Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center Archive — Page 7 of 8

Black-and-white head-and-shoulders line drawing of a smiling man wearing glasses and a suit.
March 6, 2014

Wilson set for Discovery Lecture

Blake Wilson, D.Sc., a pioneer in the development of cochlear implants and co-director of the Duke Hearing Center, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, March 13.

By Leigh MacMillan
December 12, 2013

Otolaryngology lands performance excellence award

The Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence (TNCPE) is awarding Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center’s Department of Otolaryngology with its Commitment Award in the annual Excellence in Tennessee recognition program.

By Craig Boerner
A suited physician gestures toward a whiteboard filled with handwritten notes while two physicians in white coats take notes at a conference table.
September 26, 2013

Leadership training effort looks to military, business

When Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center director Roland Eavey, M.D., learned of the institution’s prioritized focus on training the next generation of leaders he went to two organizations he knew that were famous for doing that — the military and business schools.

By Craig Boerner
A seated clinician uses a computer while a wall-mounted monitor displays a video consultation with two women beside a hospital bassinet, illustrating a telemedicine setup.
August 22, 2013

Initiative allows remote hearing tests for newborns

A telemedicine initiative in Vanderbilt’s Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences is working to make follow-up hearing tests for newborns more accessible in rural areas of Tennessee, while teaching young pediatric audiology and pediatric speech language pathology students to treat patients remotely.

By Craig Boerner
A physical therapist steadies a patient from behind as the patient walks on a treadmill while suspended in a harness during balance retraining.
August 15, 2013

Neurological Physical Therapy Residency gains accreditation

Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson’s Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute (PBPRI) and Belmont University’s School of Physical Therapy are receiving accreditation from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) for their collaborative Neurological Physical Therapy Clinical Residency instituted last year.

By Craig Boerner
Three women hold a ceremonial check dated 3/11/13 made payable to the Bill Wilkerson Center for $336,000 from Christmas Village. A sign behind them reads “Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center Department of Hearing & Speech Sciences PI BETA PHI REHABILITATION INSTITUTE 9211.”
April 11, 2013

Photo: It takes a village

Christmas Village, a three-day shopping extravaganza run by a volunteer board made up of Pi Beta Phi alumni, raised $336,000 for the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center from its 2012 event.

By Vanderbilt Health News