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February 23, 2007

Vanderbilt-Ingram clinic space expanding to meet needs of patients

When the dust settles on a new renovation project involving Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center‘s Henry-Joyce Cancer Clinic, waiting room space and exam rooms will nearly double to help meet the needs of an ever increasing number of cancer patients in Middle Tennessee and beyond.
February 22, 2007

New Clarksville Clinics Offer ‘Convenient Care‘ – WKRN News 2

This video shows WKRN Channel 2 News Health Reporter Lori Mitchel with a story on a new partnership between Vanderbilt University‘s Nursing Program and Clarksville-Montgomery County‘s Government and school system, that brings on-site healthcare to Clarksville.
February 12, 2007

A Day In The Life – Dr. Corey Slovis – WZTV FOX 17

WZTV Fox 17‘s John Dunn and Photographer Robert Brown spent “a day in the life” with Dr. Corey Slovis, chair of Emergency Medicine, as he works a shift in Vanderbilt‘s Emergency Department.
February 12, 2007

The Cost of a Gunshot – WKRN

WKRN News 2‘s Andy Cordan has a report on “the cost of a gunshot” and features Dr. Rick Miller from Vanderbilt‘s Trauma Center.
February 12, 2007

State Trauma Hospitals Announce Education Campaign

Operating without direct funding, Tennessee‘s trauma center network is at a critical crossroads, said health professionals today, who launched a statewide education campaign aimed at raising the profile and sounding the alarm bells regarding the system.
February 9, 2007

African American bone marrow donations – CNN

Jessica Pasley, a VUMC employee, talks about African American bone marrow donations on CNN‘s Paula Zahn‘s show.
February 8, 2007

Vanderbilt Pediatric Chair Leaving For Leadership Role at Cincinnati Children‘s Hospital

Arnold W. Strauss, M.D., chair of the Department of Pediatrics and medical director of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children‘s Hospital at Vanderbilt, is leaving to become chief medical officer and director of the Children‘s Research Foundation at Cincinnati Children‘s Hospital Medical Center in Ohio.
January 29, 2007

Pietenpol Named Interim Director of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Jennifer A. Pietenpol, Ph.D., has been selected to lead the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center as interim director.
January 15, 2007

Discovery of SIDS heart gene could save lives

Nearly 10 percent of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) victims have mutations or variations in genes associated with potentially lethal heart rhythms (arrhythmias), according to two newly published studies involving Vanderbilt researchers.
January 10, 2007

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Director To Return To Home State For Post At MD Anderson

Raymond DuBois Jr., M.D., Ph.D., will leave his position as director of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center later this year to return to his native Texas as provost and executive vice president of academic affairs at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
January 10, 2007

VUSN‘s Susan Cooper Named Tennessee‘s Commissioner of Health

Susan Cooper, M.S.N., assistant dean for Practice at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, has been named the new Commissioner of Health for the state of Tennessee by Gov. Phil Bredesen.
December 15, 2006

Vanderbilt Celebrates Mark Collie Chair in Diabetes Research

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has announced the establishment of the Mark Collie Chair in Diabetes Research. The endowed chair, which will support diabetes research and care, is named in honor of country music recording artist, award-winning songwriter, actor, filmmaker and philanthropist Mark Collie.
December 14, 2006

‘Project HealthDesign‘ Awards Vanderbilt University Medical Center $300,000 Grant to Design and Test Innovative, Consumer-Centered PHR Applications

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been selected as one of nine teams nationwide to participate in a landmark program from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to design and test bold ideas for how consumers can use information technology to better manage their health and navigate the health care system.
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