Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health

December 21, 2020

HERO-TOGETHER study seeks health care workers who receive COVID-19 vaccine

Health care workers, who have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, will be the first tier of Vanderbilt University Medical Center employees to receive vaccine to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection.

By Kathy Whitney
December 3, 2020

Implementation research focus of symposium hosted by VUMC

One hundred ten participants from around the country attended a three-day virtual symposium hosted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center last month that explored how Implementation Research in the Learning Healthcare System can improve the quality and delivery of health care.

By Bill Snyder
Amanda Mixon, MD, MS
November 17, 2020

Statins to be studied for prevention of dementia, disability and heart disease 

Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers are enrolling adults aged 75 and over to study whether taking atorvastatin, a drug commonly used to lower cholesterol also called Lipitor®, can help maintain health by preventing dementia, disability, and heart disease.

By Craig Boerner
September 10, 2020

Roumie to direct Master of Public Health program

Christianne Roumie, MD, MPH, has been named director of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Master of Public Health program, a two-year interdisciplinary program accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health.

By Jake Lowary
July 9, 2020

Kripalani to lead Center for Health Services Research

Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc, professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been appointed director of the Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research.

By Bill Snyder
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
April 2, 2020

Study aims to shield health workers from COVID-19 infection

VUMC is playing a key role in a national effort to establish a registry of U.S. health care workers and test whether the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) will protect them, their patients and their families from COVID-19.
By Bill Snyder
January 7, 2020

Rothman to succeed Dittus as director of Institute for Medicine and Public Health

Russell Rothman, MD, MPP, professor of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Health Policy, Ingram Professor of Integrative and Population Health, and Vice President for Population Health Research, has been named as the new director of the Institute for Medicine and Public Health (IMPH), and Senior Vice President for Population and Public Health.
By John Howser
October 3, 2019

Diabetes drug study explores cardiovascular risks for patients with kidney disease

An observational study using medical record information from nearly 50,000 U.S. military veterans sheds new light on which drugs are best for patients with Type 2 diabetes and one of its common complications, kidney disease.
By Paul Govern
August 20, 2019

Quitting smoking associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease

A new Vanderbilt study documents the great incentive for current smokers to quit.
By Matt Batcheldor
July 25, 2019

Summit highlights clinical improvement successes

A summit at Vanderbilt reviewed achievements of an ongoing regional effort to transform clinical practices in ways that would improve the quality of patient care, reduce costs and improve health outcomes
By Jill Clendening
January 10, 2019

Clinical Data Research Network primed for growth

The Mid-South Clinical Data Research Network, led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Russell Rothman, MD, MPP, is a collaborative effort among a group of large health care systems to support and conduct innovative comparative effectiveness research and clinical trials.
By Paul Govern
December 20, 2018

Study uses IT to prevent early childhood obesity

A research team led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Russell Rothman, MD, MPP, has been approved for a $7 million research funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to conduct a randomized, multi-center trial comparing clinic and consumer information technology approaches to promote healthy behaviors and prevent early childhood obesity.
By Paul Govern
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