Employee Spotlight Archive — Page 8 of 14

Handwritten green-marker support card on bright yellow paper addressed to a doctor or nurse, thanking them for their bravery and faithfulness and wishing them blessings; the lower text is cut off.
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
Rev. Sherry Perry poses indoors near large windows and white structural beams, wearing black clothing and a smartwatch.
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
Stylized illustration of a dark-skinned woman wearing red cat-eye sunglasses and blue headphones, adjusting the headphones with both hands against a red concentric background.
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
Anna Lorenz, a woman with long blonde hair wearing a burgundy top, stands in a bright hospital walkway.
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
Newlywed couple outdoors in wedding attire and face masks, standing together near white chairs and greenery; the bride holds a turquoise-and-white bouquet.
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
Walk-in closet filled with hanging clothes, shoes, bags, and scattered garments on the floor; a dresser stands beneath a window at the back.
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