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

Yes, vacations are being planned.

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.

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.

When Debby Booth started college in the early 1970s, she didn’t want to be a nurse. That was something her older sister did.

“Today I will be happier than a bird with a french fry” reads a sign next to the door as you exit Stacy Jones’ office on the 8th floor of Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital (VUAH). As a social worker on the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at Vanderbilt, the sign’s wording fits Jones’ personality.