Wayne Wood

November 6, 2017

What does VUMC drive?

“Will the owner of a black Honda Accord please report to the parking lot—hey, where’s everybody going?”

By Wayne Wood
November 2, 2017

New pedestrian bridge next step in MCE makeover

Later this fall, a new three-floor pedestrian bridge will be installed connecting the North Tower of Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital (VUAH) to Medical Center East (MCE)-North Tower. The new bridge will connect the two buildings on the sixth, seventh and eighth floors.

By Wayne Wood
November 1, 2017

The world beyond work: Shelia Gad

I have a much stronger faith, having gone through what I’ve been through and seeing this plan that has come out of it.

By Wayne Wood
October 31, 2017

From the circus to the School of Medicine

James Tayloe Gwathmey, M.D., was a circus performer and Vanderbilt doctor who wrote popular books on both anesthesia and circus acrobatics

By Wayne Wood
October 30, 2017

Pumpkin-carving winners announced for 2017

Squash-based creativity on full display at annual competition.

By Wayne Wood
October 25, 2017

VUMC Voice 7-to-12-year-olds’ Halloween art winners announced

Haunted houses, witches and…candy!

By Wayne Wood
October 24, 2017

VUMC Voice 4-to-6-year-old Halloween art winners announced

Cats, bats, pumpkins and ghosts!
By Wayne Wood
October 17, 2017

Hidden figure

By Wayne Wood
October 3, 2017

VUMC Voice Halloween children’s art contest deadline is Oct. 23

All children and grandchildren, between the ages of 4 and 12, of VUMC employees, students and volunteers are eligible to enter. The best drawings will be selected by a panel of VUMC judges and will be featured in the days leading up to Halloween on the VUMC Voice website.
By 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