Tales of VUMC Past Archive — Page 2 of 2

An afternoon with the woman who grew up at One Hundred Oaks

It was a retailing wonderland that VUMC transformed into a health care destination. But before all that, it was Carolyn Suschnick’s home.

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

Love stories, an honor walk, a heroic rescue — and plumbing

He wrote a bestseller, was interviewed on “60 Minutes,” and his story showed a more hopeful future for people infected with HIV

Stanley Cohen wanted to be left alone to do his research. I wanted to interview him for a radio show. Amazingly, he said yes.

A specially built platform outside the hospital allowed anchor Peter Jennings to deliver the news with a VUMC backdrop

October 12, 2018
The story behind the law that saved thousands of children

Robert Sanders, MD, and his wife Patricia were tireless advocates for a child safety-seat law that saved thousands of children and was a model for the nation.
By Wayne Wood
November 30, 2017
When VUMC was a movie set

Lauren Hutton! William H. Macy! James Farentino! Medical Center North?
By Wayne Wood
October 31, 2017
From the circus to the School of Medicine

James Tayloe Gwathmey, M.D., was a circus performer and Vanderbilt doctor who wrote popular books on both anesthesia and circus acrobatics
By Wayne Wood
September 5, 2017
Hidden Figure

In 1964, with little fanfare, Harold Jordan, MD, became the first African-American resident physician at Vanderbilt. Looking back to that time, he recalls the support of his colleagues and the challenges he faced.
By Wayne Wood
August 25, 2017
The day Johnny Cash came to VUMC

Memories from the day when the Man in Black and June Carter Cash came to open a new unit at VUMC.
By Wayne Wood