Voice Archive — Page 63 of 93

September 17, 2021

Shoulders, elbows, line drives and curve balls

For Eric Bowman and Leon Scott, being team physicians for the Nashville Sounds is a perfect complement to taking care of their other patients

By Emily Stembridge
September 13, 2021

On a whim, Kaylon Bruner-Tran checked her family’s DNA. It led to family she didn’t know she had and a mother-son reunion after 50 years.

“Cultures can be very different, nothing is more powerful than family.”

By Emily Stembridge
September 3, 2021

For Kyla Terhune, communication, compassion and hard work are keys to successful leadership

Her balanced approached to leadership and focus on support for trainees amid a pandemic earned a Five Pillar Leader Award.

By Nancy Humphrey
September 2, 2021

A leading authority in ICU-related depression and PTSD, Jim Jackson’s skills have proven especially critical to helping patients during the pandemic

“The last year has been so traumatizing and hard, but to use the skills and knowledge that we have been developing to good effect in the service of others during this difficult season has been meaningful.”

By Bill Snyder
August 30, 2021

VUMC nurse Shakeya Bean featured in national public service announcement about COVID vaccines

She sees patients who are struggling after a COVID infection. “It doesn’t have to be this way,” she said.

By Wayne Wood
August 26, 2021

When VUMC’s COVID-19 unit opened, Leslie Thompson eagerly stepped up to work there. She’d do it again in a heartbeat.

“Someone had to go clean those rooms up, and I’m happy to do whatever I’m asked to do. It comes with the job. I just wanted to help out and be a team player.”

By Jill Clendening