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The 59th annual Christmas Village, a three-day November shopping extravaganza organized by the Nashville Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club, raised $530,600 to benefit the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center and other Pi Beta Phi philanthropies.
February 20, 2020

It takes a village

The 59th annual Christmas Village, a three-day November shopping extravaganza organized by the Nashville Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club, raised $530,600 to benefit the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center and other Pi Beta Phi philanthropies.

By VUMC News and Communications
Christy Horner, director of VUMC’s Driver Evaluation and Rehabilitation Program, instructs patient Brittany Rogers during Rogers’ biweekly driver training session.
April 18, 2019

Driver training opens doors for teens with disabilities

Learning to drive can be scary for teens and parents. But for the families of teens with developmental and physical disabilities, learning whether they have the potential to drive can be just as unnerving.

By Kelsey Herbers
April 11, 2019

Facility dog helps rehabilitate patients with neurologic diagnoses

The Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences’ newest employee is a physical therapist — but he also has a wet nose and wagging tail.

By Kelsey Herbers
Dominique Herrington, MS, left, assists Aphasia Group member Alex Pearson in preparing for the day’s large-group discussions.
February 14, 2019

Aphasia Group helps patients build communication skills

For Dominique Herrington, MS, assistant manager of Rehab Services for the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences’ Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute, Thursdays are the best days to come to work.

By Kelsey Herbers
August 17, 2017

Dahir receives grant to support study of rare metabolic disorder

Kathryn Dahir, M.D., associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, recently received the Maher Family Grant from Soft Bones Inc., an organization dedicated to providing information, education and support to those affected by hypophosphatasia (HPP).

By Christina Echegaray
February 4, 2016

It takes a village

The 55th annual Christmas Village, organized by the Nashville Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club, raised a record amount to benefit the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center and other Pi Beta Phi philanthropies.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 23, 2014

Rehab efforts help patient regain steps, golf stroke

When Doug Reinhard arrived at Vanderbilt in September 2012 he was in a wheelchair, couldn’t feel his feet and definitely could not swing a golf club.
By Craig Boerner
August 15, 2013

Neurological Physical Therapy Residency gains accreditation

Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson’s Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute (PBPRI) and Belmont University’s School of Physical Therapy are receiving accreditation from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) for their collaborative Neurological Physical Therapy Clinical Residency instituted last year.
By Craig Boerner
October 19, 2012

Visit Christmas Village, support VU programs, Nov. 9-11

By VUMC News and Communications
October 11, 2012

Collaborative effort focuses on pediatric traumatic brain injury

Vanderbilt’s Bill Wilkerson Center and the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences are offering new interdisciplinary outpatient programs for children ages 3 to 21 who have experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI).
By Craig Boerner