Month: May 2018

May 17, 2018

Medical School graduates set to begin health care journeys

In his message to the class of 2018 at Commencement last Friday, Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, President and CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, spoke of the increasingly high cost of health care, and the role the new graduates might play in bringing it under control as they venture into their new careers.

By Kathy Whitney
May 17, 2018

School of Nursing graduates ready for future opportunities

Last week’s Commencement marked a milestone for Vanderbilt University School of Nursing when it awarded 73 Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degrees, the greatest number since the program began in 2008.

May 17, 2018

Discovery, innovation drive Biomedical Sciences graduates

A highly accomplished group of 83 students earned doctoral degrees in the biomedical sciences from Vanderbilt during the 2017-2018 academic year.

By Leigh MacMillan
May 15, 2018

Savoie named chief of Radiology’s Cardiothoracic Imaging Section

Brent Savoie, MD, JD, assistant professor of Clinical Radiology and Radiological Sciences, has been named chief of the Department of Radiology’s Cardiothoracic Imaging Section.

By Krystyna Barnard
May 10, 2018

Pets of VUMC 2018 — Collection #2: Dogs and their people

Man’s best friend. Woman’s and children’s, too.
May 10, 2018

Tow motors keep supplies moving at VUMC. This tool keeps the tow motors moving.

Joey Johnson, an instrument maker in VUMC’s Apparatus Shop, says the programmer-controller for tow motors is a vital tool for his job.

By Kathy Whitney
May 10, 2018

Commencement 2018

By Doug Campbell
May 10, 2018

New Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame class has strong Vanderbilt ties

On May 3, the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame announced seven health care professionals selected as this year’s inductee class, three of whom have close ties to Vanderbilt.
By Kathy Whitney
May 10, 2018

Event celebrates VUMC’s strong community ties

More than 300 members of the Canby Robinson Society and the Vanderbilt University Medical Center community joined Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, and his wife, Melinda, last week at Cheekwood Estate and Gardens for a reception celebrating the community of supporters who help VUMC in “redefining personalized care.”
By Nancy Humphrey
May 10, 2018

Honoring Robertson

David Robertson, MD, second from left, poses with three longtime colleagues who spoke during last week’s symposium honoring his scientific legacy.
By Bill Snyder
May 10, 2018

Grant bolsters kidney cancer immunotherapy research

W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, Cornelius Abernathy Craig Professor of Medicine and director of the Division of Hematology and Oncology at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), has received a grant to research the role of immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment for kidney cancer.
By Doug Campbell
May 10, 2018

Launch event helps introduce ‘All of Us’ initiative to Nashville

On Sunday, May 6, Nashville played an important role in the nationwide launch of “All of Us,” the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) research program that aims to collect the health information of 1 million or more research participants.
By John Howser
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