Watch: Diversity panel from August Leadership Assembly

Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, President and CEO of VUMC and Dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Andre Churchwell, MD, chief diversity officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center; and Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI, vice president for Health Equity at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and associate dean for Health Equity in the School of Medicine, discuss VUMC's dedication to diversity and inclusion. View...

"DNA" Episode 4: Ever wondered where imagination lives in the brain?

The brain is teeming with mystery about what makes each person an individual. Understanding the connectivity carries great promise for understanding us as well as health. That's something Reid Thompson, MD, William F. Meacham Professor of Neurological Surgery and chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery, thinks about a lot. Hear why on #ListenDNA's "Being Human." View...

Vaccine narrows racial disparities in pneumococcal disease

In a major public health success, the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine PCV13, or Prevnar 13, in 2010 in the United States is associated with reduction in socioeconomic disparities and the near elimination of Black-white-based racial disparities for invasive pneumococcal disease. View...

From organizing ugly sweater parties to serving as a guide for new international students, Jennifer Craker does it all

Jennifer Craker, lead administrative assistant in the Vanderbilt Institute for Medicine and Public Health and the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, works hard to add a little fun to the serious focus of her department. Craker was honored with a Credo Award at the August Leadership Assembly. View...

Sixteen faculty members honored at Fall Faculty Assembly

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Faculty Senate Chair Catherine McTamaney presented faculty awards for both spring and fall 2020 as part of the virtual faculty assembly held Aug. 27. View...

Survey Sparks: Infection Prevention

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

VUMC experts interviewed by Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, NBC News, more

A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...