Members of the United Voices of Vanderbilt choir sang at the Memorial Day 2018 flag-raising ceremony at VUMC, an event hosted by VUMC veterans.
November 11, 2020

Employee Resource Groups provide vital connection, support

As part of an ongoing commitment to foster inclusion and celebrate diversity at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, two new Employee Resource Groups have recently been formed, bringing the total to six.

By Jill Clendening
October 20, 2020

Three from Vanderbilt elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Three members of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine faculty have been elected this year to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), the organization announced Monday, Oct. 19.

By Bill Snyder
October 8, 2020

Computer-based study reveals impact of race on health

A computer-based method developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center that scans electronic medical records (EMRs) for genetic contributors to disease has been used for the first time to reveal the impact of race on health.

By Bill Snyder
September 3, 2020

Winkfield to direct Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance

Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, associate professor of Radiation Oncology at Wake Forest University, associate director for Community Outreach and Engagement, and director of the Office of Cancer Health Equity at Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been named the new executive director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance.

By Nancy Humphrey
September 2, 2020

VUMC lauded for health care equality efforts

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has once again been named a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index (HEI).

By Doug Campbell
August 21, 2020

VUMC awarded $34 million to lead nationwide convalescent plasma study

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been awarded a one-year, $34-million grant by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct a nationwide study of “convalescent plasma” as a treatment for COVID-19.

By Bill Snyder
August 13, 2020

Adaptability, masks, diversity and more takeaways from Leadership Assembly

People are the engine that’s kept Vanderbilt University Medical Center moving forward — and setting the tone for the region on best pandemic mitigation practices — leaders said in a virtual Leadership Assembly, a new channel that is itself reflective of life and work in the pandemic era.
By Holly Fletcher
August 11, 2020

Original podcast series explores ideas, issues shaping health and health care

By Holly Fletcher
July 21, 2020

New Chaplain Covenant opens the door to better understanding at VUMC

"As professional chaplains, we are committed to ending racism, discrimination, and all forces that disrespect our common humanity."
By Bill Snyder
June 24, 2020

VUMC faculty receive grant to expand LGBTQ voices in biomedical research

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) Center for Biomedical Ethics & Society were recently awarded a grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes for Health (NIH) to explore LGBTQ+ perspectives on a range of issues related to biomedical research.
By Jake Lowary
June 17, 2020

Initial COVID-19 testing data show impact in Nashville’s minority communities

Early data assessing the primary language of those who received COVID-19 tests at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and tested positive, illustrates the disproportionate impact the pandemic is having on racial or ethnic communities.
By Holly Fletcher
June 10, 2020

VUMC Office of Health Equity holds webinar on racism, health and health care

The nation is now focused on the deaths of black citizens in police custody but systemic racism permeates every facet of American society including health care, according to panelists who participated in a webinar presented last week by the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Office of Health Equity.
By Bill Snyder
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