Monthly Archives: April 2020
Nominations sought for the 2020 Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar; deadline is tomorrow
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Scott Pearson receives Shovel Award from VUSM students
The award is given each year by the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine graduating fourth-year class to honor one faculty member who had an exceptionally meaningful impact on their medical education. Continue reading
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Vanderbilt University Social Networks, Aging and Policy Study seeks LGBT volunteers for paid survey
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Box to be protected by multi-factor authentication starting April 29
To further support the work at home initiative and improve VUMC’s cybersecurity posture, VUMC Enterprise Cybersecurity is expanding the use of multi-factor authentication (MFA) to enhance protection of VUMC systems and data. Continue reading
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NEW: Summer research and educational programs canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Due to ongoing management of the COVID-19 pandemic, VUMC’s summer research programming, whether for non-clinical or clinical educational opportunities, is canceled for the summer and until further notice. Included in the cancellation are formal program… Continue reading
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NEW: Trauma volumes down at VUMC due to Safer at Home orders
One possible positive impact of the coronavirus pandemic is that fewer people on the roadways translates to fewer motor vehicle accidents and fewer traumatic injuries. The adult trauma unit at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is on track to admit 6… Continue reading
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NEW: Message from Dr. C. Wright Pinson about resumption of services on May 1
Colleagues, Last Thursday, Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced the city’s roadmap to reopen Nashville’s economy. The comprehensive plan calls for a four-phase approach to opening businesses and services and uses data and benchmarks that will allow th… Continue reading
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NEW: Collaboration key to rapid expansion of lab test capacity
On March 9, four days after the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Tennessee, the first nasopharyngeal swab from a potentially infected person was delivered to the Molecular Infectious Disease Lab at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Continue reading
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REMINDER: VUMC resource identifies COVID-19 funding opportunities across all scientific disciplines
Edge for Scholars, a community site for researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has developed a resource to exhaustively identify COVID-19 funding opportunities across all scientific disciplines. Continue reading
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NEW: COVID-19 doesn’t prevent Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital’s transition to new IT systems
In the early evening hours of April 23, Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH) completed most of its transition to VUMC’s clinical and information technology (IT) systems. The change represented a critical step in fully integrating the hospital into … Continue reading
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