Alex Ford, RN, works at Vanderbilt Primary Care Bellevue. She is one of the latest DAISY Award winners at VUMC.

Crawford employs his nursing and business backgrounds to support front-line staff in caring for children.

Smith will receive the career achievement recognition awarded annually to an individual who is deemed to have made outstanding contributions to the art and science of urology.

She is responsible for working with colleagues to develop initiatives for supporting community engagement and addressing gaps in care.

The conference showcased the vital importance and transformative impact of PM&R, often referred to as physiatry, which plays a crucial role in health care.

"The list of miracles is long," she says.

Part of an occasional series about the people behind the names of VUMC buildings.