Jessica Pasley Archive — Page 46 of 57

Portrait of a gray-haired man wearing a white medical coat, shirt, and tie against a brown background.
August 27, 2015

Jones to step down as chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Howard Jones III, M.D., Betty and Lonnie S. Burnett professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and chair of the department, will be stepping down as chair on June 30, 2016. Jones will continue his clinical practice as well as serve as a consultant on outreach projects.

Chalkboard with the handwritten words “Curriculum 2.0” in blue chalk.
August 20, 2015

First group of students enters Curriculum 2.0’s final phase

In 2013 Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) implemented Curriculum 2.0. Tagged as a system of lifelong learning, the deeply integrated curriculum requires flexibility and teamwork on the part of faculty and allows students opportunities to individualize their training.

A blond woman embraces a man in a black shirt, while a camera operator films them in a bright room.
August 6, 2015

Radio show helped spark woman’s decision to donate

Misty Roberts routinely tunes into three Christian radio stations and has a habit of switching from one to another when the chatter begins. But one day last fall she didn’t touch the dial during a segment about the thousands of people waiting for life-saving kidney transplants.

A medical school ceremony in an auditorium: a woman in a floral dress and green cardigan steadies herself with a scooter while a woman in a white coat assists her; seated attendees and other white-coated participants look on.
July 30, 2015

Educational journey begins for new medical students

For the 91 members of the 140th class at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM), the first day of medical school began on July 15.

Group of adults pose in a children’s hospital beneath colorful hanging butterfly decorations while holding an oversized $10,000 donation check from SEYA.
July 23, 2015

Young professionals bolster cancer research efforts

With a basketball tucked under his arm, 7-year-old Roger Waynick climbed on top of his dad’s black Tahoe SUV with the intention of sailing upward through the air toward the basketball goal. He was poised to make the most epic dunk ever.

Child seated in a hospital bed with a patterned pillow, holding an open book beside a container of colored markers.
July 9, 2015

Girl’s procedure a first for new pediatric liver transplant service

Eight days after the pediatric liver transplant program at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt was launched, 10-year-old Aubree Vanzant received her liver.