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VUSM resident Carolina Gomez Grimaldo, MD, demonstrates how to suture for Metro Nashville Public Schools students during a recent event where residents, fellows and medical students talked about why and how they chose to become physicians.
April 28, 2022

Event for MNPS students shares reasons to pursue medicine

More than 200 high school students at four Metro Nashville Public Schools recently participated in hands-on activities and listened to a diverse group of Vanderbilt residents, fellows and medical students talk about why and how they chose to become physicians.

By Nancy Humphrey
April 13, 2022

Iroquois Steeplechase set for May 14, ambassador named

The Iroquois Steeplechase, one of America’s premier horse racing events, is getting ready for the annual ride set for Saturday, May 14. A time-honored tradition and long considered Nashville’s rite of spring, the Iroquois Steeplechase will once again benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Christina Echegaray
March 31, 2022

Clip In 4 the Cure

More than 300 riders participated in the inaugural Clip In 4 the Cure, a relay-style, team cycling event that supported cancer initiatives at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By VUMC News and Communications
Debra Friedman, MD, left, and Meg Rush, MD, presented Rinne with a custom-made version of his Predators jersey, which will permanently hang inside Seacrest Studio. (photo by Cayce Long)
February 28, 2022

Rinne’s long history of supporting Children’s Hospital celebrated

Last week, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt celebrated retired Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne’s long history of strong support.

By Christina Echegaray
February 2, 2022

Winkfield to direct engagement for national research network

Vanderbilt is set to establish an Engagement Coordinating Center for PCORnet, the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network.

By Paul Govern
Children’s Hospital doctors and nurses brought flu vaccines to underserved areas in Nashville through its “Mobile Flu Fighter!” project.
January 27, 2022

Children’s Hospital program brought flu vaccines to underserved areas

By Christina Echegaray
January 27, 2022

New fund supports appendiceal cancer research

By Tom Wilemon
January 20, 2022

Vanderbilt mourns loss of tireless philanthropist Dugas

Laura Jo Turner Dugas, who along with her brothers Cal Jr. and Steve Turner and their families, have been longtime supporters of Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, died on Dec. 26, 2021. She was 84.
By Nancy Humphrey
January 13, 2022

Eve of Janus event benefits Children’s Hospital

The Eve of Janus, the longest-running fundraising event for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, recently celebrated its 50-year anniversary with a $1 million milestone gift to the hospital’s Tri Delta Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic.
By Christina Echegaray
December 9, 2021

Vision foundation’s longtime support key to Penn’s research efforts

By Nancy Humphrey
December 2, 2021

Directorships honor VUMC leaders and philanthropic partners

Ten Vanderbilt University Medical Center leaders from across the enterprise in clinical care, research, education and administration have been named as holders of endowed directorships.
By Doug Campbell
November 17, 2021

Hockey Fights Cancer comes through for Children’s Hospital

The Nashville Predators hockey team continued its longtime support of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt with this week's Hockey Fights Cancer game.
By Christina Echegaray
November 4, 2021

VUMC named a NORD rare disorders center of excellence

By Nancy Humphrey
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