Year: 2015

March 10, 2015

Schools of Medicine, Nursing ranked among nation’s elite

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing have again been ranked among the nation’s elite “Best Graduate Schools” by U.S. News and World Report magazine.

By Doug Campbell
Students at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. (Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt)
March 10, 2015

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing jumps to No. 11 in ‘U.S. News’ rankings

Vanderbilt’s School of Nursing and Peabody College of education and human development fared well in this year’s “U.S. News & World Report” rankings.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 6, 2015

Dermatologist gives tips for protecting your skin from lingering winter weather

Months of cold and sometimes icy and snowy weather can take a toll on our skin—but a Vanderbilt dermatologist says there are ways to protect it from the ravages of a lingering winter.

By Wayne Wood
March 5, 2015

Vanderbilt team first to blend high-end imaging techniques

Vanderbilt University researchers have achieved the first “image fusion” of mass spectrometry and microscopy — a technical tour de force that could, among other things, dramatically improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

By Bill Snyder
March 5, 2015

Grant to boost head and neck lymphedema research

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) has been awarded a four-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to establish a valid, clinically useful measurement battery for head and neck lymphedema and fibrosis (LEF).

By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2015

Moses, Shyr named to Institute of Medicine cancer therapies panel

Two Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) leaders have been named to a panel of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to help shape national policies on the use of biomarkers for targeted cancer therapies.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2015

Medical coding system upgrade nearing rollout

To get a sense of how big a change it will be when a new medical coding and reporting system goes into effect later this year, consider this: The current system contains more than 14,000 codes for unique medical diagnoses. The new one has more than 68,000.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2015

Photo: Getting to the heart of the matter

Gary Gibbons, M.D., director of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), delivered a special cardiology grand rounds recently titled “Charting Our Future Together: Setting an Agenda for the NHLBI.”
By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2015

VUSN’s Schorn to be honored at Shade Tree Benefit Dinner

Mavis Schorn, Ph.D., CNM, senior associate dean for Academics at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, will be honored at this year’s Shade Tree Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction on Wednesday, March 25.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2015

Photo: Culture’s impact on health

Elena Fuentes-Afflick, M.D., MPH, spoke at Vanderbilt recently on the impact on health outcomes of acculturation — the adoption of the cultural traits of another group.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2015

Tennessee Ambulance Service Association honors Pierce

The Tennessee Ambulance Service Association (TASA) has named Vanderbilt LifeFlight’s Vernon Carl Pierce the Jimmy Studdard EMT of the Year.
By Jerry Jones
March 5, 2015

Study reveals salt’s role in infection control

Researchers at Vanderbilt University and in Germany have found that sodium — salt — accumulates in the skin and tissue in humans and mice to help control infection.
By Bill Snyder