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An ultramarathon runner wearing a cap, sunglasses, hydration vest, and large backpack strides through shallow water across a flat, muddy landscape.
April 28, 2025

The Obstacle is the Way

Ultramarathon helps this master of monoclonal antibodies find balance

Aerial view of the VUMC campus circa 1938, showing a group of interconnected multi-story institutional buildings surrounded by trees and roads.
April 4, 2025

A Legacy of Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders

A medical school facility — described as the “most complete of its kind in the South” — was constructed on the corner of Fifth and Elm streets in downtown Nashville. 150 years later, it’s a powerhouse.

Dean Driver at his home in Gallatin, Tennessee. (photo by Susan Urmy)
December 18, 2024

The man who gave Angel 1 its wings

“How much closer to an angel can you get than a little bitty baby struggling for life?” said Dean Driver, 91, who converted a panel truck into VUMC’s first neonatal transport in his driveway.

Black-and-white photo of a LifeFlight helicopter on a rooftop helipad, with its side door open and several crew members preparing equipment nearby; a hospital building is in the background.
July 10, 2024

The LifeFlight legacy: 40 years in 40 photos

Since July 1984, LifeFlight has made 76,942 flights and transported 80,118 patients. It’s transported another 37,133 patients since its ground transport program began; critical care ground transports number 4,188.

This is the ever-expanding legacy: mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, wives, husbands, children and grandparents — alive. Explore an audio clip, map and more.

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