Shade Tree Trot is Saturday, April 21

The Trot has not only served as an essential fundraiser over the last 10 years, allowing Shade Tree to continue providing high-value care and free medications for uninsured citizens, but it has also been a unique bridge between Vanderbilt and the greater Nashville community. View...

New labeling system speeds clinical lab turnaround times

Vanderbilt University Medical Center's clinical laboratories implemented a new labeling method for inpatient specimens last November, and median turnaround times for automated tests have decreased between 39 and 73 percent. View...

MRI technique detects spinal cord changes in MS patients: study

The application of MRI measures in patients living with multiple sclerosis could lead to new ways to monitor the effectiveness of drug treatment and physical therapy in slowing or stopping the progression of this chronic and often debilitating disease. 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...

"Tools of the Trade": Micropipette's accuracy is beautiful for medical researcher Jun Qian

Every line of work has tools that make the work possible. For this continuing series of stories in "VUMC Voice," we ask some Medical Center employees about what their favorite tool is, and why. In this second installment in the series, researcher Jun Qian explains the sublime beauty of the micropipette. View...