Department of Emergency Medicine Archive — Page 3 of 13

Tara Overbeeke, MD, left, poses for a photo with Jessica Mason, MD, and son, Myles, who received his white coat at VUMC EM Family Day. (photo by Donn Jones)
February 14, 2025

Emergency department hosts first VUMC EM Family Day 

Family and friends of emergency physicians and administrative staff were invited to experience a day in the life of an emergency physician.

Brick hospital entrance with signs reading “Vanderbilt Adult Emergency,” “Trauma Level 1,” “Adult Emergency Entrance,” and “Adult Emergency” with a left-pointing arrow.
January 28, 2025

New Vanderbilt Health program aims to improve efficiency, quality of ‘unplanned care’

Unplanned care refers to medical care arising from unexpected health issues that require immediate or urgent attention.

(photo by Erin O. Smith)
January 24, 2025

Where is the line? Navigating the brave new world of workplace violence

Increasingly, health care professionals find that they must protect themselves from harm, even as they care for their patients.

A white Vanderbilt LifeFlight critical care ambulance is parked outside the Vanderbilt Adult Emergency entrance, with another ambulance behind it. Visible signs read “Vanderbilt Adult Emergency,” “Trauma Level 1,” and “Adult Emergency Entrance.”
January 17, 2025

Vanderbilt University Hospital reverified as Level 1 adult trauma center

Trauma patients come to VUH from a region covering 80,000 square miles, and approximately 9,400 acute trauma patients are treated at the hospital annually.

Three-dimensional illustration of a coronavirus particle with a textured gray spherical surface, red spike proteins, and smaller yellow surface structures; blurred particles appear in the background.
December 17, 2024

Immune-suppressing drug does not improve COVID-19 recovery: study

Previous studies suggested that fostamatinib may suppress inflammatory responses triggered by COVID-19 and mitigate ongoing lung injury, decreasing mortality and oxygen requirements.

Vanderbilt School of Medicine Academy for Excellence in Clinical Medicine Class of 2024 collage, with the academy title and Vanderbilt logo beside 25 labeled faculty headshots and medical specialties.
December 5, 2024

Academy for Excellence in Clinical Medicine selects 25 new members

The AECM was formed in 2021 to “honor exemplary clinicians who combine humanism, professionalism and a passion for patient care with a scholarly approach to improving patient health and establish a community of leaders to promote clinical excellence.”