Year: 2024

January 25, 2024

New SMART rotation of military personnel begins in February

The next Strategic Medical Asset Readiness Training (SMART) rotation of members ofthe United States military, is coming to Vanderbilt University Medical Center to work in clinical areas of the adult hospital Feb. 6-20.

By Jill Clendening
January 25, 2024

VUMC Pets of the Day: Bruce Wayne and Jake

January 25, 2024

January Leadership Assembly — Care That Changes Our World

Ongoing initiatives to reduce acts of violence or other disrespectful behaviors toward VUMC health care workers are vital for the well-being of both our people and our patients were among the topics discussed at the Leadership Assembly.

By Holly Fletcher
January 24, 2024

Long-term follow-up pinpoints side effects of treatments for prostate cancer patients

A 10-year follow up study of nearly 2,500 U.S. men who received prostate cancer treatment will help inform decision making in terms of treatments and side effects for a diverse population.

By Craig Boerner
January 24, 2024

Stokes Peebles appointed to the National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council

Vanderbilt’s Stokes Peebles, MD, has been appointed to the National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council.

By Bill Snyder
January 23, 2024

Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance Lunch & Learn, “Community-Engaged Research,” set for March 26

By VUMC News and Communications
January 23, 2024

VUMC establishes Realizing Accelerated Progress, Investigation, Implementation, and Dissemination in Learning Health Systems (RAPID-LHS) Center

The new center, supported by a $5 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute will focus on training scientists and supporting research to minimize gaps between the generation of clinical evidence, implementation of proven interventions and development of informed public health policy.
By Jill Clendening
January 23, 2024

Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance Lunch & Learn, “Disseminate Your Research Findings,” set for Feb. 16

By VUMC News and Communications
January 23, 2024

Beth Malow receives grant to mount sleep program for children with autism

Vanderbilt neurologist Beth Malow, MD, has received a grant from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine to mount a community-based educational program for improving sleep in children with autism spectrum disorder.
By Paul Govern
January 22, 2024

Molecular profiles of tissue plus circulating tumor DNA can better guide cancer care

Vanderbilt research indicates that adding liquid biopsy testing for circulating tumor DNA mutations increases targetable mutation detection rates.
By Tom Wilemon
January 22, 2024

Pets of VUMC Collection #6: Great outdoors

Pets of the wide open spaces -- with green grass, high tides, amber waves of grain and the occasional flotation device.
January 19, 2024

VUMC in the news, Jan. 23, 2024