Monthly Archives: June 2018
Scanlan to lead government, community relations
Matthew Scanlan, JD, will join Vanderbilt University Medical Center on July 1 as the Medical Center’s first senior director of Government and Community Relations. Continue reading
Ikizler to succeed Harris as Nephrology and Hypertension director
T. Alp Ikizler, MD, an internationally known expert on the nutritional and metabolic aspects of kidney disease, will succeed Raymond Harris, MD, as director of the Department of Medicine’s Division of Nephrology and Hypertension in the Vanderbilt Unive… Continue reading
eStar Thrive training program expands with new offerings through the summer
Thrive is a supplemental training program for eStar that is specifically tailored for outpatient clinicians. The program was launched in June with a set of pilot sessions and has since been expanded to continue through the rest of the summer. Continue reading
Healthy eating “Taste” event registration open through July 17
Name the VUMC Community Garden Contest underway
The garden, which is located near the ambulance entrance of Medical Center North, right off Medical Center Drive, features a variety of vegetables and herbs, including tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, cilantro, parsley, basil, oregano, thyme and chives. Me… Continue reading
Human Resources website will have new look and new URL beginning tomorrow
Walker named director of Eskind Biomedical Library
Philip Walker has been named director of Vanderbilt’s Annette and Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library. Continue reading
Opioid prescribing law goes into effect July 1; VUMC to provide educational material, more
As part of VUMC’s commitment to the health of the communities we serve, the Medical Center fully supports this legislation. In the coming weeks, we will provide educational materials and systems support to facilitate adherence to these new guidelines. Continue reading
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt earns accolades from “U.S. News & World Report”
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has once again earned the distinction of being named a “U.S. News & World Report” Best Children’s Hospital in rankings released today.
Watch StrategyShare18 via livestream today
StrategyShare is an annual event that highlights the work being done across Vanderbilt and in the community. This year’s StrategyShare will focus on one of the Medical Center’s four Strategic Direction compass points — Discover, Learn and Share — and… Continue reading