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February 28, 2014

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital celebrates 10 years of service

By John Howser
February 28, 2014

Imaging guides Alzheimer gene search

Using imaging data, Vanderbilt researchers discovered an association between a gene pair and brain changes in Alzheimer’s disease.

By Leigh MacMillan
February 27, 2014

Neuro ICU lands national award for nursing quality

The Neurological Intensive Care Unit at Vanderbilt University Hospital has received the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence, one of the highest markers of nursing care.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 27, 2014

Volunteers exemplify compassion, commitment

Fran Hardcastle still recalls her first volunteer experience — selling papers on Palm Sunday to benefit the Junior League Home for Crippled Children.

By Jessica Pasley
February 27, 2014

ASPET honors Lindsley’s pharmacology research

Vanderbilt University’s Craig Lindsley, Ph.D., has won the 2014 John J. Abel Award in Pharmacology for young investigators from the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET).

By Bill Snyder
February 27, 2014

Photo: Shade Tree honorees

Allen Naftilan, M.D., Ph.D., left, and Mark Glazer, M.D., will be honored for their contributions to the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine-run Shade Tree Clinic at the Shade Tree Trot dinner auction on Thursday, March 13.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 27, 2014

Carr’s imaging expertise adds to heart disease fight

Jeffrey Carr, M.D., M.Sc., recently joined Vanderbilt as the Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Radiology & Radiological Sciences and professor of Clinical Biomedical Informatics and Cardiovascular Medicine.
By Kathy Whitney
February 27, 2014

Yale’s Lifton set to deliver next Flexner Discovery Lecture

Yale University’s Richard Lifton, M.D., Ph.D., winner of a $3 million, 2014 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for discovering genes and biochemical mechanisms that cause hypertension, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture March 6.
By Doug Campbell
February 27, 2014

Move to new clinical code sets running on schedule

By Oct. 1, U.S. health care payers and providers will adopt a modified and greatly expanded version of the code set used for diagnoses and inpatient procedures. The ICD-10 code set (International Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision) will replace ICD-9, which has been in use in the United States since 1979.
By Paul Govern
February 27, 2014

VUSM readies for immersive phase of new curriculum

With initial implementation of Curriculum 2.0 well underway, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) is focusing on plans for the Immersion Phase, which comprises the final two years of the program.
By Jessica Pasley
February 27, 2014

U.S. Senate hearing explores ADHD treatment concerns

William Cooper, M.D., MPH, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy, testified Tuesday before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee regarding psychotropic medications and treatments for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
By Christina Echegaray
February 27, 2014

Probing the pathogenesis of leukemia

A new mouse model reveals gene clusters important in a treatment-resistant form of leukemia.
By Leigh MacMillan
February 26, 2014

Concur open for most employee reimbursements on March 11

The new expense reporting system, Concur, will accept most employee reimbursements as of March 11.
By VUMC News and Communications