First collection of "VUMC Voice" Pet Photo Contest winners

Almost 600 (!) photographs were submitted by VUMC employees to the 2018 "VUMC Voice" Pet Photo Contest, and this collection is the first of the selected pictures to be shared. The theme for this first collection of photos is "Duos." View...

New updates and changes within eStar announced

Included is a summary of some of the largest changes within eStar over the last several days (as well as some that are scheduled to be completed soon). View...

Initiative stresses importance of advance directives

While many might prefer to not think about dying, healthcare professionals throughout the United States are encouraging patients and their families to do just that during a national awareness campaign this week that promotes the importance of completing an advance directive for healthcare. View...

"Vanderbilt Medicine": Surgeon's career shaped by childhood diagnosis

As a pediatric surgeon, Mary Austin performs 300-500 wide-ranging cases per year. She is also part of a large team that does about 10-15 in utero repairs of myelomeningocele, the most common form of spina bifida, which is, coincidentally, the same problem she was born with. View...

VUMC in the news

A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...