James Tayloe Gwathmey, M.D., was a circus performer and Vanderbilt doctor who wrote popular books on both anesthesia and circus acrobatics
In 1964, with little fanfare, Harold Jordan, MD, became the first African-American resident physician at Vanderbilt. Looking back to that time, he recalls the support of his colleagues and the challenges he faced.
Memories from the day when Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash came to open a new unit at VUMC.
Sometimes emergencies happen – sick kids or school closings – that cause you to need backup childcare. VUMC offers employees a benefit through Care.com that gives you several options for backup care. With the Care.com benefit, VUMC employees receive up to 20 days (per fiscal year — July 1 through June 30) of subsidized backup childcare at home or at local, vetted childcare centers. Click here to learn more.
If you are enrolled in the Aetna Plus or Aetna Select VUMC health plans, you can pay zero out-of-pocket costs for pre- and post-natal care, certain spinal and joint surgeries and cochlear implants through the MyHealth Bundles program. Click here for more information.
