VUMC physicians urge caution this week to avoid heat-related illnesses

With temperatures holding steady in the upper 90s and even reaching 100 degrees this week, doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are urging Middle Tennesseans to take extra precautions to avoid heat-related illnesses. View...

Vanderbilt researchers develop potential treatment to fight mosquito-borne chikungunya virus

In late 2013 the Caribbean had its first case of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus. Today there have been almost 1.2 million cases in 44 countries or territories, including 177 cases in 31 U.S. States. View...

VUMC lands major pharmacogenomics grant

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received a five-year, $12.8-million grant from the federal government to develop better ways to predict how patients will respond to the drugs they're given. View...

White Coat sponsorship deadline is July 17

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine's first-year students are embarking on an exciting time as they begin their medical education this fall. You have the opportunity to welcome them to our community by making a gift to sponsor their white coats. View...

New "retired faculty" title and benefits established

A new title, "retired faculty," has been created to recognize faculty who end full-time service to the university but are not granted emeritus/emerita status. View...