Daily Archives: November 19, 2019
Employees join in the efforts to support Vanderbilt Health’s #GivingTuesday initiative today
Each donation made to the #GivingTuesday initiative will be matched dollar for dollar up to $100,000 by the Musicant Family Brain Trust and PNC Bank. Continue reading
REDCap overview presentation set for Dec. 16
Take note of Thanksgiving day special payroll processing deadlines
Major grant spurs effort to map biology of Crohn’s disease
Under the terms of the award, VUMC will work with several other institutions to create a “gut cell atlas” — essentially a catalog of individual cells, gene expression patterns and proteins in the small and large intestines of Crohn’s patients and thos… Continue reading
“Discover”: Medical drink could reduce chemotherapy-related diarrhea
“My Southern Health”: Advice from a living organ donor
At age 21, Carissa Buccieri donated her left kidney to her friend Will Gallagher. It’s a decision she’s proud to have made, and she even likes to say she’d give her right one if she could. Continue reading
Patient-designed holiday cards and gifts available
Coordinated by Friends of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital, the annual holiday items, including cards that can be customized for your department and cookie tins from The Christie Cookie, are all designed by Children’s Hospital patients and their s… Continue reading
Nicholas Blackmon loves his job so much, one time he forgot he was supposed to be on vacation
There’s a good chance if you see a child with a cast at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, it was carefully and lovingly applied by cast technician Nicholas Blackmon. He was honored with a Credo Award for his dedication, positivity an… Continue reading
Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance celebrates 20 years of collaboration
In 1999 Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced the establishment of a formal alliance to enhance the educational, scientific and clinical programs at and between both institutions. Continue reading