Message from Dr. Jeff Balser, President and CEO, about anti-racism efforts and COVID research at VUMC

Dr. Jeff Balser provides updates on anti-racism initiatives at VUMC, and also discusses the progress of research at the Medical Center toward treatment and prevention of COVID-19. View...

Read the transcript from Dr. Balser's video message

As we head into the fall, we continue to deal with challenges that are critical to the well-being of our VUMC community and our world. First, we have begun to confront the harsh reality that our country and our communities harbor serious and longstanding deficiencies in racial equality. Even as we launched our own anti-racism efforts, there are new, tragic reminders of ongoing racial injustice. View...

Racial Equity Task Force members named

More than 30 staff, students and faculty have been named to the recently announced Racial Equity Task Force, a key component of VUMC's plan to address racial inequities. The Task Force is charged with soliciting input from across the Medical Center and identifying key steps to eliminating racism at VUMC. View...