Peggy Valentine named Vice President for Allied Health Education
Valentine comes to VUMC from Winston-Salem State University School of Health Sciences where she has served as dean since 2006. Additionally, she served as interim chancellor at Fayetteville State University from August 2019 to March 2021. View...
Critical shortage of blood and blood products continues; emergency blood drive set for tomorrow in Light Hall
Due to the pandemic, there is a critical shortage of blood and blood products. The American Red Cross reports that individual donations and blood drives held by businesses and organizations are down drastically. View...
President Biden appoints Karen Winkfield to National Cancer Advisory Board
President Joe Biden has appointed Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, to the National Cancer Advisory Board, where she will serve a six-year term and help guide federal initiatives that focus on cancer. View...
TV series about Vanderbilt Transplant Center debuts tomorrow on discovery +
"Last Chance Transplant," the new documentary television series that follows the life-saving stories of organ transplant patients at the Vanderbilt Transplant Center, premieres Wednesday, Sept. 22 on the streaming platform Discovery+. View...
DNA podcast, season 2, episode 5, "Trust and health amid misinformation in the COVID age" is live
"There is no return to the pre-COVID normal. There is only forward through a landscape of misinformation, an overdue social justice strategy, new paradigms on health -- and, of course, a new disease." View...
Felysha Jenkins named Basic Sciences diversity, equity, and inclusion program manager
The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences recently welcomed Felysha Jenkins as its first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program manager. View...
This week's VUMC COVID hospitalization statistics
A weekly update on how many COVID-19 patients are in VUMC's hospitals, how many are in intensive care, and how many are unvaccinated. View...
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Remembrance gathering for medical student Zach Jones is tomorrow
A time of remembrance has been scheduled for medical student Zachary Scott Jones, whose death was announced Sept. 15. View...
What you need to know before Open Enrollment begins Oct. 13
Open Enrollment for 2022 benefits begins Oct. 13. A lot has changed over the past year, and that could include your benefit needs. View...
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VUMC sources quoted by Washington Post, MSNBC, CNN, more
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...