Month: December 2017

December 14, 2017

Diabetes Day

Research achievement was recognized recently during Diabetes Day at the Student Life Center. Among those honored were (beginning second from left) Bryan Gitschlag, Danielle Dean, PhD, Ian Williams, Caroline Presley, MD, and Suzanne Starr. Award winners are flanked by Tom Elasy, MD, MPH, (left) and Alvin Powers, MD. Diabetes Day was sponsored by the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center and the Vanderbilt Center for Diabetes Translation Research and supported by the National Institutes of Health.

By VUMC News and Communications
December 14, 2017

UCLA’s Lewis set for next Discovery Lecture

Roger Lewis, MD, PhD, a national expert on methods that can improve the flexibility and efficiency of clinical trials, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018.

By Bill Snyder
Elijah Youssef sleeps peacefully in his mother’s arms, unaware of the panic and turmoil surrounding his arrival. (Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt)
December 13, 2017

Nurse saves baby born in back seat of car in Medical Center East parking lot

School of Nursing student Steven Welton will never forget the first baby he delivered. Welton took charge when Elijah Youssef was born unexpectedly in the back seat of the family’s Honda outside Medical Center East last week. Welton is halfway through VUSN’s ASN to MSN program for registered nurses who have associate degrees, but he’d never before delivered a baby nor assisted in a delivery.

By Kathy Whitney
December 12, 2017

Nurse saves baby born in back seat of car in Medical Center East parking lot

Elijah Youssef will have quite a story to tell about the day he came into the world.

By Kathy Whitney
Alicia Georges
December 12, 2017

Advocate for nurses and Americans 50-plus to give VUSN Dean’s Diversity Lecture Jan. 9

Alicia Georges, a leading nursing advocate and the national volunteer president-elect of the 38 million-member AARP, will be the first speaker in the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s 2018 Dean’s Diversity Lecture series.

By VUMC News and Communications
December 11, 2017

How do I donate winter coats and other needed items to the VUMC Clothes Closet?

Volunteers need help to be sure that all patients have warm, clean clothes to wear.

By Wayne Wood
December 11, 2017

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine to offer new master’s degree in genetic counseling

Genetic counseling is one of the fastest growing health professions in the country. Demand for genetic counselors is far outpacing the number of trained specialists, prompting the creation of a new degree program at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. The Board of Trust recently approved a master of genetic counseling degree, and the first students are expected to enroll for the fall 2019 semester.
By Jessica Pasley
December 8, 2017

My Southern Health: Winter coats are dangerous in car seats

Bulky coats give the false impression your child is snugly strapped in the car seat.
By VUMC News and Communications
December 8, 2017

School of Nursing presents first Divisional Commodore Award

Ryan E. McNew, manager of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s Frist Nursing Informatics Center (FNIC) Support, has been named the school’s first Divisional Commodore Award recipient.
By VUMC News and Communications
December 8, 2017

Save the date for 2018 MLK lecture for medicine, nursing

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and School of Nursing, in conjunction with the 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series, will present Debra J. Barksdale of Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Nursing on Jan. 15.
By VUMC News and Communications
December 7, 2017

From Child Life patient to Child Life specialist

Camille Fraser was a teenager with a cancer diagnosis when she was helped by a Vanderbilt Child Life specialist and immediately knew she had seen her future career. That was 13 years ago and Fraser is now a Vanderbilt Child Life specialist herself.
By Christina Echegaray
December 7, 2017

Leapfrog names Children’s Hospital among top 10 in U.S.

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is one of only 10 children’s hospitals in the nation to be named a Leapfrog Top Hospital for 2017.
By Christina Echegaray
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