Employee Spotlight

March 1, 2018

“The most famous nurse in the world” looks back on the video of her singing to a patient — and tells the story behind it

Olivia Neufelder sang from her heart to her dying patient, and millions of people all over the world shared the video. Here’s the story behind the song, and what the 24-year-old Vanderbilt nurse’s reaction has been to her fame.

By Christina Echegaray
February 19, 2018

VUMC ophthalmologist felled by rare virus has to learn to walk and eat again

Reid Longmuir was starting a new job. He thought he would be learning the names of his co-workers. Instead, he was learning more basic things, like how to walk.

By Jessica Pasley
February 15, 2018

VUMC choir member Shae Etter approaches life with a song

She sings at weddings, retirement celebrations, church functions, funerals — and now with the United Voices of Vanderbilt choir

By Holly Fletcher
February 8, 2018

Bill and Genie met at VUMC in 1983. The proposal was at Kroger. A wedding ring fell over a cliff. They are still in love.

“She was really sweet and 34 years later, she’s still just as sweet,” Bill says. “It was meant to be,” Genie adds.

By Tavia Smith
January 26, 2018

Teenage daughter sparks interest in rock-climbing for Vanderbilt’s Dario and Nunzia Giuse

The passion for climbing has now affected all three members of the Giuse family

By Holly Fletcher
January 15, 2018

Martin Luther King Jr. Morning Tribute features choir, calls for unity, Churchwell solo on “Go Down, Moses.”

“This is an important day in the context of what’s going on in our country,” said André Churchwell, MD, chief diversity officer for VUMC.

By Wayne Wood
December 20, 2017

Trauma chief Rick Miller represents Team USA in world triathlon event in Netherlands

"My goal was to stay in good shape as I got older."
By Jennifer Wetzel
December 19, 2017

VUMC choir brings holiday cheer to Medical Center

Debut performance of United Voices of Vanderbilt brings smiles to faces of patients, families and employees.
By Holly Fletcher
December 7, 2017

From Child Life patient to Child Life specialist

Camille Fraser was a teenager with a cancer diagnosis when she was helped by a Vanderbilt Child Life specialist and immediately knew she had seen her future career. That was 13 years ago and Fraser is now a Vanderbilt Child Life specialist herself.
By Christina Echegaray
November 14, 2017

“My dream was to be a nurse, taking care of critically ill children”

Jade Forlidas started at Vanderbilt as a nursing student in 1969; after a storied career, she has retired — but her daughter carries on as a LifeFlight nurse
By Matt Batcheldor
November 1, 2017

Employees of VUMC’s Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic split Powerball win

Yes, vacations are being planned.
By Jessica Pasley
September 21, 2017

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician puts knowledge to work in figure competitions

Simone Maybin, M.D., looks almost petite in her white coat, but this medical resident at Vanderbilt's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation program is actually ripped with muscle.
By Tom Wilemon
September 5, 2017

Colonoscopy confidential

Ellen Williams, R.N., is a patient’s best friend in the GI Endoscopy Lab, even if most patients won’t remember most of what she does.
By Wayne Wood
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