MyVUMC Archive — Page 4 of 147

MyVUMC is Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s twice-weekly newsletter for all employees. Each issue has links to news, features and information to connect and empower employees.

Vanderbilt Health Brock Family Center for Applied Innovation poster announcing the 2026 Innovator of the Year Lecture. It features a portrait of Michael McCann, MD, MBA, founding director of Clinical Model & Care Design at Juliana Care and assistant professor of clinical medicine at Vanderbilt Health. The lecture is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, in 208 Light Hall at VUMC and online.
September 16, 2026

Innovator of the Year lecture with Michael McCann is Oct. 6

Flyer for a VUMC Professional Development Activity titled “Quality Academy Bootcamp.” It advertises a half-day quality-improvement session, featuring a Model for Improvement and Plan-Do-Study-Act diagram. Details include monthly sessions on the first Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., presented via Teams, with registration via REDCap link and a QR code. Contact information for Jan Cotton appears at the bottom.
September 16, 2026

Next Quality Academy Bootcamp set for Oct. 1

Students perform “ABC You Later” at the Mama Lere Hearing School Student Celebration. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
September 15, 2026

Mama Lere Hearing School has openings for children with and without hearing loss

September 15, 2026

Vanderbilt celebrates National Postdoc Appreciation Week Sept. 21-25

Vanderbilt postdoctoral fellows, commonly known as postdocs, are professionals who have earned doctoral degrees and are pursuing additional scholarly training, experience and research opportunities in preparation for a wide range of career paths.

Conceptual biotechnology scene showing gloved laboratory workers, test tubes, a pipette, and overlaid medical graphics including DNA-like molecular structures, human anatomy icons, a heartbeat waveform, charts, and a digital human figure.
September 14, 2026

Nominations open for the 2026 School of Medicine Research Staff Awards

The awards honor staff members who provide exemplary support at all levels across the research enterprise.

Decorative fall-themed graphic for the Vanderbilt International Researchers Alliance, with the text “VIRAL,” “FALL MEET & GREET,” autumn leaves, sparkles, and an illustration of four people celebrating.
September 10, 2026

Vanderbilt International Researchers Alliance to host Fall Meet & Greet, Sept. 18