Vanderbilt researchers help restore silenced voices by studying the wings of cicadas
A swarm of cicadas that left thousands of insect carcasses across the Vanderbilt University campus in 2011 is leading to transinstitutional research at the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering and Vanderbilt University Medical Center to develop a surgical planning tool to help restore speech for people with vocal fold paralysis. View...
IdeaShare seeking ideas on artificial intelligence, predictive analytics throughout the Medical Center
IdeaShare, an interactive online tool that enables employees to share ideas with colleagues across the Medical Center, is collecting ideas on how Vanderbilt can use artificial intelligence (AI) and predictive analytics to improve patient care and our health system. View...
VUMC taking part in airport disaster drill Saturday, March 24
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is taking part in a community-wide disaster drill on Saturday, March 24 with the scenario of a crash at the Nashville International Airport (BNA) between two airplanes resulting in an influx of mass casualty patients. View...
Seven children of her own, thousands of children at work: Pharmacist Elizabeth Humphreys wins Five Pillar Leader Award.
When Elizabeth Humphreys was a child she would often go to work with her father, a Memphis pharmacist. Sometimes he let her count out pills. "He told me, 'Elizabeth, do something meaningful with your life -- something that means something to someone, including yourself.'" View...
Dierks Bentley receives first star on Children's Hospital's "Walk of Champions"
The Walk of Champions will be located on the main floor of the hospital and is designed to honor lifelong advocates for Children's Hospital within the entertainment industry. Bentley serves as the inaugural inductee. View...
MIT's Wittrup to deliver today's Flexner Discovery Lecture
Dane Wittrup, PhD, a pioneer in protein engineering technologies who has helped accelerate development of antibody therapies for cancer, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, March 22. View...
Match Day reveals medical students' residency locations
Match Day is the crowning moment of the National Resident Match Program (NRMP), which matches thousands of medical students with residency programs at medical centers and hospitals across the country. View...
Latest "Survey Sparks" newsletters 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...