August 23, 2018

Nancy Carrasco, MD, a leading figure in the study of iodide transport and its critical role in the thyroid and mammary glands, has been named chair of Vanderbilt University's Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics. View...

Today's Beyonce and Jay-Z concert will lead to traffic changes


The Vanderbilt football stadium will host Beyonce/Jay-Z's "On the Run II" tour on Thursday, Aug. 23. The concert is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. With the concert being scheduled on a workday, some adjustments in parking and traffic flow are being made to accommodate the influx of workers and concert goers to campus while seeking to limit the impact on University and Medical Center personnel. View...

VUMC mourns loss of integrative medicine pioneer Elam


Roy Elam III, MD, emeritus associate professor of Internal Medicine and founding medical director for the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, died Aug. 20. He was 71. The service will be today, Thursday, Aug. 23, at 1 p.m., at Christ Church Cathedral. View...

Kendall Rice remembered as quiet man, devoted co-worker


Kendall Rice, 31, is being remembered as a quiet and kind man, a talented artist and photographer and a beloved co-worker at VUMC who worked here along with his father, Legerald Rice, an employee of the VUMC Post Office, and Kendall's sister, Erica Rice, who schedules surgeries in Otolarygology. View...

VUMC IT email migration begins


VUMC IT has been managing several changes to enable the Medical Center to move to its new email and Skype for Business (Skype) environment, Microsoft Office 365. View...

eStar changes and updates announced


A summary of the latest eStar changes and updates. View...

VUMC employees get discount on Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival


The Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival, set for Franklin, Tennessee, Sept. 22 and 23, wants to thank its partners at Vanderbilt Health with this special offer -- the only discount the festival is offering this year. View...

VUMC considers adding a Health Savings Account to benefits mix in 2020


Based on feedback we received during the Benefits Roadshow this spring, Vanderbilt University Medical Center is considering replacing the current Aetna HealthFund plan option with a Health Savings Account eligible option. View...