Hidden figure

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.