VUSM Alumni Reminisce About Their White Coat Ceremonies
Jul. 24, 2017—
Meet this year’s incoming class
Jul. 21, 2017—
Support first-year School of Medicine Ph.D. students through ‘Simple Beginnings’
Jul. 20, 2017—First-year Ph.D. students in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine are embarking on an exciting time in their lives and careers this fall as they begin their biomedical sciences research at Vanderbilt. To welcome them to our scientific community and commemorate the beginning of their research at Vanderbilt, the Office of Biomedical Research Education and Training (BRET)...
First Years: What to Pack for Nashville
Jul. 11, 2017—
Eskind Biomedical Library to close for transformative renovation
Jul. 5, 2017—The fourth-floor atrium of the Eskind Biomedical Library renovation. (Rendering by Hasting Architectural Associates) A yearlong interior renovation of the Annette and Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library at Vanderbilt University is to begin Aug. 1 to support the next generation of physicians and scientists while meeting the diverse needs of current students, faculty, patients and other...
Pride: A Conversation With Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld
Jun. 22, 2017—
Device helps ICU patients by filtering out noise from medical alarms
Jun. 21, 2017—A team of investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) wants to improve patient outcomes in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) settings by silencing audible medical alarms in hospital rooms. Auditory medical alarms have created hazards for patient recovery, said Joseph Schlesinger, M.D., assistant professor of Anesthesia, Division of Critical Care Medicine at Vanderbilt. His team...
How six cups of ground coffee can improve nose, throat surgery
Jun. 20, 2017—Imagine plopping six cups of coffee grounds on the heads of patients just before they are wheeled into the operating room to have nose or throat surgery? In essence, that is what a team of Vanderbilt University engineers are proposing in an effort to improve the reliability of the sophisticated “GPS” system that surgeons use...
VUSM joins initiative to transform medical education
Jun. 8, 2017—Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) has been chosen to be a part of the newly formed Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Institute for the Transformation of Medical Education (Kern Institute), a national initiative to transform medical education across the continuum from pre-medical school to physician practice. The National Transformation Network, a collaborative of...