Matt Batcheldor

September 21, 2023

Two miracles, four years apart

Kelly Harden’s life was saved by a lung transplant. Exactly four years later, she was saved again with a kidney transplant.

September 14, 2023

Marilyn Dubree, longtime leader of nursing at Vanderbilt, to retire

After a distinguished career at Vanderbilt University Medical Center promoting excellence in nursing practice, Marilyn Dubree, MSN, RN, NE-BC, FAAN, is retiring from her role as executive chief nursing officer.

September 12, 2023

Michael Rizzari named surgical director of Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Michael Rizzari, MD, has been named surgical director of Living Donor Liver Transplantation at the Vanderbilt Transplant Center and staff surgeon in Pediatric Abdominal Transplant Surgery at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

August 30, 2023

Five VUMC nurses honored as Preceptor of the Year by VUSN

Five Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurses were recently honored as Preceptor of the Year by Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.

Newly licensed RNs attended a recent orientation for VUMC’s Nurse Residency Program. (photo by Donn Jones)
August 29, 2023

Residency program supports newly licensed RNs as they transition from students to professional nurses

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Nurse Residency Program is a 12-month program that supports newly licensed RNs as they transition from students to professional nurses.

VUMC’s new virtual nurse program allows Katy Byers, RN, to talk with patient Jimmy Sawyers remotely. (photo by Susan Urmy)
August 11, 2023

New teleconference program helps give nurses more time to care for patients in person

Through Vanderbilt’s new virtual nurse program, certain tasks such as documentation can be done remotely via a teleconference in the patient’s room, giving nurses at the bedside more time to care for patients in person.