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April 10, 2014

Case competition a learning experience for VU students

A team of Vanderbilt University students in medicine, business, public health and economic development competed March 29 in an international Global Health Case Competition at Emory University in Atlanta.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 10, 2014

Photo: Discovery Lecture

David Clapham, M.D., Ph.D., of Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, discusses his research on ion channels and cell signaling at his recent Flexner Discovery Lecture.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 10, 2014

Discovery Lecture to feature two pioneers in dyslexia care, research

Sally Shaywitz, M.D., and Bennett Shaywitz, M.D., co-directors of the Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, April 17.

By Bill Snyder
April 10, 2014

Organ donation flag-raising event set for April 17

Vanderbilt University Medical Center will hold its fifth annual Donate Life Flag-Raising Ceremony as part of national Donate Life month. The event celebrates organ donor families, living donors and hospital staff who care for donors and transplant recipients.

By Jessica Pasley
April 10, 2014

Photo: Sarcoma research support

The FTL Sarcoma Fund, in partnership with the T.J. Martell Foundation, recently presented a gift to the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in support of sarcoma research in memory of Warner Music Nashville colleague Lindsay Walleman.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 10, 2014

Next Bedside Matters rounds set for April 16

The next Bedside Matters, an hourlong, monthly rounds geared toward helping Vanderbilt University Medical Center health care providers deal with the social and emotional issues of caring for patients and families, will take place on Wednesday, April 16.

By VUMC News and Communications