Eunyoung Choi receives American Gastroenterological Association award 

Choi was honored for her work defining key oncogenes critical to gastric carcinogenesis, and for identifying potential drug candidates to target gastric precancerous stem cells.

Pelayo Correa and John Kuriyan named fellows of the AACR Academy

Fellows of the AACR Academy constitute a global brain trust of leading experts in cancer science and medicine.

Veteran Emergency Operations leader John Morris Jr. to pass torch to Tucker Anderson, Michael Smith

Anderson and Smith have been named co-medical directors and will succeed Morris, who is stepping down from the role after over a decade of leadership.

On a spring night in 1987, teenager Mike Harper was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center pinned to a car seat with a fence post through his body. Here is one of the most amazing stories of survival in the history of VUMC.

Mike doesn’t remember the names of all the people who took care of him while he was at VUMC so long ago, but he does have a message for any of them who read this.

Workplace Violence Awareness Month: safeguarding VUMC’s front line

About 73% of all nonfatal workplace violence incidents in the U.S. occur in health care settings, making it one of the most dangerous industries for front-line staff.

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