Bill will hate this, but:
Nov. 18, 2011—There was a story in the June 1986 issue of House Organ, headlined, “Hance to direct news office.” It noted that Bill Hance, city editor at the Nashville Banner, was coming to Vanderbilt be director of News and Public Affairs. This December, more than 25 years later, Bill is retiring. When it was announced that...
Purchase of tags, cookies, more support Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Nov. 18, 2011—The annual Friends of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt’s Holiday Project is under way. A variety of cards (including photo cards), gift tags and wrapping paper, all designed by young patients and their siblings, are for sale. Other holiday gifts for sale include Christie Cookie tins, winter decaf coffee, and holiday java coffee....
Miss Flulapalooza? Still a Good Idea to Get Flu Shot
Nov. 1, 2011—The national health care initiative Healthy People 2020 has set a goal that health care providers achieve a vaccination rate of 90 percent or higher – a goal that Vanderbilt faculty members and other health care providers are also being challenged to meet or exceed. Staff from Vanderbilt’s Occupational Health Clinic have scheduled events all...
Fact into fiction: House Organ story vs. Grey’s Anatomy story
Nov. 1, 2011—The writer of the April 2011 story on an innovative spine surgery that saved patient Judy Kerns’ life comments on the TV fictionalization of those events
The Hall-of-Famer at Children’s Hospital
Nov. 1, 2011—Dottie Rager works in the executive suite at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. But she’s done pretty well with the music, too.
Nephrology fellow donates kidney to father
Nov. 1, 2011—Career plans take a turn for the personal
National Arts Program exhibit at One Hundred Oaks is a showcase of Vanderbilt talent
Nov. 1, 2011—You owe it to yourself to drop by the art exhibit at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks to see the National Arts Program’s Third Annual Exhibit and Competition. I was there one recent afternoon and spent much more time than I had anticipated walking through the exhibit, enjoying the creativity and talent of the artists,...
Lessons learned at the pool carry over into medical career
Oct. 5, 2011—In college, Ashley Rowatt Karpinos, M.D., was an elite athlete, one of the best NCAA swimmers in the country. She says the dedication and work ethic she brought to the pool continues to serve her as she seeks an unorthodox combination of specialties in her medical career. Sure, the uniforms are different—a swimsuit, cap and...
In his own terms
Oct. 5, 2011—Last winter, terminally ill with cancer, homeless and unable to speak, 47-year-old Ken Goslin was moving quickly toward an end of life that could have been painful and lonely. But it didn’t turn out that way. Efforts by a team at VUMC, at first acting in their official capacities and later as Goslin’s friends, changed...
Go for the Gold deadline set for Oct. 31
Oct. 5, 2011—The deadline for Go for the Gold, Vanderbilt’s annual program to help employees learn their health risks and support risk reduction, is Monday, Oct. 31. “Participating in Go for the Gold is important for many reasons in addition to the wellness credit,” said Lori Rolando, M.D., MPH, Health Plus medical director. To complete Go for the...