Employee Spotlight Archive — Page 11 of 14

Two smiling men stand together indoors in a warmly lit room with large windows, upholstered chairs, and tables.
April 19, 2019

Doctor and patient compete for honor

By Tom Wilemon
A smiling man in a black quilted jacket stands with his arms crossed in a hallway beside a brightly colored display board featuring childlike artwork and anatomical illustrations.
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
A smiling woman embraces a young girl in a pink dress outdoors in a sunlit park.
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
Michelle Southard, identified by the attachment caption, leans against a doorway in a hospital corridor, with her reflection visible in a frosted glass wall.
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
Portrait of an older woman with short gray hair and round glasses wearing a black Vanderbilt Lifeflight chaplain polo shirt.
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
Group of seven adults, including nurse anesthetists, pose indoors while holding an oversized check payable to the VUMC Employee Hardship Fund for $10,470.00, dated 2/27/2019, with the memo “CRNA Week 2019.”
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