Month: October 2024

Chelsea Brown, MD, volunteered her time to perform surgeries for qualifying uninsured and underinsured patients at Vanderbilt Orthopaedics Outreach Day. (photo by Donn Jones)
October 21, 2024

Joint effort: Annual VUMC event provides free orthopaedic surgeries

This year, more than 60 participating surgeons, fellow and resident surgeons, attending anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists, surgery center staff and Spanish interpreters volunteered on an August Saturday to help those who couldn’t otherwise afford it.

By Danny Bonvissuto
October 21, 2024

Peter Embí elected to National Academy of Medicine

According to the organization’s citation for Embí, “his thought leadership and research led to the field of clinical research informatics, real-world evidence generation, the safe and effective use of AI in health care, and data-driven learning health systems that improve health and care.”

By Paul Govern
October 18, 2024

Mamie Williams honored for commitment to growing the nursing workforce

Awards from the Tennessee Hospital Association and Metro Nashville Public Schools recognize Williams’ efforts to ensure sustainability in the nursing profession.

By Matt Batcheldor
October 18, 2024

New login credentials for VUMC.org coming Nov. 19

October 18, 2024

Vanderbilt Eye Institute Optical Center Trunk Show is Oct. 25

October 18, 2024

All of Us tour stops at VUMC Oct. 22-25

The All of Us Research Program brings the future of health to VUMC and Nashville. 
October 18, 2024

Faculty facilitators sought for VUSM small groups; application deadline is Dec. 2

October 18, 2024

New vaccines to treat RSV; lower back pain in women; COVID-19 links to heart attack and stroke; plus other news stories with VUMC sources

October 17, 2024

VUMC employees: Beware of ‘vhishing’ AI-generated voice phishing scams

October 17, 2024

Trent Rosenbloom receives pediatric informatics award

Each year, the Byron Oberst Award is presented to a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics who has made significant contributions to the field of pediatric clinical informatics.
By Mia Garchitorena-Scancarelli
October 16, 2024

Danielle Dean receives award for excellence in the field of islet research

Dean identified a liver-alpha cell axis (LACA), a crosstalk between liver glucagon signaling and alpha cell sensing of amino acids.
By Jill Clendening
October 16, 2024

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Agnel Sfeir to deliver Apex Lecture Oct. 30

Apex Lecture Series presents, “Two Genomes, One Balance: Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA Stability”
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