Video from Leadership Assembly highlights the importance of caring for ourselves and others

Just as our health is shaped by the details of everyday life, the well-being of the Medical Center's workforce underpins its ability to respond and lead when people need it most, leaders said during this quarter's virtual Leadership Assembly. View...

Hidden Figures event shines spotlight on unsung VUMC heroes

The Vanderbilt University Medical Center Office of Diversity Affairs held its fourth annual Hidden VUMC Figures event on Nov. 2, honoring four employees for their decades-long, behind-the-scenes service to the Medical Center. View...

Philadelphia Eagles pick VUMC resident to sing national anthem before game

VUMC anesthesiology resident Alex Cesare, MD, is a lifelong fan of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles. She comes by it naturally -- she grew up in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, and both her parents are from the Philadelphia area. Following the fate of the "Birds" is a family tradition. View...

Study tracks physician use of electronic health records

According to a new large-scale descriptive study in the journal Pediatrics, for each outpatient encounter, pediatricians on average spend 16 minutes using the electronic health record (EHR). View...

NIAAA director Koob set for today's virtual Discovery Lecture

The Discovery Lecture Series launches this fall with a webinar format, the first featuring George Koob, PhD, director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. View...

Survey Sparks: Non-violent patient restraints, page 2

Part of a series of Joint Commission readiness tips. For more information, go to: https://www.vumc.org/mysite/ View...