Reporter May 31 2019 Archive — Page 1 of 1

Marilyn Dubree stands at a lectern and speaks into a microphone in a dark auditorium, wearing a bright pink jacket and pearl necklace.
May 31, 2019

State of Nursing address reflects on success and focuses on future

Nurses Week is celebrated each May. This year’s theme was “4 Million Reasons to Celebrate,” highlighting the work of more than 4 million nurses in the United States

By Matt Batcheldor
Sgt. Noah Galloway, a fitness expert and motivational speaker, interacts with patients during a visit to Seacrest Studio at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.
May 30, 2019

Faces of courage

Sgt. Noah Galloway, a fitness expert and motivational speaker, interacts with patients during a visit to Seacrest Studio at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Portrait of Dr. W. Bedford Waters wearing glasses, a gray suit, white shirt, and purple patterned tie against a brown background.
May 30, 2019

Vanderbilt mourns loss of VMAA president and diversity pioneer, W. Bedford Waters, MD

W. Bedford Waters, MD, current president of the Vanderbilt Medical Alumni Association and the second African American to graduate from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM), died May 25. He was 71.

By Kathy Whitney
Portrait of a smiling man wearing glasses, a blue shirt, and a yellow tie.
May 29, 2019

Kannankeril elected VP for research of the Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society

Prince Kannankeril, MD, MSCI, has been elected to serve as vice president for research of the Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society.

By Christina Echegaray
Three researchers pose in a laboratory beside large scientific instruments and a connected metal vacuum line.
May 29, 2019

Study details regulation of a multi-drug transporter

P-glycoprotein distinguishes between chemicals that it will expel from a cell and inhibitors that block its action.

By Leigh MacMillan
Portrait of a smiling woman with long blonde hair wearing a light-colored top and necklace.
May 29, 2019

Card named president-elect of American Society for PeriAnesthesia Nurses

Elizabeth Card, MSN, RN, APRN, FNP-BC, nursing research consultant and nurse practitioner, has been named president-elect for the American Society for PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN). She will serve as president beginning in April 2020.

By Matt Batcheldor