Access to the new center’s services will be limited to existing adult Vanderbilt Health patients referred by Vanderbilt Health clinicians. The center will not accept walk-up patients or referrals from providers outside the Vanderbilt Health system.

CBIS training covers the cognitive, psychological and social consequences of brain injury; behavioral approaches for managing challenging behaviors and promoting positive skills; and techniques for effectively working with families of individuals with brain injury.

CT scans have long been considered the gold standard for diagnosing internal abdominal injuries, but they carry risks.

The Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine announced that James Jordano, MD, and Leah B. Colucci, MD, MS, each received awards ahead of its 2026 academic assembly  

Badly burned as a child, Bohannon is committed to developing better therapies for burn patients.

Nate Miller serves as associate chief of staff at Vanderbilt University Hospital and executive director of Regional Emergency Medicine.

As part of the exercise, some admitted patients in the adult emergency department may be moved briefly to support the training scenario and evaluate how care teams prepare treatment areas.