Jill Clendening

Ban Mishu Allos, MD. (photo by Donn Jones)
May 20, 2025

Ban Mishu Allos receives coveted Shovel Award

The recipient of the 2025 Shovel Award is Ban Mishu Allos, MD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases.

By Jill Clendening
April 25, 2025

Sunil Kripalani recognized for leadership, innovation in field of hospital medicine

Kripalani was elected a Master in Hospital Medicine, a distinction earned by only 50 out of approximately 60,000 practicing hospitalists.

By Jill Clendening
April 23, 2025

Straight from her heart: gratitude and gems

Vanderbilt Clinical Research Center nurse Sherri Hails, RN, shares messages of gratitude through heart-shaped reminders.

By Jill Clendening
From left, Alvin Powers, MD, Joe C. Davis Professor of Biomedical Science and professor of Medicine and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Barbara Gisella Carranza Leon, MD, associate professor of Medicine and interim clinical and senior division director of the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism; and David Nathan, MD, founder and director of the Diabetes Center and Diabetes Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital. (photo by Susan Urmy)
April 23, 2025

Top scientist shares long view on diabetes research and treatment

The number of adults living with diabetes has surpassed 800 million, and the World Health Organization has called the escalating prevalence of Type 2 diabetes an epidemic.

By Jill Clendening
April 14, 2025

Kenneth Jacobs remembered for long career supporting surgical resident training 

The J. Kenneth Jacobs Fellowship in Surgery was established in Dr. Jacobs’ honor to support surgical residents during their laboratory years.

By Jill Clendening
April 9, 2025

VUMC partners with public safety groups to combat distracted driving

A crash involving a distracted driver occurs approximately every 43 minutes based on statistics from the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security.

By Jill Clendening
April 8, 2025

VUMC to implement team-based effort to improve high blood pressure control

This project will implement findings from a PCORI-funded study comparing clinic-based and telehealth models for controlling hypertension, leveraging evidence-based strategies to enhance patient care.
By Jill Clendening
April 4, 2025

A Legacy of Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders

A medical school facility — described as the “most complete of its kind in the South” — was constructed on the corner of Fifth and Elm streets in downtown Nashville. 150 years later, it's a powerhouse.
By Jill Clendening
April 4, 2025

Vanderbilt University Hospital earns national recognition for surgical quality, safety

QVP-verified hospitals undergo a rigorous assessment of their surgical quality and safety practices, including a site visit by an external peer review team.
By Jill Clendening
April 2, 2025

Charlene Dewey honored by the American Medical Women’s Association

Dewey holds joint appointments in the Department of Medical Education and Administration, now the Office of Health Sciences Education, and the Department of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health.
By Jill Clendening
April 1, 2025

Advisory board formed to guide research, care for individuals with brain dysfunction

The board is a partnership between the Brain Injury Association of Tennessee and VUMC’s Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction and Survivorship Center.
By Jill Clendening
March 25, 2025

Medical students participate in largest Match in history

Among those who matched during the National Resident Matching Program on Friday, March 21, were 79 members of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine graduating class.
By Jill Clendening