Vanderbilt research finds that female health care workers were more likely to leave or intend to leave the profession compared to male health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Academy for Excellence in Education was established in 2006 to provide a forum to foster higher levels of participation and promote excellence and scholarship in the delivery of education to health professionals.
Lori Rolando, MD, MPH, has transitioned into a new role as executive director of Vanderbilt Health and Wellness. In this new role, she will oversee Occupational Health, Health Plus and Work/Life Connections-EAP.
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is naming Vanderbilt University Medical Center to a select group of health systems nationwide brought together to accelerate the implementation of medical research results that will improve patient outcomes.
Cecelia Theobald, MD, MPH, associate professor of Medicine and executive vice chair for Clinical Affairs in the Department of Medicine, has been appointed as Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Chief of Staff for Corporate Clinical Affairs and Senior Vice President for Clinical Affairs. Theobald’s appointment is effective July 1.
Charlene Dewey, MD, MEd, MACP, professor of Medical Education and Administration and professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health, has been elected to the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the national organization of internal medicine physicians, related subspecialists and medical students.
GLP1 receptor agonists — a class of diabetes medications — are associated with fewer major adverse cardiovascular events than another type of diabetes drug (DPP4 inhibitors) in older veterans with no prior heart disease. The findings, reported May 9 in Annals of Internal Medicine, will aid clinicians in choosing a diabetes drug regimen for older patients.
An estimated one in six older adults in the United States who take multiple prescription drugs risk major drug-drug interactions and other adverse drug effects that can worsen their medical conditions, increase the likelihood of cognitive impairment and falls, and lead to hospitalization or death.
Comedian, talk show host and advocate Jon Stewart spoke last week to a crowd of Vanderbilt and Meharry medical students, nursing students, faculty and staff about his approach to advocacy and how those in the medical community can find their own place alongside those supporting a cause. The event was part of the Flexner Deans’ Lecture Series at Vanderbilt University.
