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From the Dean
Marking extraordinary milestones
As we celebrate Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s sesquicentennial, I find myself reflecting on the remarkable journey that brings us to this moment. For 150 years, Vanderbilt has been at the forefront of biomedical science, education and patient care. We each spent time learning and connecting in the halls and…
Features
A Legacy of Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders
One hundred fifty years ago, a small group of visionary Nashville physicians had an aspirational goal — to create a school of medicine to train physicians to better meet the South’s health care needs. Looking across today’s bustling environs of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM), it’s hard to envision…
The man who gave Angel 1 its wings
In 1954, shortly after he completed his year of ground control radar training at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi, Curtis “Dean” Driver was transferred to Châteauroux, France: It was his first assignment, and he’d never been on a site with working instruments. Two weeks later, he was unexpectedly…
Minutes saved mean lives saved
July 5, 1984, marked a major change in trauma care in Middle Tennessee as Vanderbilt University Medical Center launched the LifeFlight program. Before that date, people who were severely injured anywhere in the small towns, farmland and rolling hills of the region had to travel to Nashville by ground to…
How Fast Can He Run
Six-year-old José Capablanca was excited to see his visitors. “I think you guys want to know how fast I can run!” he shouted, as he gleefully raced around the living room and kitchen of his family’s home in Gallatin, Tennessee. José has Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disorder…
The Obstacle is the Way
In late June 2024 James Crowe Jr., MD, began a grueling, seven-day, 155-mile ultramarathon through the Gobi Desert of Central Mongolia. It was one of several physical challenges undertaken that year by Crowe, 63, whose lab at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has attracted international attention for developing monoclonal antibodies against…
In My Life
Christina Bailey, MD, MSCI’10
Associate professor of Surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology & Endocrine Surgery and General Surgery Residency program director Education includes undergraduate at Louisiana Tech University, medical school at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, general surgery residency at VUMC, MSCI degree at VU and fellowship in complex surgical oncology…
Q+A
Q+A: Douglas Terry, PhD
Neuropsychologist Douglas Terry, PhD, works with the National Football League as the senior director of Research, a role focused on initiatives to enhance the health and safety of NFL players. This is an extension of Terry’s expertise in sport-related concussion and cumulative head impacts. Q. What goes through your mind…
