Cheer on the Commodores against Northern Illinois at the Employee Tailgate, Sept. 28 at 8 a.m.

VUMC employees and their families are invited to an exclusive pre-game tailgate on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 8 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. to cheer on the Commodores as they take on Northern Illinois. Kick-off is at 11 a.m. View...

Cathy Pettepher to receive AAMC Distinguished Teacher Award

Cathy Pettepher, PhD, professor of Biochemistry and assistant dean for Assessment, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, is the recipient of the 2019 Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). View...

Nicole McCoin named to academic leadership program for women

Nicole McCoin, MD, vice chair for Education and Keith D. Wrenn residency program director in the Department of Emergency Medicine, has been accepted as a fellow in the 2019-2020 class of the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women. View...

"Night Lights" event set for Oct. 1 at Children's Hospital

On Oct. 1 at 7 p.m., the city will come together for Night Lights at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. The community has been invited to gather outside of the hospital to have a special flashlight good night for patients. View...

A wreck on the highway with a bleeding man, a pregnant woman and a small child. VUMC's Chris Hare stopped to help.

On his commute home one recent afternoon, Chris Hare, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center Information Technology manager, put the gray lanyard holding his VUMC ID badge to good use. View...

Diabetes drug study explores cardiovascular risks for patients with kidney disease

Over the years there has been uncertainty over which drugs are best for patients with Type 2 diabetes and one of its common complications, kidney disease. An observational study using medical record information from nearly 50,000 U.S. military veterans sheds new light on this issue. View...