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VUMC’s Swoosh takes home ‘Top Dog’ pet therapy award
December 11, 2014
A tiny Vanderbilt University Medical Center volunteer has received a giant award from a national organization. Swoosh, a 7-year-old toy Pomeranian, and his owner Michelle Thompson of Franklin, Tennessee, received the Animal Medical Center’s Top Dog award in New York City on Tuesday. The Animal Medical Center is a not-for-profit hospital for companion animals and…
Insights Regarding Interprofessional Education
December 10, 2014
VUSN’s Peter Buerhaus shares an insider’s look at interprofessional experience at Vanderbilt with insights from Linda Norman, Bonnie Miller and Heather Davidson. http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2014/11/20/spreading-like-a-wildfire-interprofessional-education-the-vanderbilt-experience
Nashville Coalition for the Homeless honors VUSN’s Ketel
December 8, 2014
The Nashville Coalition for the Homeless recently honored Christian Ketel, DNP, MSN, manager of the Clinic at Mercury Courts, with the Phyllis M. Frank Volunteer Award. “Christian has been a tireless advocate for people who are disenfranchised, particularly when it comes to expanding access to high quality health care. He has made and will continue…
Vanderbilt partners with Operation Stand Down for veterans event
December 5, 2014
Vanderbilt Law School, Owen Graduate School of Management and School of Nursing students along with Vanderbilt Human Resources employees donated clothing in support of Operation Stand Down Tennessee’s annual Stand Down event Nov. 19. The Vanderbilt groups collected and filled eight bins with clothing, including 150 shirts, 40 pairs of pants, 46 pairs of socks,…
Research by VUMC nurses takes center stage at annual event
December 4, 2014
Nursing research was on full display in Light Hall recently during the Research Day Poster Presentations, organized by the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and Nursing Research Committee. Hundreds of Vanderbilt nurses, members of Sigma Theta Tau, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing faculty, students and others attended the annual event, part of the weeklong OctoberFest 2014, which…
Read more about nurses delivering care in Navajo communities
December 3, 2014
http://researchmatters.asu.edu/stories/nursing-leadership-and-vulnerable-populations-3556
