Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 205 of 390

Speaker at a lectern gestures during a Discovery Lecture, with projected microscopy images and presentation text behind him.
May 5, 2016

Betzig’s Discovery Lecture

Nobel laureate Eric Betzig, Ph.D., a group leader at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Research Campus, discussed his team’s work developing novel optical imaging tools during his recent Flexner Discovery Lecture.

A hands-on training session in a classroom, with participants practicing ultrasound scanning on a person lying on a treatment table while others observe and work in groups.
May 4, 2016

VUSN launches new program for family nurse practitioners in emergency and urgent care

The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has developed a new post-master’s educational program for family nurse practitioners who work in either emergency care or urgent care settings and desire to become certified as emergency nurse practitioners.

A person operates a red-and-black riding lawn mower across a green lawn beside residential buildings on a sunny day.
May 4, 2016

Devastating, preventable injuries caused by lawn mowers annually; Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt offers these safety tips

Aerial view of a large urban medical and research campus surrounded by tree-lined streets and suburban development.
April 30, 2016

Transition complete: Vanderbilt University Medical Center is independent entity

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is now operating as a fully independent, nonprofit entity, following the completion of the legal transaction on April 30 that separated it legally and financially from Vanderbilt University. The transition positions VUMC for future growth and investment, while preserving its tightly woven connections to the University in research and teaching.

Portrait of a man wearing glasses, a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned tie against a dark blue background.
April 29, 2016

Message from Dr. Jeff Balser on finalization of VU-VUMC transition

landscape
April 29, 2016

Vanderbilt University Medical Center independent entity effective April 30

Effective April 30, Vanderbilt University Medical Center will be a fully independent, nonprofit entity following the completion of the transaction that separated it legally and financially from Vanderbilt University. The transition positions VUMC for future growth and investment, while preserving its tightly woven connections to the university in research and teaching.