Employee Spotlight
Above and beyond to fight the pandemic: Blood Bank director Jennifer Andrews, husband, Chris, and daughter Ella each were volunteers in VUMC vaccine research.
By Kristin Smart
“I needed to help the situation in any way possible. I felt really lucky to be included in the clinical trial,” Andrews said.
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Employee Spotlight
Donna Atherton and Karen Pinkard are nurses who have worked together for years. The day Karen’s heart stopped at work, Donna was there to save her life.
By Tom Wilemon
A lot of people worked to save her life and help her recover. Thanks to them, Karen Pinkard is back at work.
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Employee Spotlight
Eighteen years ago Kanisha Sizemore got a new kidney and pancreas. With her job in the Transplant Pharmacy she gives patients hope and perspective.
By Matt Batcheldor
“Being a transplant recipient is a blessing, but it is also life changing in several ways."
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Employee Spotlight
Melanie Walker started life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Now she works there helping tiny babies breathe.
By Jessica Pasley
“I could be an example that there is a way to get better."
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Employee Spotlight
“Pin” Schnabel began her career as a surgeon, and went back to school to become a nurse practitioner. Her tiny patients benefit from her experience every day.
By Jessica Pasley
What would make a physician go back to school to become a nurse practitioner?
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Employee Spotlight
The Yazdani sisters are triplets by birth, proud VUMC nurses by choice
By Emily Stembridge
Sousan, Sohayla and Setareh Yazdani are 22-year-old triplets who all work as nurses at VUMC. They agree that they always wanted to pursue their careers at Vanderbilt.
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A death or serious injury of a parent can mean a scared and bewildered child. Arielle Silverman helps children understand and cope.
By Wayne Wood
She has worked with children varying in age from under 2 years old to teenagers as old as 18.
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Employee Spotlight
Paula Ciero and Jo Ann Kounlavong named Medical Assistants of the Year
By Matt Batcheldor
They were chosen for demonstrating outstanding Credo behaviors, willingness to consistently exceed role expectations and dedication to patients, colleagues and the VUMC community.
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Employee Spotlight
From fantasy fiction to patient narratives, the power of storytelling drives Michelle Izmaylov
By Emily Stembridge
"If you just simply sit with someone and listen, you will learn incredible things”
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