Year: 2024

Fei Ye, PhD, MSPH
June 6, 2024

Fei Ye selected as a fellow of the American Statistical Association

Fei Ye is the first woman among VUMC’s Biostatistics faculty to be selected as an ASA fellow. She’ll be among 47 new ASA fellows inducted in August at the Joint Statistical Meetings.

By Paul Govern
Terri Doss, second from right, a research assistant at the Vanderbilt Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center, received the Robert K. Hall Service Award for her outstanding contributions to the diabetes research community. Young investigators receiving awards at Diabetes Day are, left to right, Kathryn Snyder, MD, MPH; Darian Carroll; Doss and Dudley McNitt, PhD. Not pictured is Emily Hawes, PhD. (photo by Susan Urmy)
June 6, 2024

Diabetes Day spotlights achievements, current investigations

Today, the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center includes 140 faculty members from 15 departments and three colleges or schools at Vanderbilt and Meharry Medical College who conduct basic, clinical and translational research on the cause, prevention, treatment and complications of diabetes and obesity.

By Jill Clendening
June 6, 2024

DAISY Award spotlight: “He makes both of us feel like his sole mission is to give my husband extraordinary care”

Christian Haefele, RN, works in the Vanderbilt Transplant Center, which is part of Vanderbilt Adult Ambulatory Clinics. He is is one of the latest DAISY Award winners at VUMC.

By Matt Batcheldor
June 6, 2024

A man who wears “20 different hats,” Jonathan Kraft earns Credo Award for his dedication to pediatric patients and his colleagues

“In the OR, kids don’t have anyone except the doctors, techs and nurses taking care of them. They can’t speak for themselves. I realize the privilege and responsibility I have to those kids, and I’ve felt a lot of purpose in my role.”

By Nancy Humphrey
June 6, 2024

VUMC Pets of the Day: Mowgli and Koda

June 6, 2024

VUMC Pets of the Day: Fergus and Cora

June 6, 2024

Lakmini Kidder named Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Revenue Officer

In her new capacity, Kidder will assume responsibility for overseeing all aspects of VUMC’s integrated revenue cycle, encompassing hospitals, clinics, the Vanderbilt Medical Group and Vanderbilt Integrated Providers.
June 6, 2024

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center’s clinicians will staff the Cancer Center at Cookeville Regional Medical Center

Through this agreement Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center’s medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and advanced practice nurses will be Cookeville Regional’s exclusive providers of cancer services.
By Tom Wilemon
June 6, 2024

VUMC Pets of the Day: Spike and Marley Kate

June 6, 2024

VUMC Pets of the Day: Basil and Lizzy

June 5, 2024

A seriously ill patient was scared she wouldn’t survive the night — until she met nurse Inga-Liese Konynenbelt in the VUMC Emergency Department

“Inga made me feel that I was going to be OK. I am eternally grateful for her.”
By Nancy Humphrey
June 5, 2024

Phishing attacks are targeting the health care industry; some tactics to familiarize yourself with to stay safe

As a health organization it is imperative that we remain vigilant and be familiar with phishing attacks
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