Employee Spotlight Archive — Page 2 of 14
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January 23, 2025
Terrell Smith retiring after distinguished career at Vanderbilt
Smith was at the forefront of creating patient and family councils that advise individual Vanderbilt hospital entities from the patient/family perspective. -
January 20, 2025
Edie Vaughn retires after 52 years of service at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Edie Vaughn began her career at VUMC in the fall of 1972, and after 52 years of service she retired from her role as a nurse in the Surgical Specialties unit. -
November 25, 2024
Vanessa Cameron is a nurse educator who has always been passionate about accommodations to help people learn. But a rock-climbing fall left her paraplegic, and she now says: ‘I thought I understood what ableism was, and I was wrong.’
Cameron, who co-leads the VUMC Disability Employee Resource Group, has led a team to develop algorithmic tools intended for anyone with a goal of supporting all participants at educational events. -
November 5, 2024
VUMC has long record of supporting military on Veterans Day — and every day
“Vanderbilt is an extremely welcoming environment for military personnel, and you see that all over campus.” -
September 24, 2024
Numerous activities mark VUMC’s observance for advanced practice providers
From Sept. 23-27, VUMC is observing Advanced Practice Providers week with various activities; read profiles of two of these dedicated professionals -
September 19, 2024
One year ago, VUMC nurse Susie Stephens was thrown from a horse and suffered a broken neck. The story of her injury, her recovery — and the day she got back on the horse.
“I wake up every day and wonder why I didn’t die.” -
August 26, 2024
Eiman Jahangir on doing a plank without gravity, and seeing Earth’s curvature, colors and ‘the darkness we never appreciate’
Eiman Jahangir joins a select group of about 700 people who have gone to space. Listen to him talk about the experience, why he wants this experience to be more widely available, and what he’s thinking about being back in clinic on Sept. 3.