Reporter Sept 13 2019
Vanderbilt’s Brown named dean of Yale School of Medicine
Sep. 12, 2019—Nancy Brown, MD, Hugh J. Morgan Professor and chair of the Department of Medicine in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, has been named dean of the Yale School of Medicine. She will join Yale on Feb. 1, 2020.
ECMO program expanding to more intensive care units
Sep. 12, 2019—VUMC is expanding its ECMO program from its longtime home in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) to the Medical (MICU) and Trauma Intensive Care units.
Study shows benefit of palliative care for liver disease patients
Sep. 12, 2019—A Vanderbilt study sheds new light on the impact of palliative care.
Tharpe, Woynaroski honored by speech sciences association
Sep. 12, 2019—Two faculty members from Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences have been recognized with annual awards from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), VUMC’s credentialing organization.
Data science training program lands AAMC education award
Sep. 12, 2019—A course that provides biomedical scientists-in-training at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine with the essentials of data science has won second place in the 2019 Innovations in Research and Research Education Award program sponsored by the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC).
Metabolism expert Lazar set for next Discovery Lecture
Sep. 12, 2019—Endocrinologist Mitchell Lazar, MD, PhD, known for his work on the genetic regulation of metabolism, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 19.
New clinic helps high-risk patients get ready for surgery
Sep. 12, 2019—At VUMC's High-Risk Surgical Encounter (Hi-RiSE) Clinic, patients at higher risk of developing complications are comprehensively evaluated and interventions are efficiently coordinated and completed in the weeks leading up to surgery.
Grant to help increase nurse practitioners in rural areas
Sep. 12, 2019—Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has received $5 million in federal funding to boost the number of nurse practitioners working in rural and underserved communities.
Child passenger safety initiative bolstered by grant from Kohl’s
Sep. 12, 2019—Children’s Hospital will allocate funding from a $120,000 grant from Kohl’s to support the child passenger safety initiative — Kohl’s Stay Seat Smart Program.
Schildcrout honored by statistical association
Sep. 12, 2019—Jonathan Schildcrout, PhD, professor of Biostatistics and Anesthesiology, has been named an American Statistical Association Fellow.
RadX Innovation Challenge pitch evolves into global health nonprofit
Sep. 12, 2019—With momentum from the Department of Radiology’s innovation incubator, RadX, a recent Vanderbilt University School of Medicine alumnus has successfully launched a global health nonprofit organization.
VUMC named best workplace for men in nursing
Sep. 11, 2019—VUMC has been recognized with the 2019 Best Workplace for Men in Nursing Award from the American Association for Men in Nursing.
