Employee Spotlight Archive — Page 14 of 14

Smiling athlete wearing sunglasses and a “MILLER USA” triathlon suit and medals holds an American flag amid a crowd outdoors.

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.”

A smiling woman in a hospital hallway holds a young child wearing a face mask and carrying a plush frog.

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

Vintage color portrait of a smiling woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a white collared uniform, standing indoors beside patterned curtains.

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

Six people stand together indoors holding an oversized Tennessee Lottery Powerball check dated October 2017 for $50,000, with colorful star graphics.

November 1, 2017

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

Yes, vacations are being planned.

By Jessica Pasley

Smiling healthcare professional in a white coat and blue scrubs, wearing a stethoscope, standing with folded arms in a clinical room with medical equipment.

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

Healthcare worker in blue scrubs sits at a computer in the foreground of a clinical procedure room, with several other staff and medical equipment visible behind her.

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

August 26, 2017
All over the Medical Center, and all over the world

When Debby Booth started college in the early 1970s, she didn’t want to be a nurse. That was something her older sister did.
By Leigh MacMillan
March 16, 2017
Social worker Jones thrives on helping patients, families

“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.
By Jessica Pasley