VUMC News and Communications

August 1, 2013

Study explores race differences of lung cancer risk

Vanderbilt research scientist Melinda Aldrich, Ph.D., MPH, has been awarded a National Institutes of Health Academic Career Award to investigate some of the genetic secrets behind a greater risk of lung cancer among African-Americans compared with other racial and ethnic groups.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 1, 2013

Murley to oversee VUSN’s educational informatics

Jerry Murley, M.Ed., was recently named assistant dean for Educational Informatics at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 1, 2013

Grant to support team-based compassionate care training

The Vanderbilt Program in Interprofessional Learning (VPIL) has received a $183,000 Baptist Healing Trust (BHT) grant to support team-based training called “Coaching for Compassionate Care: Developing a new model for health professions education.”

By VUMC News and Communications
August 1, 2013

Stallworth Rehab Hospital names medical director

Jeffery Johns, M.D., has been named medical director of Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital, effective Aug. 12. He has also been appointed associate professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R).

By VUMC News and Communications
August 1, 2013

‘Undy’ event to raise colon cancer funds, awareness

Vanderbilt will add a new race event, the 2013 Nashville Undy 5000, to the list of affiliated events for the upcoming fall season.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 1, 2013

Case study explores stroke, meningitis link

A case series by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center examines three patients transferred here with ischemic stroke who later received a diagnosis of fungal meningitis attributed to tainted injections for low back pain, part of a multi-state outbreak.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 1, 2013

VUMC again recognized for health care equality efforts

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has again been recognized as a leader in LGBT health care equality by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Healthcare Equality Index (HEI).
By VUMC News and Communications
August 1, 2013

New hours for Eskind Biomedical Library

Eskind Biomedical Library has announced new hours effective Monday, August 5.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 1, 2013

Ceremony marks beginning of medical students’ journey

First-year Vanderbilt University School of Medicine students were asked to feel the weight of responsibility as they donned their white coats in a ceremony July 26 in 208 Light Hall.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 1, 2013

VU physicians lead Top Doctors, Best Doctors lists

The breadth, depth and quality of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s clinical expertise are well represented on two national lists of premier physicians.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 31, 2013

Vanderbilt toxicologists warn of dangers of pool chemical misuse

By VUMC News and Communications
July 26, 2013

Reducing fatal rhythms after heart attack

Reducing heart muscle response to calcium could decrease the risk of fatal arrhythmias after heart attacks.
By Courtney M. Campbell
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