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Melissia Boynton speaks with a visitor a few days after her heart transplant. (photo by Kylie Avery)
May 17, 2024

A Mother’s Day to remember

Melissia Boynton got the call about 3 a.m. on Mother’s Day that her new heart was available. Immediately, her plans changed from a barbecue around the family pool to a middle-of-the-night drive to Nashville to get her new heart.

Two nurses in blue scrubs and patterned surgical caps add toppings to cups of ice cream at an outdoor ice cream social. Bowls of sprinkles, cookie crumbs, cherries, and other toppings are visible.
May 17, 2024

Scenes from Nurses Week 2024: Slideshow

Nurses Week at all VUMC hospitals and clinics is a special time. Here are just a few scenes from this year’s celebration.

Three medical residents pose indoors, with the center resident holding an Elevate Team Award trophy. The left resident wears blue scrubs and an ID badge; the other two wear dark scrubs or clothing.
May 17, 2024

GME Self-Study Team takes charge for accreditation site visit

“The support of VUMC’s GME programs and the development of its future clinicians and leaders allows for optimal patient care and the creation of a learning environment that supports our patients and learners of all stages…”

Close-up of a researcher looking through a white laboratory microscope, with additional laboratory equipment and a handheld tool visible in the background.
May 17, 2024

Six Vanderbilt Faculty Research Scholars named

Six junior faculty and postdoctoral fellows have been appointed this year to the Vanderbilt Faculty Research Scholars (VFRS) program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Recovery team members included, from left, Will Tucker, MD, Stephen DeVries, DMSc, PA-C, and Christopher Schwartz, RN.
May 17, 2024

VUMC team travels to Alaska to recover a donor heart

The 5,704 nautical-mile trip is the farthest VUMC has traveled for an organ. The remarkable journey illustrates how new technologies make it possible to preserve organs longer, allowing Vanderbilt to look farther for a match.

Two masked surgeons in blue operating-room attire work together, viewed through surgical equipment and tubing; one looks through magnifying loupes.
May 16, 2024

Clinician accountability program from VUMC associated with large savings

A program run by Vanderbilt University Medical Center that provides peer feedback to high-risk clinicians was associated with a significant decrease in malpractice claims costs at a large orthopaedic surgery practice, according to a recent study.