Daily Archives: October 4, 2020
VUMC’s newest Walk-In Clinic opens today in Hillsboro Village
Wright Pinson, MD, MBA, Deputy CEO and Chief Health System Officer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, gives a tour of the Medical Center’s newest Vanderbilt Walk-In Clinic. Continue reading
With a smile and a paint brush, Tim Temple works to bring quality care to patients at VPH
For Credo Award Winner Tim Temple, a putty knife, a paint brush and a smile are essential tools for providing high quality care to the patients at Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital (VPH). Continue reading
“Discover”: Updated guidelines for lung screening could reduce disparities
Tables turned: From the laboratory bench to my own bedside
From “Momentum” magazine: I had been studying breast cancer for more than 20 years when I was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma. Continue reading
Vanderbilt-wide Limited Submission Opportunity: 2021 Mallinckrodt Scholars Program; deadline is Nov. 2
Diversity role model inspires career path
Portia Thomas grew up in Doerun, Georgia, a small, rural city named by pioneer hunters as a place with “a perfect doe run,” where the population has hovered around 800 people for the past 30 years. A childhood impression lifted her aspirations beyond h… Continue reading
Clinical Informatics Center sponsors “Telehealth: A Virtual Background (Get it?)” on Oct. 22
Liska named adult hospital chief operating officer
Lee Ann Liska, a 30-year veteran of the health care industry, has been named chief operating officer of Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital (VUAH). She will join Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Oct. 19. Continue reading
Vanderbilt Health DNA podcast: “Everybody Thrive Now”
Health policy is more than the country’s response to one seismic health crisis — the long tail of policy can reverberate with unexpected implications. Tune into Episode 9 of #ListenDNA to hear why “it’s really hard to argue with facts. But it’s even h… Continue reading
Transplant program reaches milestone 10,000th procedure
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has completed its 10,000th organ transplant, a monumental achievement representing nearly 60 years of life-saving work. Continue reading