featured-Reporter

Pharmaceutical Services’ Pharmacy Patient Assistance Program helps patients who face financial barriers to access their medications.

Assistance program helps patients access high-cost medications

Sep. 25, 2019—Patients who face financial barriers to accessing their medications are provided financial support thanks to a medication assistance program offered through Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Pharmaceutical Services.

David Satcher, MD, PhD, center, stands with participants in the David Satcher Public Health Scholars Program. From left are Master of Public Health degree candidates Vicky Waithe, Ni Ketut Wilmayani, MD, Mina Nordness, MD, Muna Muday, Satcher Emmanuel Sackey, MBChB, Carleigh Frazier and Victoria Umutoni.

Satcher’s lecture explores public health highs, lows

Sep. 25, 2019—Violence is perhaps the greatest public health challenge facing American society today, former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, MD, PhD, said during a lecture at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine last week.

The organ-on-a-chip device used by Osteen’s lab allows a constant flow of fluids that more accurately represents human internal organ systems.

Study seeks factors that increase risk of toxicant exposure

Sep. 19, 2019—Vanderbilt researchers hope to identify factors that may make humans more susceptible to toxicant exposure — specifically the presence of pre-existing inflammatory disease.

Address outlines Pediatrics’ achievements, goals

Sep. 19, 2019—In his annual State of the Department of Pediatrics address, Steven Webber, MRCP, the department’s chair, detailed the significant growth the department has enjoyed in the past year.

From left, Jennifer Pietenpol, PhD, VUMC Executive Vice President for Research, Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science recipient Christine Seidman, MD, Vanderbilt Prize Scholar Megan Rasmussen and Lawrence Marnett, PhD, Dean of Basic Sciences, School of Medicine.

Genetics key to treating heart muscle disorders: Vanderbilt Prize lecturer

Sep. 19, 2019—Advances in genetics are leading to new ways to treat cardiomyopathies — devastating heart muscle disorders that lead to heart failure.

Security software required for employees’ smartphones, tablets

Sep. 19, 2019—To help prevent unauthorized data access, Vanderbilt University Medical Center is requiring employees who use their personal smartphones and digital tablets to conduct VUMC business to enroll in mobile device management by Feb. 1, 2020.

Timothy Geiger, MD, talks with Melba Martin, a patient in VUMC’s new High-Risk Surgical Encounter Clinic.

New clinic helps high-risk patients get ready for surgery

Sep. 12, 2019—At VUMC's High-Risk Surgical Encounter (Hi-RiSE) Clinic, patients at higher risk of developing complications are comprehensively evaluated and interventions are efficiently coordinated and completed in the weeks leading up to surgery.

VUSN’s Christian Ketel, DNP, MSN, left, Courtney Pitts, DSN, Leah Branam and Pam Jones, DNP, will use HRSA grants to increase the number of nurse practitioners in rural and medically underserved areas.

Grant to help increase nurse practitioners in rural areas

Sep. 12, 2019—Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has received $5 million in federal funding to boost the number of nurse practitioners working in rural and underserved communities.

Child passenger safety initiative bolstered by grant from Kohl’s

Sep. 12, 2019—Children’s Hospital will allocate funding from a $120,000 grant from Kohl’s to support the child passenger safety initiative — Kohl’s Stay Seat Smart Program.

Science educations start from Simple Beginnings

Sep. 5, 2019—Vanderbilt University School of Medicine welcomed 118 new doctoral students last week during the 10th annual Simple Beginnings ceremony.

Zebrafish aid effort to regenerate damaged retinas

Sep. 5, 2019—According to a new study, the tiny zebrafish may hold the secret to regenerating damaged retinas in humans.

School of Nursing faculty members honored as fellows

Sep. 5, 2019—Six Vanderbilt University School of Nursing faculty have been named fellows by the American Academy of Nursing, American Association of Nurse Practitioners and American College of Nurse-Midwives.

VUMC Reporter