VUMC People Archive — Page 40 of 81

Two nurses in blue scrubs and patterned surgical caps add toppings to cups of ice cream at an outdoor ice cream social. Bowls of sprinkles, cookie crumbs, cherries, and other toppings are visible.
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.

Three medical residents pose indoors, with the center resident holding an Elevate Team Award trophy. The left resident wears blue scrubs and an ID badge; the other two wear dark scrubs or clothing.
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
Close-up of a researcher looking through a white laboratory microscope, with additional laboratory equipment and a handheld tool visible in the background.
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
E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH
May 15, 2024

Ely’s rehabilitation research honored by the US Department of Veterans Affairs

E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH, has received the Paul B. Magnuson Award for Outstanding Achievement in Rehabilitation Research and Development from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

By Nancy Humphrey
Daniel Brown, MD
May 14, 2024

Daniel Brown named chair of Radiology and Radiological Sciences

Daniel Brown, MD, professor and interim chair of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, has been named as the department’s next chair. His appointment is effective immediately.

By John Howser
Nurse Rhonda Bryant, LPN, holds a DAISY Award certificate and sculpted trophy while standing among arrangements of white daisies. The certificate reads “The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses.”
May 13, 2024

DAISY Award spotlight: “Nurse Rhonda went out of her way to make my husband feel at ease”

Rhonda Bryant, LPN, works in in the inpatient unit at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital. She is one of the latest group of DAISY Award winners at VUMC.

By Matt Batcheldor