Monthly Archives: April 2018

From its founding more than 100 years ago, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) has had a commitment to improving the health of individuals, families and communities. It does that by educating students, contributing knowledge to the professio… Continue reading →

Every line of work has tools that make the work possible. For this continuing series of stories in “VUMC Voice,” we ask some Medical Center employees about what their favorite tool is, and why. In this first of the series, neurosurgeon Lola Chambless e… Continue reading →

A live video stream of the Chancellor’s Lecture Series event featuring Vice President Joe Biden will be displayed at the Vanderbilt Rec Center Multipurpose Facility beginning at 6:30 p.m. No tickets are required. Continue reading →

Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurses have developed and are administering a bachelor’s degree in emergency nursing program for nurses at Georgetown Public Hospital Corp. in the South American country of Guyana, the first of its kind in the region. Continue reading →

The submission phase for IdeaShare 2018 ended last week, having gathered 139 ideas for how artificial intelligence and predictive analytics can improve patient care and our health system. Ideas that were marked as the most relevant have advanced to the… Continue reading →

Changes to eStar continue to be made, and here is a summary of some recent improvements. Continue reading →

For more than 40 years, frog populations around the world have been declining. Now, a new study reports that some Central American frog species are recovering, perhaps because they have better defenses against a deadly fungal pathogen. Continue reading →