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August 4, 2025
Medical students urged to combine head and heart during White Coat Ceremony
The members of the VUSM Class of 2029 are 83 MD students, 12 Medical Scientist Training Program students and one oral and maxillofacial surgery student. -
August 4, 2025
VUMC’s ECMO program sees substantial growth
ECMO, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, is a life-sustaining mechanical system that takes over for the hearts and lungs of critically ill patients, allowing them to rest and recover. -
August 4, 2025
Institute for Medicine and Public Health becomes ‘Institute for Population and Public Health,’ names Kristin Archer its strategy lead
The institute engages faculty across the organization in research, training, education and community activities aimed at translating knowledge into better health. -
August 1, 2025
Study reports final clinical trial data for advanced kidney cancer treatment
The drug combo pembrolizumab plus axitinib had sustained and durable clinical benefit in more than five years of follow-up. It is a standard-of-care first-line treatment for advanced kidney cancer. -
July 31, 2025
High school researchers at VUMC glimpse the future
They were part of the Aspirnaut program, which prepares high school and college students, primarily from rural areas, for careers in the STEM fields. -
July 31, 2025
Turn left for the plan, turn right for the miracle: When triplets couldn’t wait for Nashville
Triplets decided to enter the world at 26 weeks. The plan was Nashville, but it was a left turn and an hour away. Would choosing the local hospital be right? -
July 31, 2025
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Vanderbilt Music Cognition Lab is a space for learning for everyone involved
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are on their way to finding out what science has to say about why music is important for health.