About 50% of employees have completed Defining Personalized Care's "Listen to Understand" segment
In just over two months since the launch of "Listen to Understand," nearly 10,000 VUMC employees have taken the third and newest segment of Defining Personalized Care -- Elevating Our Culture of Service. View...
Vanderbilt investigators lead effort to create map of the human kidney
Diabetes is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease, one of the nation's most debilitating and expensive medical conditions. In 2016 Medicare spent $35 billion caring for more than 725,000 Americans whose kidneys had failed. Short of mandating universal diabetes treatment, regular exercise and low-calorie diets, little can be done to stem the rising tide of kidney failure -- unless scientists can figure out why exactly the kidney's filtration units, the glomeruli, stop working. View...
New Physician Spotlight: Cathy Eng, Hematology and Oncology
Cathy Eng, MD, a national and international leader in gastrointestinal medical oncology, was recruited to Vanderbilt University Medical Center from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. She began seeing patients Sept. 24. View...
Third quarter DAISY Awards honor four extraordinary nurses
DAISY Awards are given to great nurses all over the United States and in many other countries. This is Vanderbilt's latest group. View...
Sleep experts: daylight saving time has long-term brain effects
Transition seasons are associated with increased risk of heart attack and ischemic stroke, as well as other negative effects of partial sleep deprivation. Average sleep duration shrinks by 15 to 20 minutes for adults during DST transitions, which may increase the risk of fatal accidents. View...
Early evening darkness brings dangers for drivers and pedestrians
At the end of daylight saving time, ophthalmologists at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute want to focus on a real issue: dim-light driving situations that can endanger drivers and pedestrians. When dusk arrives an hour earlier, many evening commuters are on the road heading home in an after-dark rush hour. View...
Workshop creates modified toys for children with physical disabilities
Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences in the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center recently hosted an adapted toy workshop to create a loaner library of toys that are accessible for children with physical disabilities. View...
Defining Personalized Care stories: Wade Hayes
In October 2011, country artist Wade Hayes was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer that had spread to most of his liver, a small portion of his diaphragm and gall bladder, and his lymph nodes. Under the care of gastrointestinal oncologist Jordan Berlin, MD, and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center care team, Wade, now 50, has survived his colon cancer -- twice. And his story has become a part of his shows: The song "Go Live Your Life" is based on his oncologist's words at the end of treatment. View...
"Vanderbilt Medicine": Q & A with Consuelo Wilkins
"I grew up in a relatively small town where everyone knew everyone else and we really believed everyone was equal. It didn't matter if you had a third-grade education or college degree, or if you owned the store or worked at the factory -- everyone's voice was important. View...
VUMC in the news
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...