Jill Clendening

November 1, 2021

I was a volunteer shower-taker for Emergency Preparedness. I came away impressed — and very clean.

A drill tests how well the Medical Center would be able to respond during an actual disaster, and serves as response training for VUMC personnel.

By Jill Clendening
From left, Monica Stout, MD, Shi Kelley, CMA, Mark Iafrati, MD, Dawn Masternick, DPM, Erin O’Sullivan, APRN, MSN, and Ian Seasholtz are part of the team at the new Vanderbilt Wound Center.
October 28, 2021

New Vanderbilt Wound Center provides comprehensive, convenient treatment

By Jill Clendening
Alison Elliott, PharmD, a pharmacist at the Medical Center East Pharmacy, sits at the designated service window where patients will pick up prescriptions after hours. The Medical Center East pharmacy has extended its hours to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
October 27, 2021

MCE pharmacy now provides 24-hour, seven-day service

By Jill Clendening
October 14, 2021

Lecture reflects on the lives touched by Levi Watkins

Levi Watkins Jr., MD, has an enduring legacy as a cardiovascular surgeon, mentor and advocate, and Vanderbilt’s John Tarpley, MD, recently shared his reflections about the remarkable impact of his friend and colleague, both on the medical profession and on the lives of others.

By Jill Clendening
October 13, 2021

Study shows link between neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome and foster care entry

Vanderbilt research has revealed the close relationship between neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome and the number of infants entering foster care.

By Jill Clendening
Margaret Taylor, DNP, CNM, received more than 30 patient survey responses and earned a perfect 100 score on those surveys during fiscal year 2021.
October 13, 2021

Patient Experience awards honor service excellence

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is recognizing 485 clinicians and 132 clinical areas for receiving high marks from patients, earning Excellence in Patient Experience awards for fiscal year 2021.

By Jill Clendening
September 30, 2021

Policy formalizes role and use of medical chaperones during patient encounters

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is implementing a new policy which standardizes and expands the role of a medical chaperone, an individual who serves as a witness for both a patient and their clinician during a sensitive medical examination or procedure.
By Jill Clendening
September 8, 2021

Wagner named to lead Vanderbilt Burn Center

Anne Wagner, MD, has joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center to serve as medical director of the Vanderbilt Burn Center.
By Jill Clendening
August 27, 2021

Study proves standardized protocol can support reliable MRI use for multisite pancreatic research

Researchers with the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center led a multisite study which has demonstrated that, when controlled and standardized, quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pancreas is highly reproducible when using different MRI hardware and software at different geographic locations.
By Jill Clendening
August 26, 2021

When VUMC’s COVID-19 unit opened, Leslie Thompson eagerly stepped up to work there. She’d do it again in a heartbeat.

“Someone had to go clean those rooms up, and I’m happy to do whatever I’m asked to do. It comes with the job. I just wanted to help out and be a team player.”
By Jill Clendening
August 18, 2021

Haynes named interim chair of Otolaryngology

David Haynes, MD, has been named interim chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) effective July 1. He will serve in this role until Eben Rosenthal, MD, the John and Ann Doerr Medical Director and associate director of Clinical Care with Stanford Cancer Center, joins Vanderbilt University Medical Center as the department’s next chair on Oct. 11.
By Jill Clendening
August 5, 2021

O’Malley named to key Outpatient Referral Assistance role

Mathew O’Malley, MD, assistant professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, has been named associate medical director for Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Office of Outpatient Referral Assistance (OORA).
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