Kathy Whitney

December 8, 2021

Treating children with cancer requires a strong blood supply; donations critically needed

By Kathy Whitney
December 1, 2021

Treating severe trauma requires a robust blood supply; VUMC employees and public urged to donate blood now

By Kathy Whitney
October 13, 2021

Diagnostic Laboratory Services set for relocation, expansion

Vanderbilt’s Diagnostic Laboratory Services are undergoing a major relocation and expansion project.

By Kathy Whitney
October 13, 2021

Physician, author, humanitarian Meador dies at 90

Vanderbilt’s Clifton Meador, MD, professor of Medicine, Emeritus, died Oct. 11. He was 90.

By Kathy Whitney
September 30, 2021

Woodall named Vanderbilt Medical Alumni Affairs director

Sarah Creekmore Woodall has been named director of Vanderbilt Medical Alumni Affairs.

By Kathy Whitney
September 9, 2021

Valentine named Vice President for Allied Health Education

Peggy Valentine, EdD, has joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center as Vice President for Allied Health Education.

By Kathy Whitney
July 28, 2021

Educational journey begins for incoming VUSM students

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine officially welcomed 96 first-year students to its ranks with its annual White Coat ceremony, held July 23.
By Kathy Whitney
July 27, 2021

Pawlikowski named president of Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital

Mary Pawlikowski, MA, MEd, interim vice president and chief operating officer for Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital (VPH), has been named as the hospital’s new president after having held the position of president on an interim basis since November 2020.
By Kathy Whitney
May 17, 2021

Vanderbilt mourns loss of pulmonary medicine pioneer Richard Light

Richard Light, MD, professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care, died May 11 from injuries he sustained from a fall. He was 79.
By Kathy Whitney
May 17, 2021

Goode, Hine receive 2021 Geoffrey David Chazen Faculty Award for Innovation in Medical Education

Rachel Goode, MD, and Jeffrey Hine, MD, are the recipients of the 2021 Geoffrey David Chazen Faculty Award for Innovation in Medical Education.
By Kathy Whitney
March 25, 2021

Price to step down from role as associate dean of VMAA

Ann Price, MD, who has served as associate dean of Vanderbilt Medical Alumni Affairs (VMAA) since 2008, will be stepping down from the position, effective July 1.
By Kathy Whitney
March 22, 2021

Match Day reveals medical students’ residency locations

Match Day — and Vanderbilt’s longstanding tradition of gathering fourth-year medical students, their families, friends and faculty together to celebrate — was revamped again this year to implement social distancing measures due to COVID-19. Unlike last year, however, the students had the option to reveal their residency matches either in person or virtually via livestream.
By Kathy Whitney