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September 15, 2015

Vanderbilt community qualifies for Dell savings in September

Vanderbilt employees qualify for savings through the Dell University program in September.

By VUMC News and Communications
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Vanderbilt University)
September 14, 2015

Governing board for Vanderbilt University Medical Center named

The Vanderbilt University Board of Trust has elected the members of the governing board for Vanderbilt University Medical Center. This independent board will immediately begin planning for VUMC to operate as a separate entity and will govern the Medical Center once its financial and administrative transition from the university is complete.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 14, 2015

Vanderbilt chooses new travel agency

Industry leader World Travel will become Vanderbilt’s new travel agency this fall.

By VUMC News and Communications
Craig Hutto and Michael Goldfarb
September 10, 2015

Surgery and engineering initiative becomes institute

VISE is keeping its acronym but changing its name. The Vanderbilt Initiative in Surgery and Engineering will become the Vanderbilt Institute in Surgery and Engineering.

By VUMC News and Communications
genetic sequence
September 10, 2015

Grants spur effort to add genetic data to EMR

Vanderbilt University researchers have received two major federal grants — totaling $7.6 million over four years — to support groundbreaking research aimed at making genetic information a routine part of patients’ electronic medical records.

By Bill Snyder
Insulin in vials
September 10, 2015

Diabetes trial targets body’s ability to produce insulin

Kiersten Eaddy had long looked forward to her high school graduation day and joining her classmates to celebrate the accomplishment.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 10, 2015

Initiative seeks to bolster ‘rediscovery research’

The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) is partnering with a public charity, Cures Within Reach, to encourage “rediscovery research,” the “repurposing” of already approved medical treatments to other conditions or diseases for which there are no “universally” effective therapies.
By Bill Snyder
September 10, 2015

Beckman to direct newly formed Section of Vascular Medicine

Joshua Beckman, M.D., MSc., previously a faculty member at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has been named director of Vanderbilt’s newly formed Section of Vascular Medicine within the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine.
By Kathy Whitney
September 10, 2015

Gifford, Bell land development awards in aging research

Two faculty members of the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center are among a handful of 2015 scholars for the Paul B. Beeson Career Development Awards in Aging Research Program.
By Tom Wilemon
September 10, 2015

Providers, clinics lauded for patient satisfaction efforts

Three areas of Vanderbilt University Medical Center won Top Performer Awards in the 2015 Excellence in Healthcare Award, sponsored by Professional Research Consultants Inc. (PRC), Vanderbilt’s patient satisfaction surveyor until recently.
By Wayne Wood
September 10, 2015

Urbano recalled for dedicated leadership, commitment

Terri (Mary Theresa) Urbano, Ph.D., MPH, clinical professor of Pediatrics, emerita, died on Aug. 27.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 10, 2015

Ebola symposium to feature Nigerian physicians

Three Nigerian physicians who survived Ebola virus disease in July 2014 after coming in direct contact with an Ebola-infected patient will speak at Vanderbilt University Medical Center next Wednesday, Sept. 16.
By Bill Snyder
September 10, 2015

Medical informatics group elects Lehmann

Christoph Lehmann, M.D., professor of Pediatrics and Biomedical Informatics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, was recently elected president-elect of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA).
By VUMC News and Communications
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