Protocol improves follow-up for women at high risk for breast cancer 

Before the protocol, every patient underwent a Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool evaluation, yet there was no established protocol for sharing the results.

VUMC Nursing’s ‘Boot Camp’ helps hone critical care skills

The event is a conference for critical care nurse practitioners and physician assistants to receive specialized critical care training to improve patient care.

Tyler Barrett appointed Associate Chief Medical Officer for Compliance

Dedication, teamwork key to performing 10 kidney transplants in two days

Why were there so many kidney transplants in a weekend?
Rachel Forbes, MD, MBA, said it was purely happenstance. All the transplants were the result of matching kidneys from deceased donors being discovered at once for 10 patients.

Kidney stone grant to create research resource for adults and children

The project will create the Urinary Stone Disease Hub, known as USDHub, with de-identified patient data from over 230,000 individuals with kidney stone disease across nine health systems in the U.S.

VUMC joins national effort to prevent another pandemic

Developed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, ReVAMPP will support a coordinating center and seven research centers, including VUMC, with a focus on nine virus groups that pose the greatest risk to human health.