Monthly Archives: February 2019
Vanderbilt SCRIPS (Supporting Careers in Research for Interventional Physicians and Surgeons) symposium is March 21
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VUMC hosts two informational sessions for employees nearing retirement, March 1 and 27
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Flexner Dean’s Lecture with Mamta Swaroop to be Feb. 25
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Bedside Matters rounds on opiate management for patients with active addiction and terminal cancer is tomorrow
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eStar update: Changes to Foley catheters for Adult Hospital
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New URL created for Veritas System
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New option could increase minority kidney transplants
Lead author David Shaffer, MD, professor of Surgery and chief of kidney and pancreas transplant, notes that of the roughly 1,000 people on the Vanderbilt waitlist for a kidney, more than 400 are African-Americans. Continue reading
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Free tax prep help is available at United Way VITA sites
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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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“Momentum”: Colostomy confidential
My first emotional breakdown over cancer was contained to a few dignified tears and maybe a sniffle. It happened in the middle of a crowded cafeteria after the call came that, yes, the 4-centimeter tumor in my upper rectum was cancerous, and I’d have t… Continue reading
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