Strategic Direction

Shari Barkin, MD, served as emcee for Tuesday’s StrategyShare19 event.
June 20, 2019

StrategyShare19 spotlights innovative patient-centered design ideas

Innovative health care design centered on patients and their families was the focus of StrategyShare19, a half-day event attended by several hundred members of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center community, as well as patients.

By Jill Clendening
June 5, 2019

StrategyShare19 registration now open

StrategyShare19 is an annual, interactive event at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) showcases innovations and initiatives to advance the Medical Center’s Strategic Directions, and event organizers are encouraging any member of the VUMC community to register to attend.

By VUMC News and Communications
May 20, 2019

StrategyShare19 wants to know the exciting work VUMC teams are doing

StrategyShare19 is gathering examples of the exciting work being done across VUMC to advance the “Design for Patients and Families” Strategic Direction.

By Jill Clendening
April 18, 2019

Patient-centered design to be focus of StrategyShare19

StrategyShare19, an annual, interactive event at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to showcase innovations and initiatives to advance the Medical Center’s Strategic Directions, is focusing this year on Design for Patients and Families — one of the four Strategic Directions — and efforts to enhance patient, clinician and staff experiences.

By Jill Clendening
October 11, 2018

Radiology retreat inspires Strategic Directions ideas

Last month, the Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences hosted a Strategic Directions retreat, which inspired idea sharing and thought-provoking discussion related to the future directions of the department.

By VUMC News and Communications
Jeff Balser
August 15, 2017

A message from the President and CEO about Charlottesville

By VUMC News and Communications
July 27, 2017

StrategyShare17 event helps build excitement, connections

On the same day 48 years after the July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 moon landing, individuals from throughout the Vanderbilt community reflected on that historic event — a milestone marking the ultimate synthesis of innovative thinking and technology — as they shared their own explorations and mission moments during StrategyShare17.
By Jill Clendening
July 13, 2017

StrategyShare17 interactive event set for July 20

Learning and connecting is the theme for StrategyShare17, an interactive event on Thursday, July 20, designed to showcase exciting work being done at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).
By VUMC News and Communications
June 8, 2017

New internship programs set to benefit diverse group of students

This summer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) will be the site for two internship programs geared to connect diverse students interested in health care.
By Jessica Pasley
May 11, 2017

New interactive tool lets VUMC community share creative ideas

Sharing ideas is powerful. IdeaShare, a tool to share ideas among groups of people, and even vote about which ideas you like best, is coming to Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) beginning May 16.
By Wayne Wood and Cynthia Manley
April 13, 2017

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine moves to eighth in NIH research funding

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) now ranks No. 8 in the nation among U.S. medical schools in total grant support provided through the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The new ranking raises VUSM’s standing two spots from the No. 10 position it held last year.
By John Howser
March 30, 2017

Clinical trial to assess shoulder pain treatments

Nitin Jain, M.D., MSPH, associate professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Orthopaedics, has been awarded a $7.5 million contract to determine whether surgery or non-operative therapy works better for a common age-related injury that costs the health care systems billions of dollars — rotator cuff tears.
By Tom Wilemon
March 23, 2017

Volunteer leaders added to VUMC advisory boards

Thirteen volunteer leaders have been named over the past year to fill vacant positions on three Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) advisory boards and councils.
By Nancy Humphrey
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