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Author: Kylie Avery

Allied Health debuts new medical assistant program

May. 5, 2022—Vanderbilt University Medical Center Programs for Allied Health launched a new medical assistant program in partnership with Nashville State Community College.

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Allied Health Education debuts medical assistant program

Apr. 27, 2022—Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) Programs for Allied Health launched a new medical assistant (MA) program in partnership with Nashville State Community College (NSCC). The program enrolled its first cohort of 11 VUMC employees on April 25. MA trainees will complete a 12-week program that includes course work at NSCC and a clinical preceptorship at...

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Best way to place patients on breathing machines studied

Apr. 13, 2022—Starting on April 4, Vanderbilt providers initiated the “Randomized Trial of Sedative Choice for Intubation” (RSI) study to determine whether ketamine or etomidate is better for preventing low blood pressure, low oxygen levels, serious heart problems, or even death for severely ill patients undergoing intubation.

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Vanderbilt-wide Limited Submission Opportunity V Foundation- 2022 V Scholar Award in Adult Cancer Research

Apr. 4, 2022—Applications due April 11, 2022 Vanderbilt (VU + VUMC): This is a joint competition for VU and VUMC investigators. All investigators should follow these instructions. Vanderbilt (VU + VUMC, collaboratively) may choose up to two nominees for the V Foundation V Scholar Award program. The V Foundation aims to “achieve victory over cancer” in part by...

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Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science lecture, “Magnetic Resonance Clinical Science and Its Role in Bringing Medical Innovation into Practice”

Apr. 4, 2022—April 8th at 1:00 pm via Zoom Brian Welch, Ph.D. North American Clinical Science Leader for MR at Philips Medical Title: Magnetic Resonance Clinical Science and Its Role in Bringing Medical Innovation into Practice  Bringing medical innovations into practice is typically a result of close collaboration between healthcare providers, researchers, and commercial vendors. In the field of magnetic...

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Hallum, Osborn receive Dietetic Internship precepting awards

Mar. 31, 2022—Madeleine Hallum, MSHS, RDN, CSG, LDN, and Cindy Osborn, RDN, LDN, are the first recipients of Allied Health’s Dietetic Internship Excellence in Precepting Awards.

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6th Annual Duncavage Rhinology Lectureship is on April 8

Mar. 14, 2022—Kevin Welch Duncavage Poster

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