Month: September 2014

September 11, 2014

Jessee named AACN leadership fellow

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has selected Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s Mary Ann Jessee, MSN, R.N., as a fellow in the Leadership for Academic Nursing Program.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 11, 2014

Nashville Heart Walk hits Vanderbilt campus on Oct. 4

The 2014 Greater Nashville Heart Walk will take place on Vanderbilt’s campus on Saturday, Oct. 4.

By Kathy Whitney
September 11, 2014

Next Bedside Matters set for Sept. 17

The next Bedside Matters, an hourlong, monthly rounds geared toward helping Vanderbilt University Medical Center health care providers deal with the social and emotional issues of caring for patients and families, will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 17.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 11, 2014

RNs, LPNs, needed for Flulapalooza

Registered nurses and licensed practical nurses are needed to volunteer at this year’s Flulapalooza, Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mass influenza vaccination event, being held Wednesday, Oct. 1, in a tent between Light Hall and the Veterans Administration Medical Center.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 11, 2014

Penson to lead Department of Urologic Surgery

David Penson, M.D., the Paul V. Hamilton, M.D. and Virginia E. Howd Professor of Urologic Oncology, will become chair of Vanderbilt’s Department of Urologic Surgery, effective Jan. 1, 2015.

By Craig Boerner
September 11, 2014

Skin cancer risks higher for soldiers serving abroad

Soldiers deployed to tropical and sunny climates are coming home with increased risk factors for a threat far from the battlefield: skin cancer.

By Wayne Wood
September 11, 2014

VUSM a leader in efforts to improve LGBT health

Over the past five years there has been much progress in terms of the legal, social and cultural advancements surrounding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality.
By Jessica Pasley
September 11, 2014

Award winners embody service excellence

The most recent Credo Award and Five Pillar Leader Award winners were announced Wednesday at the Clinical Enterprise Leadership Assembly at Langford Auditorium.
By Paul Govern
September 4, 2014

Outpatient pharmacy debuts online refills

The Vanderbilt Outpatient Pharmacy has launched a website to allow current customers to request refills online.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 4, 2014

VU study creates new road map for cellular activity

Human cells are constructed in large part from proteins whose activity can be altered by the incorporation of oxygen in what are known as redox modifications.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 4, 2014

CNS program now giving residents lab experience

In the same way scientists from the Vanderbilt Clinical Neuroscience Scholars (CNS) Program have benefited from their experiences in the clinical setting, an initiative is underway for Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery residents to have an opportunity to do bench work in the basic science labs.
By Craig Boerner
September 4, 2014

Bueno named chief of Pediatric Plastic Surgery

Reuben Bueno Jr., M.D., associate professor of Plastic Surgery, is returning to Vanderbilt University School of Medicine as chief of Pediatric Plastic Surgery at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and also as director of the Plastic Surgery Residency Program.
By Craig Boerner