Author: Kylie Avery
VUMC joins new consortium of health care leaders in formation of Trustworthy & Responsible Ai Network (Train)
Mar. 11, 2024—At the HIMSS 2024 Global Health Conference, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and other leading academic medical centers joined as Microsoft announced the formation of a new consortium, the Trustworthy & Responsible AI Network (TRAIN).
Plaque placed in Courtyard Café in honor of late employee Felicia Dillard
Feb. 8, 2024—A plaque has been placed in the Courtyard Café in honor of Felicia Dillard, a Nutrition Services employee for 48 years, who died last month. Ms. Dillard, a Nutrition Services employee at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) for 48 years, died peacefully in her home on Jan 7. She was 68. She was born and...
Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center Christmas Village
Dec. 11, 2023—Christmas Village Event organizers, Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center staff and special guests gathered recently to celebrate the success of this year’s Christmas Village. Christmas Village is one of the oldest charitable events in Nashville and is organized by volunteers from the Nashville Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club. This year’s event raised $487,200. The proceeds support...
VUMC in the news: Dec. 12, 2023
Dec. 8, 2023—NBC News Today, Medical News Today, interviewed William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, about the outbreak of pneumonia in Ohio as well as other countries around the globe. Schaffner was also quoted in Everyday Health, and PARADE Magazine for stories on the uptake of RSV vaccine in adults. Other topics Schaffner spoke to were...
15th Annual Health Professionals Education Research Day (HPERD) Celebration
Dec. 8, 2023—On December 1st, 2023, VUSM and VUMC celebrated the 15th Annual Health Professionals Education Research Day (HPERD). Since 2009, this event has been held each year to showcase education research in the health professions ongoing in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center community. Supported by the Office of Health Sciences Education and the Office for Continuous...
The Academy for Excellence in Education application process for new members in 2024 is now open
Dec. 8, 2023—The Academy for Excellence in Education application process for new members in 2024 is now open! Applicants will demonstrate their contributions and impact as an educator through activities in the areas of Teaching, Educational Leadership, Education Scholarship, Course/Curricula/Program Design, Assessment, and/or Mentorship. Details regarding the 2022 application process or membership selection criteria are found here. There is...
Future is NOW Nashville launches in the community
Nov. 21, 2023—Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Division of Acute Care Surgery launched the first session of the Future is NOW (Non-violent Options Win) Nashville on Nov. 4.
U.S. Army North Division executing dense urban terrain exercise using VUH helipad, Aug. 9 & 10
Aug. 1, 2023—The U.S. Army North Division is performing a planned training throughout Davidson County to exercise their emergency response procedures. Part of this training will use Vanderbilt University Hospital’s (VUH) helipad to conduct scheduled touch-and-go landings with Blackhawk aircrafts. These drills will focus on incident preparedness in the event of a large scale-disaster, and patients are...
Reminder: update and complete emergency operations department subplans
Jul. 26, 2023—Vanderbilt University Medical Center requires all departments to annually review and revise their emergency operations subplans. For fiscal year 2023-2024 there are changes that each unit needs to address including using the updated subplan template. Subplans outline specific guidelines for clinical and non-clinical units to respond to emergency situations by: Providing staff and hospital leadership...
Brown lauded by National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Jun. 21, 2023—Katrina Brown, MSN, RN, CEN, SANE-A, sexual assault nurse examiner team lead at Vanderbilt, received the 2023 Visionary Voice Award from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.
Metro-wide candidates picnic on July 8
Jun. 13, 2023—On Saturday, July 8, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt UniversityMedical Center are co–hosting a Countywide Candidates Meet and Greet in Fannie Mae DeesPark, 2400 Blakemore Ave. (also known as Dragon Park). This event is in collaboration with theHillsboro–West End Neighborhood Association and Belmont–Hillsboro Neighbors.A Nashville campaign tradition, this meet and...
Courtyard Café Announcements
Jun. 13, 2023—Mein Bowl is now open on the weekends (Saturday and Sunday) from 11:00am-4:00 pm to be serve you. The Food and Nutrition Catering Dept will be closing indefinitely, due to a major renovation in Patient Services. We apologize for the inconvenience. We can’t wait to serve you in the near future. Courtyard Cafe Weekly Menus...