Department of Emergency Medicine Archive — Page 1 of 13
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March 13, 2026
Mass casualty drill set for March 27 at Vanderbilt University Hospital
As part of the exercise, some admitted patients in the adult emergency department may be moved briefly to support the training scenario and evaluate how care teams prepare treatment areas. -
February 24, 2026
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine ranks seventh in NIH support of disease-fighting research
Six clinical departments and two basic science departments at VUSM ranked in the top 10 among medical school departments nationwide in fiscal year 2025. -
February 11, 2026
Vaccination cuts risk of COVID-19 respiratory failure or death by 80%
Researchers at Vanderbilt Health and around the country continue to evaluate the effectiveness of vaccines approved by the Food and Drug Administration to reduce the severity and lethality of respiratory infections caused by the ever-mutating SARS-CoV-2 virus. -
February 6, 2026
Vanderbilt Health to lead expanded multisite study of immunomodulation in long COVID
The public health burden of long COVID is estimated to be the largest seen from an emerging disease in the past century, yet there remain no effective interventions. -
November 25, 2025
Patient care + commanding convoys = satisfaction for VUMC nurse Erik Glover
C-Pod nurse commands a Tennessee-based U.S. Army Reserve unit -
November 4, 2025
Kendra Parekh named to key education leadership roles for VUMC and VUSM
Parekh succeeds Kyla Terhune, MD, MBA, who was named Senior Vice President for Education at the American College of Surgeons, effective Nov. 1. -
October 30, 2025
Close to Home: How specialized pediatric services are transforming Middle Tennessee
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital Vanderbilt at Williamson Medical Center is the only distinct pediatric emergency department and dedicated inpatient unit outside of downtown Nashville.