Reporter Aug 30 2019

September 5, 2019

Bailey to direct general surgery residency program

Christina Bailey, MD, MSCI, assistant professor of Surgery, has been named the new program director of the general surgery residency training program in the Department of Surgery, Section of Surgical Sciences.

By Jill Clendening
August 30, 2019

Slovis to step down from top Emergency Medicine role

After serving more than 27 years as Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Corey M. Slovis, MD, has decided to step down.

By John Howser
August 29, 2019

New tool helps predict patients’ opioid needs after cesarean section

Most women who undergo a cesarean section are sent home with more opioids than they need, but a significant proportion of women use all opioids and report unmet pain needs, according to Sarah Osmundson, MD, MS, assistant professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

By Kelsey Herbers
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt patients Cooper Cook (center, left) and Grace Hamilton (right) give CMA and CMA Foundation board members a tour of CMA’s newly named space within the hospital’s expansion.
August 29, 2019

CMA-supported space debuts at Children’s Hospital

Members of the country music industry came together to celebrate the newly opened 10th floor of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. The space was made possible, in part, through significant support from the Country Music Association (CMA).

By Jessica Pasley
August 29, 2019

Diamond named TNAAP Pediatrician of the Year

Alex Diamond, DO, MPH, has many titles and serves in multiple roles — associate professor of Pediatrics and Orthopedic Surgery, director of the Program for Injury Prevention in Youth Sports (PIPYS) and team physician for Vanderbilt University, the Nashville Predators and the Nashville Sounds.

By Jessica Pasley
Recipients of the 2019 Dean’s Award for Exceptional Achievement in Graduate Studies are (front row, from left) Margaret Axelrod, Abigail Neininger, Alejandra Romero-Morales, Sheryl Vermudez, Demond Williams, and (back row, from left) James O’Connor, Manuel Castro, Matthew Cottam, Matthew Wleklinski, Michael Doyle and Azadeh Hadadianpour.
August 29, 2019

Exceptional graduate students honored with Dean’s Award

Eleven graduate students entering their fourth year of training have received the Dean’s Award for Exceptional Achievement in Graduate Studies.

By Leigh MacMillan
August 29, 2019

VUMC receives grant for opioid education training

The AAMC Opioid Education Challenge Grant Program has selected five institutions or partnering institutions to receive an award of up to $25,000 each for opioid education training.
By Craig Boerner
August 29, 2019

Aspirnaut education program reaches decade mark

Ten years on, a unique summer research program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center designed primarily for rural high school students with limited resources is achieving its goal of increasing the diversity of the nation’s scientists and engineers.
By Bill Snyder
August 28, 2019

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital celebration

On Aug. 20 and 21, Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH) hosted its first employee celebration, complete with free Chik-fil-A, a photo booth and door prizes that included four suite tickets to a Nashville Predators game and custom jerseys for the winner’s family.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 28, 2019

LifeFlight expands critical care transport to ground ambulances

By Jerry Jones
August 26, 2019

VUMC investigators receive Keck Foundation award for novel atherosclerosis research

A team of researchers has received a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to explore a novel model of atherosclerosis development.
By Leigh MacMillan
August 26, 2019

Colorectal cancer researchers receive SPORE funding

Colorectal cancer researchers from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) have been awarded a Specialized Program of Research Excellence grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
By Tom Wilemon
August 26, 2019

Churchwell named to Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering and Medicine

Andre Churchwell, MD, Chief Diversity Officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center and senior associate dean for Diversity Affairs for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, has been named to the Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering and Medicine.
By Nancy Humphrey
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