Vanderbilt Health history Archive — Page 1 of 2

September 23, 2026

Growth. Change. Evolution.

Strategic Innovation Fuels a Chronicle
of Success Under Jeff Balser’s Watch

By John Howser
Black-and-white archival photograph of a suited man holding a clipboard and examining the outstretched arm of a woman standing barefoot on a small platform in a laboratory or clinical setting.
July 8, 2026

75 years of the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center

Over seven decades, the center grew alongside the field of hearing and speech sciences. These photos are a glimpse into its early days.

By Holly Fletcher
Black-and-white group photograph of 13 men in white medical coats posed in two rows outside a brick building. The photo is labeled “HOUSE STAFF 1925–1926,” with handwritten names and roles beneath it, including Harlan Taylor, identified as a student.
September 12, 2025

From interns to experts: A remarkable century of residencies at Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s graduate medical education program has grown from an inaugural dozen to include more than 1,200 individuals, with more than 170 highly competitive residency and fellowship programs.

By Jill Clendening
Aerial black-and-white view of Medical Center North shortly after its 1925 completion, showing interconnected wings arranged around open courtyards, tree-lined grounds, and a separate building to the north.
September 12, 2025

Medical Center North at 100: Celebrating a century of progress, innovation and change

As Medical Center North marks its 100th anniversary, we reflect on its enduring legacy at VUMC.

By Wayne Wood, Jill Clendening and Evan Dorian
Two musicians perform onstage before an audience, with acoustic and electric guitars, microphones, amplifiers, keyboards, and pedalboards visible.
January 28, 2025

Langford Auditorium: great acoustics, great-tasting backstory

Part of an occasional series about the people behind the names of VUMC buildings

By Wayne Wood
Dean Driver at his home in Gallatin, Tennessee. (photo by Susan Urmy)
December 18, 2024

The man who gave Angel 1 its wings

“How much closer to an angel can you get than a little bitty baby struggling for life?” said Dean Driver, 91, who converted a panel truck into VUMC’s first neonatal transport in his driveway.

By Danny Bonvissuto