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

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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

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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

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Healthy eating “Taste” event registration open through July 17

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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

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Human Resources website will have new look and new URL beginning tomorrow

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Walker named director of Eskind Biomedical Library

Philip Walker has been named director of Vanderbilt’s Annette and Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library. Continue reading

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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

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Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt earns accolades from “U.S. News & World Report”

MyVUMC PhotoMonroe 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.

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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

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