Six key takeaways from the August Leadership Assembly
Team building and efficiency are umbrella priorities over the coming year as leaders focus on strengthening patient flow through existing, and newly opening, inpatient and outpatient facilities and bolstering the spirit of culture, top executives said at the August Leadership Assembly. View...
VUMC employees not current with measles immunization will need to catch up in the next few months
Effective Dec. 2, 2019, all employees previously grandfathered into measles compliance with a record of only one MMR vaccine will need to have a second vaccine to be considered up to date. Given the sustained resurgence in measles cases in the U.S., this requirement is necessary to ensure that everyone is protected from measles in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for immunity to measles for health care workers. View...
School of Nursing to honor Marlee Crankshaw's clinical achievements
Marlee Crankshaw, administrative director of Neonatal Services for Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, is receiving the 2019 Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Alumni Award for Clinical Achievement in Nursing. View...
System set to help coordinate autism care
An accurate diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is possible when a child is 18 months old, but the average age of diagnosis and initial intervention remains above 4 years. Many community providers and the families they serve lack a clear pathway for accessing diagnostic services and knowledge of available resources, delaying care that could improve developmental outcomes. View...
I went for a walk at lunchtime and was hit by a car. Here's what I want drivers and pedestrians to know to protect others.
As students return to campus and pedestrians fill the sidewalks and crosswalks, a look back at a story from a VUMC employee who recalls the afternoon she was hit by a car. View...
"Momentum": My twin sister and I share many traits -- including our increased cancer risk
Pam Simmons writes: People ask, "What's it like to be an identical twin?" In my case, it feels normal to have someone who looks and sounds like me, has the same mannerisms, clothing and shoe size. But, it is a bit freaky when my twin sister, Randy, leaves a voice message and I think it's me on the recording. It's also freaky that we once had the same dream the same night. We share something else in common: We are both breast cancer survivors, and we have increased cancer risk due to an inherited gene mutation. View...
VUMC in the news
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...