VUMC People Archive — Page 45 of 81

Group portrait of the Ambulatory Barcode Medication Administration Implementation Team, with one person holding a trophy, standing in a building lobby.
February 2, 2024

Ambulatory Barcode Medication Administration Implementation team effort improves safety for all

“This effort is the result of enormous teamwork and results in added safety for medication administration for all patients from newborn to geriatric. It’s a real win for all the patients we serve.”

Portrait of a person with long brown hair and glasses, wearing a blue top and black cardigan against a neutral background.
February 1, 2024

Romney Humphries receives John V. Bergen Excellence Award

Vanderbilt’s Romney Humphries, PhD, has received the 2024 John V. Bergen Excellence Award from the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute.

Exterior of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, showing a glass-fronted entrance, tall modern hospital buildings, colorful child-themed signage, and a red hospital logo.
January 31, 2024

Jaser, Patrick, Upperman elected to the American Pediatric Society

Vanderbilt’s Sarah Jaser, PhD, and Stephen Patrick, MD, MPH, MS, and Jeffrey Upperman, MD, have been elected to the American Pediatric Society.

Portrait of a smiling woman with shoulder-length dark hair wearing a black blazer against a brown background.
January 30, 2024

Four physician-scientists from VUMC receive national early-career awards

Four Vanderbilt physician-scientists have received awards from the American Society for Clinical Investigation.

Two medical workers stand on a covered balcony overlooking a lush garden; one wears a white coat and the other wears surgical clothing with a face mask hanging around his neck.
January 29, 2024

Global health efforts in urology still a major focus for Joseph Smith Jr., MD

Joseph Smith Jr., MD, recent decision to step back from clinical practice is allowing him to focus entirely on global surgery efforts departmentally with faculty, fellows and residents to provide opportunities he believes are a key part of infusing humanitarian intent into their training.

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January 29, 2024

“I will always remember her. I can’t imagine a more compassionate individual,” and other DAISY Award-winning examples of extraordinary nurses

DAISY Awards are given to great nurses all over the United States and in many other countries. Here are VUMC’s latest winners.