Monthly Archives: August 2020
Marilyn Young of the Dayani Center wins 2020 Administrative Professionals Award
Marilyn Young, lead administrative assistant for the Dayani Center for Health and Wellness, is the 2020 VUMC Administrative Professionals Award recipient. The award recognizes the efforts of outstanding administrative staff that impact the organization… Continue reading
Flu shots available beginning week of Sept. 7
This year’s effort by Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to protect its people from influenza will be the most important in a century. With COVID-19 already prevalent, consuming precious health care resources, endangering lives, and so far, ki… Continue reading
Health Plus offers “Fit for Fall” team challenge
Positive results for VUMC service education initiative
In October 2018, Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Defining Personalized Care — Elevating Our Culture of Service initiative was launched, and leaders are applauding the service education’s reinforcement of positive behaviors for improved delivery… Continue reading
Grants for research related to diabetes and obesity available; deadline is Sept. 21
“DNA” podcast zooms up charts in 1st week; hear “Vaccines” episode
Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s original podcast series, Vanderbilt Health DNA: Discoveries in Action, rocketed to the top of the podcast charts in science, health and medicine in the first week since its launch. Continue reading
“Discover”: Fostering clinician wellness as COVID-19 fatigue builds
You can now use Badge Bucks at select vending machines
The Badge Bucks program has expanded, and you can now use your Badge Bucks at 70 Gilly snack vending machines across the VUMC campus. Continue reading
Aspirin effects on colorectal cancer moderated by microbiome
Kimryn Rathmell named chair of Department of Medicine
After serving as interim chair since Jan. 1, Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, Cornelius Abernathy Craig Professor of Medicine, has been named chair of the Department of Medicine in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Physician-in-Chief for the Va… Continue reading