Year: 2024

January 4, 2024

University of Michigan’s Peter Scott presents Institute of Chemical Biology lecture Jan. 10

By VUMC News and Communications
January 4, 2024

SECTRA imaging system tools upgrade coming Feb. 25

By VUMC News and Communications
January 4, 2024

Study finds significant increased risk of future health issues for youth who suffer nonfatal firearm injuries

A Vanderbilt study found that youth who suffer nonfatal firearm injuries have a significantly increased risk of hospitalizations, emergency department visits, outpatient visits and costs in the 12 months following injury compared to youth without a firearm injury.

By Jessica Pasley
January 4, 2024

Evidence-Based Practice Nursing Research Committee survey underway

By VUMC News and Communications
January 4, 2024

Potential AML therapy induces leukemic stem cell death

Vanderbilt researchers are studying a potential therapy for acute myeloid leukemia that targets the residual leukemic stem cells in bone marrow after treatment that are responsible for relapses and drug resistance.

By Tom Wilemon
The number of parking spaces available in the Central Garage is being reduced as part of VUMC’s multi-year expansion project. (photo by Susan Urmy)
January 4, 2024

Parking and shuttle schedule for Jan. 15 Martin Luther King Jr. birthday holiday are here

By VUMC News and Communications
January 4, 2024

C.J. Stimson named Executive Vice President for Population Health

C.J. Stimson, MD, JD, assistant professor of Urology and Senior Vice President of Value Transformation in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Office of Population Health, has been named Executive Vice President for Population Health.
By John Howser
January 4, 2024

David Posch assumes new role of Senior Vice President for Business Consulting

David Posch, MA, Executive Vice President for Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) Office of Population Health and Executive Director for Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network (VHAN), has transitioned into the new role of Senior Vice President for Business Consulting
By John Howser
January 2, 2024

VUMC Pets of the Day: Winnie and Larry

January 2, 2024

Team uses COVID-19 to test automated acute disease profiling

An automated solution for creating phenotyping algorithms, PheNorm, worked well to identify symptomatic COVID-19 cases in electronic health records, suggesting that automation could speed high-throughput phenotyping of acute disease.
By Paul Govern
January 2, 2024

Fruits of their labor

Attending and resident physicians, nurses, other clinical staff and their families recently inspected, sorted and packaged frozen food and produce at Second Harvest Food Bank as part of Vanderbilt Orthopaedics Community Service Day.
By VUMC News and Communications
January 2, 2024

New login credentials for Kronos coming Feb. 3

By VUMC News and Communications