Monthly Archives: August 2018

Stead to speak at Flexner Dean’s Lecture, Aug. 13

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“My Southern Health”: What does it mean to have dense breasts?

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Diabetes Prevention Program receives CDC Recognition

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VUMC in the news

A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Continue reading

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“My Southern Health”: A decade after lung cancer, aspiring minister aims for a “significant life”

On a humid summer day in 2006, Taylor Stokes became ill on a plane, from dehydration and inhaling fumes on the jetway. What misery. Stokes, however, describes that unpleasant experience as “providential.” It led to a lung cancer diagnosis. Continue reading

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VUMC IT to begin migrating email components in August

MyVUMC PhotoVUMC IT has been managing several changes to enable the Medical Center to move to its new email environment, Microsoft Office 365. With steps one and two nearly complete, our focus turns to Step 3, migrating email content to the new Microsoft Office 365 environment.​

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“Momentum”: Living with uncertainty

Hi, my name is Katie. I have a brain tumor — please don’t be shocked. It sounds worse than it is. Continue reading

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Guidance for proper use of eStar screenshots

Are you preparing materials for a journal submission, industry conference, blog article, or other outlet that you think would be strengthened through the use of screenshots from eStar? Keep in mind that, because eStar is considered the intellectual pro… Continue reading

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Pets of VUMC 2018 — Collection No. 5: What could go wrong?

Trouble waiting to happen. Sometimes it’s already occurred. Presenting the fifth collection of photographs submitted by VUMC employees to the 2018 “VUMC Voice” Pet Photo Contest.
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Vandy Cooks session on Middle Eastern cuisine is Aug. 17

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