social determinants of health (SDOH)

March 23, 2023

Poll shows food insecurity on rise in Tennessee

A newly released Vanderbilt poll found that an increasing number of Tennessee parents are reporting their families are food insecure.

By Jake Lowary
January 19, 2023

Estrada to lead VUSM health equity education

Lourdes Estrada, PhD, has been named assistant dean for Health Equity Education, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

By Kathy Whitney
November 29, 2022

Scheel joins Radiology with emphasis on planetary, global health

John Scheel, MD, PhD, MPH, has joined Vanderbilt Vanderbilt’s Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences as an associate professor and the department’s vice chair of Global and Planetary Health, a newly created position.

By Holly Fletcher
November 29, 2022

December Medicine Grand Rounds announced

By VUMC News and Communications
September 8, 2022

Diabetes research grant receives NIDDK renewal

The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center is celebrating its 49th year of continual operation with the five-year competitive renewal of a $10.9 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health.

By Jill Clendening
Doyel Cockrill III, a Pearl-Cohn high school student, introduces himself during the VUMC nurses' orientation with Metro Nashvhille Public Schools Health Science Academy held earlier this month.
August 25, 2022

Collaboration brings nursing education to Metro Schools

By Matt Batcheldor
June 7, 2022

Pediatric acute care use by ZIP code

Children with complex chronic conditions who live in low opportunity areas utilize more acute care and could benefit from hospital- and community-based interventions aimed at equitably improving child health outcomes.
By Leigh MacMillan
May 25, 2022

School of Nursing launches Tennessee’s first master of nursing degree to prepare registered nurses

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has launched a Master of Nursing (MN) degree to help meet the high demand for registered nurses in health care settings throughout the nation. The program aims to attract people looking for a career change or those with a bachelor’s degree in another field. Applications are open and will be accepted through August. The program will begin in spring 2023. 
By Nancy Wise
March 31, 2022

Black patients with cancer face worse COVID outcomes: study

Vanderbilt researchers have found that Black patients with cancer experienced significantly worse outcomes after COVID-19 diagnosis than non-Hispanic white cancer patients.
By Tom Wilemon
March 10, 2022

American College of Cardiology honors Vanderbilt’s Dixon, Thomas

Two fellows in Vanderbilt's Division of Cardiovascular Medicine have received awards from the American College of Cardiology and the Association of Black Cardiologists.
By Matt Batcheldor
February 10, 2022

Mobile app from VUMC supports field research around the world

In 2015 a team at Vanderbilt launched the Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) Mobile Application. As of a year ago, the app had been enabled by 802 organizations around the world and had been used for 9,871 projects involving 19,636 end-users.
By Paul Govern
January 20, 2022

NIH grant to address chronic diseases that affect populations with health disparities

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Meharry Medical College and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine are the recipients of a $12.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to jointly develop the Southeast Collaborative for Innovative and Equitable Solutions to Chronic Disease Disparities.
By Kathy Whitney
January 6, 2022

Study finds sexual minority communities disproportionately engage in behaviors to reduce medication costs

Vanderbilt research finds that individuals from sexual minority populations, including members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer communities, are more likely than heterosexual individuals to engage in behaviors to reduce medication costs.
By Jill Clendening
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