VUMC supports Project Register effort to encourage online voter registration
To help drive awareness and increase voter participation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has joined more than 70 other Middle Tennessee businesses, nonprofits and professional organizations in support of Project Register, an effort to raise awareness about the ease of online voter registration in Tennessee. View...
Guns, Communities and Civic Life community conversation is tomorrow
The conference features a community conversation on gun violence prevention on Feb. 14 View...
Tennessee Poison Center celebrates 30th anniversary
The Tennessee Poison Center (TPC) is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month, following a year in which it received more than 50,000 emergency calls from residents, healthcare professionals, emergency departments and intensive care units. View...
"Survey Sparks" newsletters on clear hallways and gas canisters now available
As part of the communication plan to engage and prepare staff for VUMC's upcoming Joint Commission survey, the newsletter "Survey Sparks" will be distributed throughout the organization on a twice-weekly basis. View...
"Hope": One second. One touch. Lives forever changed.
Six-year-old Noah Kelly finished Bible study at his Nashville church and asked to play soccer outside with his friends before heading home. The electricity had been out at the church on that Saturday in July 2016, and the group had hoped that the electric company would arrive to fix the problem before the steamy day ended. View...
"My Southern Health": Eight things you can do to pump up your heart health now
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Tennessee, and its prevalence is high across the mid-South. Thankfully, lifestyle changes can reduce your risk. View...
VUMC in the news
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...