Year: 2015

June 4, 2015

Dalley’s contributions to anatomical sciences recognized

Arthur Dalley, Ph.D., professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at Vanderbilt, recently received the highest education award for human anatomy education in the anatomical sciences during the 2015 Experimental Biology meeting in Boston.

By Jessica Pasley
June 4, 2015

Noted vascular surgeon Valentine joins Section of Surgical Sciences

James Valentine, M.D., has joined the Section of Surgical Sciences, in the Division of Vascular Surgery, returning to Vanderbilt nearly 40 years after earning his undergraduate degree here.

By Doug Campbell
June 4, 2015

Garrison named to NIH diversity working group

Nanibaa’ Garrison, Ph.D., assistant professor of Pediatrics and Anthropology, has been appointed to serve on the Working Group on Diversity, which is an arm of the Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

By Paul Govern
June 4, 2015

Ehrenfeld to receive Massachusetts Medical Society’s 2015 LGBT Health Award

Jesse Ehrenfeld, M.D., MPH, associate professor of Anesthesiology, Biomedical Informatics, Surgery and Health Policy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, was recently named to receive the Massachusetts Medical Society’s 2015 LGBT Health Award.

By Jessica Pasley
June 4, 2015

Chestnut to deliver Rovenstine Lecture

By Paul Govern
June 4, 2015

NIH director’s Discovery Lecture covers biomedical research landscape

Last week in Langford Auditorium, Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), delivered what he referred to as a “romp through an awful lot of the landscape of biomedical research.”

By Paul Govern
June 4, 2015

Precision medicine efforts highlighted at NIH workshop

Affirmation of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s high profile in precision medicine came last week when a new working group convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) visited Vanderbilt for a two-day public workshop devoted to planning a key component of the federal Precision Medicine Initiative announced earlier this year by President Obama.
By Paul Govern
June 4, 2015

Study highlights need for orthopaedic surgeons to use caution when prescribing opioid pain medications

A Vanderbilt physician researcher is highlighting that orthopaedic surgeons are among the highest prescribers of opioid pain medicine in the United States and calling on practitioners to exercise caution when prescribing the potentially addictive pain medicine.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 4, 2015

Mama Lere Hearing School holds graduation

Seventeen students from the Mama Lere Hearing School at Vanderbilt picked up diplomas on at the 2015 Student Celebration and Graduation in Light Hall last week.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 3, 2015

Beware leaves of three: Tips for avoiding poison ivy

It’s the time of year when backyards attract children, trails beckon hikers, and poison ivy attacks the unwary. The Tennessee Poison Center at VUMC provides tips for avoiding or treating the itch-causing plant pest this summer.
By Wayne Wood
June 3, 2015

Tips for avoiding or treating poison ivy from the Tennessee Poison Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

By Wayne Wood
May 28, 2015

Faculty and staff opinions sought during upcoming Pulse Surveys

Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty and staff are encouraged to share their opinions through upcoming Community Pulse Surveys.
By VUMC News and Communications