Sunil Kripalani recognized for leadership, innovation in field of hospital medicine
Dr. Kripalani was elected a Master in Hospital Medicine (MHM) by the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) during its recent annual meeting.
VUMC to implement team-based effort to improve high blood pressure control
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to implement a team-based, primary care approach to controlling high blood pressure, or hypertension.
Charlene Dewey honored by the American Medical Women’s Association
Charlene Dewey, MD, MEd, MACP, professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has received the 2025 Presidential Award for medicine from the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA).
Metro Nashville Public Schools’ culture of wellness bolsters employee health, cuts costs
The MNPS Certificated Employee Health Plan covers 6,500 active teachers plus 11,500 retirees and dependents.
Year in Review 2024: Appointments strengthen Medical Center’s missions
Numerous additions and appointments during the past year are enhancing Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s missions.
VUMC awarded $26.4 million for patient-centered research
Department of Medicine Drs. Russell Rothman, Jonathan Casey, Lyndsay Nelson and Lindsay Mayberry are principal investigators of four new awards totaling $26.4 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
Nine Department of Medicine faculty selected for membership in Academy for Excellence in Clinical Medicine
Nine faculty in four different divisions are among the 25 new faculty selected for membership in Vanderbilt University School of Medicine's Academy for Excellence in Education.
Study: Asthma drug does not speed COVID-19 recovery
Russell Rothman, MD, MPP (Internal Medicine and Public Health), is first author of a study recently published in JAMA Network Open that found montelukast, a drug commonly prescribed to prevent and treat asthma and exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, does not speed recovery from symptoms of mild to moderate COVID-19.