Wayne Wood

September 5, 2017

Hidden Figure

In 1964, with little fanfare, Harold Jordan, MD, became the first African-American resident physician at Vanderbilt. Looking back to that time, he recalls the support of his colleagues and the challenges he faced.

By Wayne Wood

September 5, 2017

Colonoscopy confidential

Ellen Williams, R.N., is a patient’s best friend in the GI Endoscopy Lab, even if most patients won’t remember most of what she does.

By Wayne Wood

August 25, 2017

The world beyond work: Carolyn Lovelace

The world beyond work: a childhood in a funeral home and road trips with her husband on a Harley.

By Wayne Wood

August 25, 2017

The day Johnny Cash came to VUMC

Memories from the day when the Man in Black and June Carter Cash came to open a new unit at VUMC.

By Wayne Wood

July 27, 2017

Online survey set to gauge physician well-being

The Vanderbilt Task Force for Empowerment and Well-Being, a group formed earlier this year to investigate and implement ways to prevent burnout among physicians, will be using an online tool to gather information in the next few weeks to help it with its work.

By Wayne Wood

July 26, 2017

Physicians’ well-being task force distributes two-question survey

By Wayne Wood