Employee Spotlight
Neurosurgery resident David Voce competes on new season of “Survivor”
By Nancy Humphrey
Stamina and focus are key to neurosurgery; how much will they help him on the island?
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Five Pillar Leader Award
For Kyla Terhune, communication, compassion and hard work are keys to successful leadership
By Nancy Humphrey
Her balanced approached to leadership and focus on support for trainees amid a pandemic earned a Five Pillar Leader Award.
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Employee Spotlight
VUMC nurse Tamara Slagle was losing her sight. A cornea transplant allowed her to keep the job she loves.
By Nancy Humphrey
“My day-to-day living has gotten easier, and my job too.”
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Credo Award Winner
Opening a new patient care unit requires months of planning. Devin Bunch helped open the COVID-19 ICU in just a matter of days.
By Nancy Humphrey
“Whatever it is, we roll up our sleeves and do what’s best for our patients.”
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Five Pillar Leader Award
Kim Isenberg stepped up to help guide Children’s Hospital through the worst days of the pandemic
By Nancy Humphrey
The Five Pillar Leader Award winner honored for her “outstanding and continuous leadership.”
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Credo Award Winner
Johnny Wedderburn’s positivity, kindness and innovation help patients become independent again
By Nancy Humphrey
"He cares for the entire person and doesn’t just perform a job."
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Patient Spotlight
“Tough guy” actor gets tender care at VUMC
By Nancy Humphrey
He's been a villain on "Weeds" and "Queen of the South"; he says his health care team members are heroes
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Credo Award Winner
From organizing ugly sweater parties to serving as a guide for new international students, Jennifer Craker does it all.
By Nancy Humphrey
“I’ve worked in four institutions with a ton of people in a role like hers, and I’ve never encountered anyone even close to her caliber.”
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Employee Spotlight
As Frank Rummo died of COVID-19, his family gathered to tell him they loved him — through an iPad and the touch of his nurse, Maddie Hayes.
By Nancy Humphrey
“If his family had been there, they would have wanted to hold and touch his hand and rub his head, so that’s what I did"
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