community outreach

Vanderbilt community outreach volunteers include, from left, Lincoln Rico, RN, Marsha Sesay, MSN, RN-BC, Amy Freeman, Lindsay Wade, Mamie Williams, PhD, MPH, MSN, APRN, and Mary Jones. Not pictured: Jaimie Glatt, Rochelle Symlar, Brittany Ewen, Hannah Vaughn and Brenda Reed.
August 24, 2023

VUMC Nursing brings wellness initiative to Nashville Public Library’s Hadley Park branch

A group of Vanderbilt nurses recently teamed up with the Hadley Park branch of the Nashville Public Library for a day of new wellness initiatives — including sharing health education information, raising awareness of health risks, and demonstrating healthy oral care habits to the community of North Nashville.

By Matt Batcheldor
VUSM resident Carolina Gomez Grimaldo, MD, demonstrates how to suture for Metro Nashville Public Schools students during a recent event where residents, fellows and medical students talked about why and how they chose to become physicians.
April 28, 2022

Event for MNPS students shares reasons to pursue medicine

More than 200 high school students at four Metro Nashville Public Schools recently participated in hands-on activities and listened to a diverse group of Vanderbilt residents, fellows and medical students talk about why and how they chose to become physicians.

By Nancy Humphrey
Children’s Hospital doctors and nurses brought flu vaccines to underserved areas in Nashville through its “Mobile Flu Fighter!” project.
January 27, 2022

Children’s Hospital program brought flu vaccines to underserved areas

By Christina Echegaray
August 13, 2015

VUSN students work Room In The Inn health event

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) students helped more than 85 members of Nashville’s transient population during a recent Room In The Inn health event.

By VUMC News and Communications
May 16, 2013

Medical students help reunite family

By VUMC News and Communications
May 2, 2013

SOM instructors recognized for serving the underserved

By VUMC News and Communications
July 12, 2012

Free Health Care in East Nashville

By VUMC News and Communications
June 28, 2012

Nursing school project helps ready children for kindergarten

By VUMC News and Communications
July 28, 2011

Volunteers needed for 12th South neighborhood health fair

Volunteers are needed for the Neighborhoods Inspire Health Fair scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 20.
By VUMC News and Communications