Employee Spotlight Archive — Page 10 of 14

Person wearing blue medical scrubs, a surgical mask, and a black protective hockey-style helmet with a metal face cage in a clinical setting.
February 11, 2020

He’s a dentist. He plays hockey. He is VERY careful about his teeth.

Tyler Ames, DMD, has seen the worst of what a hockey puck or stick can do to the mouth. He loves hitting the ice anyway with his team the Gravediggers.

Smiling man in a navy polo shirt standing in front of large colorful “Grab” lettering and greenery.
January 31, 2020

Innovative Project SEARCH provides good jobs for participants, great employees for VUMC

The program focuses on training young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities for jobs in health care

Two hospital staff members smile as one presents trays of wrapped cookies to the other, who wears a festive green holiday hat and sweater vest, while colleagues look on at a reception desk.
December 12, 2019

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists treated VUMC staff for the holidays, and this care required a glass of milk.

This sweet tradition has been going strong for 23 years

Smiling woman with curly dark hair in a denim jacket, leaning on a large abstract metal sculpture indoors.
October 10, 2019

VUMC has 2,500 pieces of art. Jenny Lewis knows them all.

Portraits, landscapes, sculptures — health care art is an art in itself

Athlete standing on a grassy field, holding an American flag behind them and wearing a medal and a red, white, and blue sports uniform.
September 17, 2019

“There’s something amazing about holding up an American flag,” says kettlebell gold medal winner Katherine Hartmann

The physician and scientist says she was motivated by the words of a friend: “Almost everything is your fault, and what isn’t your fault is your responsibility.”

Two women stand beneath a sign reading “Vanderbilt Transplant & Surgical Unit.”
August 21, 2019

Stephanie Hays’ own body destroyed her kidneys. Luckily, her daughter had a spare.

The operation was a success; Roni’s kidney began functioning in her mom right away. “Now she’s stuck with me forever,” Roni joked.