Daily Archives: December 16, 2020
Vanderbilt University Medical Center begins giving COVID-19 vaccines to front-line caregivers
The first vaccine marks the beginning of a carefully orchestrated process to use VUMC’s initial allotment of between 9,000 and 10,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to protect front-line health care workers who are at most risk from COVID-19 infections. Continue reading
Children ages 9-17 who were born either full-term or extremely preterm needed for research study
Adult Hospital Town Hall to air tomorrow
The town hall is hosted by president Shon Dwyer, MBA, RN, and the VUAH leadership team. Special guest William Schaffner, MD, professor of Health Policy and professor of Preventive Medicine, answers questions related to the COVID-19 vaccine. Continue reading
Request for applications open for Ancora Innovations research into rare genetic diseases; information session is Jan. 21
2020 Service Awards: A “virtual success”
2020 Holiday Gift Giveaway: By the numbers
“LGBTQ Well-being Connection” virtual event is tomorrow
Oscar Guillamondegui named chief of Division of Trauma
Oscar Guillamondegui, MD, MPH, has been named chief of the Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care for the Department of Surgery. Continue reading
“Discover”: A long-awaited cause of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Survey Sparks: Ligature risk
Part of a series of Joint Commission readiness tips. For more information, go to: https://www.vumc.org/mysite/ Continue reading