U.S. Army

September 20, 2023

Surgeons to lead multisite study of procedure to limit blood loss by partially blocking aorta

Vanderbilt care surgeons are leading a two-year, multicenter observational study of a minimally invasive technique to control life-threatening blood loss by inserting a balloon inside the aorta to restrict blood flow below the heart.

By Jill Clendening
August 16, 2023

Dense urban terrain exercise

The U.S. Army performed a planned training at Vanderbilt and throughout Davidson County this week to exercise their emergency response procedures.

By VUMC News and Communications
Wendy Paszek, RN, CNOR, a preceptor for the SMART program, meeting Lieutenant General R. Scott Dingle, the U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command, during his visit to observe the program in 2022. (Photo by Donn Jones)
April 13, 2023

New SMART rotation of military personnel in VUH clinical areas

The next Strategic Medical Asset Readiness Training (SMART) rotation, which includes 15 members the United States military, is at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to work in clinical areas of the adult hospital April 11-25.

By Jill Clendening
Past SMART participants Army LPN Sgt. Josiah Cubol, left, and Army LPN Spc. Jacob Pritchard, practice ultrasound techniques with Army Military-Civilian Trauma Training Team Emergency Medicine physician Maj. Christopher Bickett, MD.
January 26, 2023

New rotation of military personnel begins in February

The next Strategic Medical Asset Readiness Training (SMART) rotation, which includes 10 members the United States military, is coming to Vanderbilt University Medical Center to work in clinical areas of the adult hospital Feb. 7-21.

By Jill Clendening
January 28, 2020

Imaging nerve regeneration

Diffusion MRI may provide a noninvasive approach to assess nerve regeneration and distinguish successful from unsuccessful repairs earlier.

By Leigh MacMillan
November 13, 2014

Photo: Veterans Day visit

Personnel from Blanchfield Army Community Hospital in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, took part in a special Veterans Day Panel at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Tuesday.

By VUMC News and Communications