Year: 2019

Lorraine Ware, MD, center, poses with this year’s Medical Scholars Program students: from left, Justin Banerdt, Shilpa Mokshagundam, Nikhil Chavali, Jocelyn Gandelman, Jason Gandelman, Joshua Cockroft, Jennifer Marvin and Yemisi Dina.
February 7, 2019

Symposium shines light on research by medical students

The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Medical Scholars Research Symposium was held Feb. 4 and highlighted the work of eight medical students who spent the 2017-2018 academic year immersed in research experiences under the guidance of faculty mentors.

By Kathy Whitney
February 7, 2019

New clinics expand Women’s Health services

To meet the growing demand for specialized and comprehensive women’s care services, Vanderbilt’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) has opened three new clinics focusing on peripartum and perineal disorders, infertility and polycystic ovary syndrome.

By Kelsey Herbers
February 7, 2019

March of Dimes chapter honors nine Vanderbilt nurses

Nine nurses from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing recently received top honors at the March of Dimes Tennessee Chapter Nurse of the Year Awards.

By Matt Batcheldor
February 7, 2019

Hispanic Radiothon to be Feb. 14-15

The 2019 Regalando Amor Radiotón — Gifting Love Radiothon — benefiting Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 14, and Friday, Feb.15, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

By Jessica Pasley
The launch of ‘A Campaign Against Childhood Cancer’ will help Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt make strides for more patients like Jurnee Scantling, here embracing her mother, Erika Scivally.
February 7, 2019

‘A Campaign Against Childhood Cancer’ launched

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt publicly launched a $15 million childhood cancer campaign this week.

By Christina Echegaray
Thomas Nantais, MBA, and Lisa Griffin, MBA, CCCM, lead the Patient Access Services team as improvements are made in how both patient and referring provider calls are handled.
February 7, 2019

Team seeks to reduce access barriers for patients and clinicians

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has stellar health care providers, but if patients can’t get appointments to see those providers in a timely manner, that doesn’t mean much. Fortunately, a Patient Access Services (PAS) team has been working behind the scenes throughout 2018 to knock down barriers to accessing care.

By Jill Clendening
February 7, 2019

Master of Genetic Counseling degree program to begin in fall

Vanderbilt University’s School of Medicine is in the process of selecting its first class of students seeking a Master of Genetic Counseling (MGC) degree, one of the fastest growing health professions in the country.
By Nancy Humphrey
February 7, 2019

Counselors guide patients in interpreting genetic tests

Certified genetic counselors (CGCs) are among the first faces that patients see once accepted into Vanderbilt’s Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) where hopefully they will gain a diagnosis.
By Nancy Humphrey
February 7, 2019

Vanderbilt Prize lecturer Amon driven to solve genetic mysteries

For much of her career, Angelika Amon, PhD, recipient of the 2018 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, has pursued a mystery with life-or-death consequences.
By Bill Snyder
February 6, 2019

Katrina Robertson went from death’s door to a full life. Her story is one of thousands from the first 25 years of the Vanderbilt Comprehensive Care Clinic

The VCCC opened its doors 25 years ago when AIDS was fatal and hope was rare. Today the clinic serves thousands of patients and is an international model in the treatment of people with HIV.
By Wayne Wood
February 6, 2019

McCoy named chief flight nurse at Humboldt base

Rita McCoy, RN, EMT, a veteran flight nurse from West Tennessee, has been named base manager and chief flight nurse for Vanderbilt LifeFlight’s Gibson County base in Humboldt, Tennessee.
By Jerry Jones
February 4, 2019

A Children’s Hospital parking valet taught himself origami art so he could share it with children. For one little boy, that simple gesture means everything.

Coming in for treatment is hard for 5-year-old Ollie Faircloth, but seeing valet Mohamed Elshami brings a smile every time. Ollie calls Mohamed his friend. Mohamed calls Ollie his hero.
By Nancy Humphrey
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