Daily Archives: August 12, 2020
eStar to be updated Aug. 30; what you need to know about changes
eStar will be updated on Aug. 30, and will require a downtime to ensure the changes are applied (a new eStar module for cardiology, known as Cupid, will also be implemented at this same time). Continue reading
VUMC Limited Submission Opportunity: NIH Emergency Awards: RADx-RAD: Screening for COVID by Electronic-Nose; deadline is Aug. 25
Original podcast series explores ideas, issues shaping health and health care
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has launched “Vanderbilt Health DNA: Discoveries in Action,” an original podcast series exploring the issues and scientific advancements shaping health, medicine and society. The series takes the listener deep into … Continue reading
Christy Claiborne named Social Worker of the Year for VUMC
Christy Claiborne, MSSW, LCSW, was named VUMC’s Carolyn Edwards Social Worker of the Year in a recent online meeting that took the place of the usual recognition in March, which is traditionally part of the Medical Center’s observance of Social Work Mo… Continue reading
VUMC Limited Submission Opportunity: Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D Scholars Program; deadline is Aug. 31
VUMC encourages employees to register and vote; registration deadline almost here
Election day is Nov. 3, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, as it has for years, continues to join with other Middle Tennessee businesses, nonprofits and professional organizations in support of Vote Tennessee, an effort to raise awareness about … Continue reading
Congenital heart patient receives unexpected transplant
For years, doctors told Piper Davis it was impossible to have a heart transplant. She was born with just one ventricle, or pumping chamber, instead of two. A generation ago, such patients didn’t survive into adulthood. Continue reading
Clarke named Senior Vice President of Laboratory Services for VUMC
Ken Clarke, MBA, MHA, joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center Aug. 1 as Senior Vice President for Laboratory Services. From 2013 to 2017 Clarke was founder and president of Hospital Lab Partners, a company that consulted with and advised hospital a… Continue reading