Holly Fletcher

July 18, 2023

On the Edge of Care

By Holly Fletcher
Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, talked about the creativity and collaboration of VUMC’s workforce during the Leadership Assembly.
February 23, 2023

Collaboration, creativity necessary for “Stronger Together” cost initiative: Leadership Assembly highlights

February’s Leadership Assembly explored the next stage of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s ongoing journey.

By Holly Fletcher
Networked dots in the shape of a brain
October 3, 2022

Minority patients less likely to have amyloid plaques necessary for Alzheimer’s treatments

Fewer Black, Hispanic and Asian patients meet biomarker qualifications for landmark treatments that may slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease by targeting amyloid plaques, according to new findings published in JAMA Neurology.

By Holly Fletcher
August 8, 2022

Say hello. ‘DNA’ podcast series coming Fall 2022

Be one of the first to preview the all-new ‘Vanderbilt Health DNA: Discoveries in Action’ podcast series. #ListenDNA.

By Holly Fletcher
July 15, 2022

‘DNA’ podcast goes live: July 20 Twitter Spaces chat about mental health, teens

Season 3 of the “Vanderbilt Health DNA: Discoveries in Action” podcast series will kick off with a live Twitter Spaces chat about mental health, featuring several teens from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee.

By Holly Fletcher
June 21, 2022

Aliyu named director of Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health

Renowned physician-epidemiologist Muktar Aliyu, MBBS, MPH, DrPH, who is the associate director for Research with the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH), has been named the new director of the institute, beginning July 1.

By Holly Fletcher
June 21, 2022

Today Show: Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center makes national push for clinical study enrollment. You can help.

The Today Show’s Maria Shriver spotlighted a landmark, years-long study into the connection between heart health and Alzheimer’s disease, and the urgency to boost study enrollment—particularly among people of color who are disproportionally impacted yet historically underrepresented in research.
By Holly Fletcher
February 24, 2022

Ahonkhai advances in national challenge to improve HIV care for Black men in Tennessee

A Vanderbilt proposal to implement a novel strategy to use barbers and barbershops to improve HIV care outcomes for Black men with HIV in Middle Tennessee received early-stage funding from a challenge hosted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health.
By Holly Fletcher
February 21, 2022

VUMC-dedicated song “Times Like This” now on streaming platforms

The song “Times Like This,” which is dedicated the tune to the workforce of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, is now available to stream anywhere you get music. 
By Holly Fletcher
February 16, 2022

Efficiency, people and empowerment – Leadership Assembly takeaways

February's Leadership assembly focused on multitude of trends, from higher patient volumes to economic inflation and a competitive labor market, require agility and emphasis on strengthening Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s supportive, empowered culture as COVID-19 ebbs and flows.
By Holly Fletcher
November 4, 2021

Leadership Assembly takeaways: Speaking up makes a difference

The importance of supporting Vanderbilt University Medical Center's workforce is highlighted in this quarter’s Leadership Assembly theme, “Speaking Up, Lifting Up,” which is focused on strategies to amplify well-being.
By Holly Fletcher
October 25, 2021

Jackson, Winkfield selected among ‘Women to Watch’ in health care

Gretchen Purcell Jackson, MD, PhD, and Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, are honored among top health care leaders in the 2021 “Women to Watch” by Nashville Medical News.
By Holly Fletcher