Employee Spotlight

May 6, 2019

Nurses’ Week video shows Burn Center nurse Tiffany Nugen being surprised by a grateful family

The Lemarr family traveled from East Tennessee to say thank you

By Wayne Wood
May 2, 2019

During NFL Draft weekend, a mass shooting occurred in Nashville. Vanderbilt responded beautifully to care for patients.

At 2 a.m. Sunday, six gunshot patients poured into the Vanderbilt ER. It was the fourth mass shooting seen there in the past 15 months.

By John Howser
April 24, 2019

Donna Oates of Dermatology wins 2019 Administrative Professional Award

“It’s so important to find the joy of saying hello, calling each person by his or her name.”

By Paul Govern
April 19, 2019

Doctor and patient compete for honor

By Tom Wilemon
March 27, 2019

Nurse creates artwork inspired by Vanderbilt’s orthopaedic patients

Recycled paper and expired test tubes find new life in colorful greetings for patients

By Kelsey Herbers
March 21, 2019

Cancer researcher Kimberly Dahlman is too busy to run in the Boston Marathon, but she’s doing it anyway — for her daughter

“Even though I felt like I was already over-committed, I knew that I needed to do this”

By Leigh MacMillan
March 18, 2019

As the Medical Center’s homeless housing navigator, Michelle Southard spends her days finding homes for patients of all backgrounds

“I began to realize that people aren’t homeless just because they lack housing.”
By Kelsey Herbers
March 13, 2019

Longtime Children’s Hospital chaplain Raye Nell Dyer returns to serve at LifeFlight

She joins a small cadre of other flight chaplains in the U.S.
By Jerry Jones
March 8, 2019

Nurse anesthetists raise more than $10,000 for Employee Hardship Fund

A competitive spirit mixed with delicious homemade baklava can achieve powerful results
By Kelsey Herbers
March 1, 2019

Passion for horses leads Vanderbilt surgeon to national championship in dressage event

Bethany Gallagher and her horse Fabiola have been a dream team since Fabiola was four years old
By Kelsey Herbers
February 11, 2019

VUMC newlyweds celebrate love and fitness

For Michael and Sarah Palevo, love blossomed amid the exercise equipment at Vanderbilt's Dayani Center
By Tavia Smith
February 7, 2019

Black History Month inspires VUMC dermatologist Aleta Simmons’ office door makeover

Adorning the figure’s shoulders, Simmons has placed photos of friends and colleagues in her network of African-American female physicians.
By Leigh MacMillan
February 4, 2019

A Children’s Hospital parking valet taught himself origami art so he could share it with children. For one little boy, that simple gesture means everything.

Coming in for treatment is hard for 5-year-old Ollie Faircloth, but seeing valet Mohamed Elshami brings a smile every time. Ollie calls Mohamed his friend. Mohamed calls Ollie his hero.
By Nancy Humphrey