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May 23, 2024

Academy for Excellence in Education announces 2024 award winners, new members

The Academy for Excellence in Education’s mission is to enhance the educational environment at Vanderbilt.

By Doug Campbell
May 23, 2024

When is it safe to leave a child home alone? Can cicadas hurt your hearing? Building healthy habits and other news stories with VUMC sources

May 23, 2024

Where Hope Began: Celebrating more than 20 years of the Carell family commitment to children

Until 2004, Nashville was the only city among the top 25 in the nation that didn’t have a freestanding hospital dedicated to serving children and their families.  

By Christina Echegaray
Source: Tennessee Department of Health (graphic by Diana Duren)
May 22, 2024

Rising syphilis cases prompt more testing during pregnancy

When found and treated early with antibiotics, syphilis is curable. Untreated syphilis can cause deafness, blindness and irreversible heart and brain damage.

By Danny Bonvissuto
May 21, 2024

DAISY Award spotlight: “Kindness, creativity and relentless pursuit of excellent patient care”

Shana Parks works in the Colorectal Surgery Clinic and she is one of the latest group of DAISY Award winners at VUMC.

By Matt Batcheldor
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May 21, 2024

NIH grant supports effort to build expertise in genetic epidemiology research in Vietnam

V2-GENE, the Vanderbilt-Vietnam Genetic Epidemiology Training Program, will develop a team of researchers and educators to lead genetic epidemiology research of noncommunicable diseases across the lifespan in Vietnam.

By Leigh MacMillan
May 21, 2024

Acetaminophen shows promise in warding off acute respiratory distress syndrome, organ injury in patients with sepsis

Findings from NIH-supported clinical trial suggest that intravenous acetaminophen has the greatest benefit in the sickest patients.
By Nancy Humphrey
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.
By Matt Batcheldor
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.
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..."
By Kathy Whitney
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.
By Bill Snyder
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.
By Matt Batcheldor
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.
By Paul Govern