Straight from her heart: gratitude and gems

Vanderbilt Clinical Research Center nurse Sherri Hails, RN, shares messages of gratitude through heart-shaped reminders.

Kimberly Dahlman elected to board of International Association of Medical Science Educators 

She will begin serving her three-year term upon the closing of the association’s annual conference on June 17.

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.

VUMC volunteer Nicholas Joy is finalist for Strobel Award; he and all volunteers recognized during Volunteer Appreciation Week

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.