Voice Archive — Page 61 of 95

Four adults and two toddlers pose together on a suburban lawn; one adult wears a shirt reading “REAL MEN MAKE TWINS.”
March 1, 2022

Health Policy’s Sheelah Blankenship’s family named “Ultimate Host Family” by cultural exchange agency

The program, overseen by the U.S. State Department, allows young adults from other countries to live with an American family as an au pair

By Nancy Humphrey
Smiling woman with short brown hair wearing a purple turtleneck and layered necklace, seated with her hands clasped in a modern striped armchair against a gray wall.
February 25, 2022

Making a connection is about more than just work for Michelle Payne

Her commitment to human connection doesn’t just make her an excellent marketing director—it also makes her a great co-worker

By Leigh MacMillan
Three family members pose together outdoors in front of a large tree; the child stands between two adults wearing Vanderbilt-branded clothing.
February 16, 2022

Above and beyond to fight the pandemic: Blood Bank director Jennifer Andrews, husband, Chris, and daughter Ella each were volunteers in VUMC vaccine research.

“I needed to help the situation in any way possible. I felt really lucky to be included in the clinical trial,” Andrews said.

By Kristin Smart
Black-and-white group portrait of six men in white medical coats standing with a young child in front of a building entrance. Text along the bottom reads “Vanderbilt University Medical Center.”
February 9, 2022

The mystery of “Little Jim”

Who is the serious little boy in the 1932 picture, and why is he dressed like a miniature doctor?

By Wayne Wood
Smiling couple in a hospital room; the man wears a tuxedo-print shirt and has a mask below his chin, while the woman wears a surgical mask and displays a ring on her raised hand. Colorful signs behind them include “Happy” and “This is Golden.”
February 7, 2022

Hospital staff conspires to help transplant patient plan a surprise proposal – to his wife

Love was in the air on the seventh floor of Medical Center East

By Matt Batcheldor
Nurse wearing light blue scrubs and a black jacket stands in a hospital plaza between brick buildings.
February 4, 2022

A memoir of the COVID years: a Vanderbilt ICU nurse remembers patients who died, families who wept, and discovers the importance of hearing “thank you” and caring for herself

“I realized that my mechanism of avoiding and ignoring death in the workplace had taken its toll on me.”

By Rebecca Tucci