Employee Spotlight

April 14, 2021

Goats galore are the ultimate stress reliever for lab manager Kris Ellis

She loves her job at VUMC, but it can be stressful. She gets home from work, heads to the barn, and the stress melts away.

By Jill Clendening
March 25, 2021

VUMC scientist Edie Sannella celebrates 90th birthday, puts in full day in virology lab

“I don’t feel 90. And people say they don’t think that I am 90. So, I think I must be doing OK.”

By Jessica Pasley
February 18, 2021

Who is that masked man?

Frank Nix of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit finds a way to connect with patient families with his custom face covers

By Jessica Pasley
February 15, 2021

Patients’ stories motivate Lizzie Simonds, the only paramedic working in VUMC’s COVID unit

She remembers one man who was scared and couldn’t rest: “I spent 45 minutes…sitting next to him, holding his hand so he felt safe enough to try to sleep for a little bit.”

By Wayne Wood
February 9, 2021

VUMC Valentines: They met at employee orientation, the proposal was in Langford Auditorium, the wedding is set for next year

Camille Allison and Tyler Deresky didn’t learn much about policy or parking permits, but orientation was the start of something beautiful

By Jill Clendening
February 8, 2021

The Christmas bombing cut a patient off from her vital medications. Specialty pharmacy technician Nikki Auen was there to help.

“We will always advocate for our patients in any way we can. It’s just what we do.”

By Emily Stembridge
December 22, 2020

VUMC front-line workers receive special delivery

Cards from local schoolchildren bring special greetings, including "You deserve 100 million candy canes."
By Kristin Smart
December 21, 2020

Images of hope: A look at the arrival of the first COVID-19 vaccines at VUMC

Photographs by Donn Jones, Erin O. Smith and Susan Urmy
By Wayne Wood
November 17, 2020

On the front lines of COVID with a word and a prayer

Sherry Perry knows what it's like to have COVID, and she brings her experience to patients and families as chaplain on VUMC's COVID unit
By Wayne Wood
November 17, 2020

Kevin Johnson and Reed Omary want to put a podcast in your ear

Faculty members' podcasts focus on biomedical informatics and future design of health care
By Paul Govern
November 13, 2020

VUMC employee attends honor walk for her brother, becomes passionate organ donation advocate

Her brother Taylor's death was heartbreaking, but Anna Lorenz is determined to inspire others with his example
By Matt Batcheldor
October 13, 2020

Love in the time of COVID: two VUMC research nurses’ pandemic wedding

Guests got a gift bag including toilet paper and a mask. “It was different but we still had fun."
By Matt Batcheldor
October 2, 2020

The doctor’s closet was a mess. Her friends conspired to have a Netflix show organize it for her.

Whitney Browning, a pediatrician at Children's Hospital, is featured on the Netflix show "Getting Organized with the Home Edit" thanks to her sneaky friends
By Christina Echegaray
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