New option could increase minority kidney transplants
Lead author David Shaffer, MD, professor of Surgery and chief of kidney and pancreas transplant, notes that of the roughly 1,000 people on the Vanderbilt waitlist for a kidney, more than 400 are African-Americans. View...
Register for March 7 and 8 "Celebrate the Difference WE Make Every Day!" event
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is hosting a special employee appreciation event -- Celebrate the Difference WE Make Every Day! -- to applaud recent successes and acknowledge the many contributions of the Medical Center's employees during three sessions on March 7-8. Register for one of three sessions. View...
Black History Month inspires VUMC dermatologist Aleta Simmons' office door makeover
"I placed a note by my door explaining that this is in celebration of the black women physicians in my life. I wanted to highlight these women because I am where I am because of them, and they continue to push me and support me through my journey in medicine." View...
Medical Center sweethearts share "99 Words of Love," part 1
How can you tell the story of a lifetime in 99 words (or fewer)? Here's how some Vanderbilt University Medical Center lovers did it. Hint: After you read the story once, go back and just read the last line of each couple's story. View...
VUMC newlyweds celebrate love and fitness
For Michael and Sarah Palevo, love blossomed amid the exercise equipment at Vanderbilt's Dayani Center. View...
March of Dimes chapter honors nine Vanderbilt nurses
Nine nurses from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing recently received top honors at the March of Dimes Tennessee Chapter Nurse of the Year Awards. View...
Employee Appreciation Basketball Game is Thursday, Feb. 21
Come cheer on the Vanderbilt Lady Commodores basketball team as they take on the Alabama Crimson Tide, Thursday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is offering free tickets to employees and their families as appreciation for all you do for our patients, their families and the VUMC community. View...
"Momentum": Colostomy confidential
"My first emotional breakdown over cancer was contained to a few dignified tears and maybe a sniffle. It happened in the middle of a crowded cafeteria after the call came that, yes, the 4-centimeter tumor in my upper rectum was cancerous, and I'd have to come back in for more scopes and scans to determine whether it was contained." View...
VUMC in the news
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...