Employee Spotlight
Kathleen Gallagher is a surgical resident and former combat medic. She traveled to Ukraine to help train emergency response teams.
By Nancy Humphrey
"With my background in combat medicine, it felt like there was something I could actually do to help.”
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Employee Spotlight
Sister surgeons share a winding road that led to VUMC
By Jill Clendening
From Canada to Florida to VUMC, the "Gillaspie Girls" are building careers after "falling in love with surgery."
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Tales of VUMC Past
The mystery of “Little Jim”
By Wayne Wood
Who is the serious little boy in the 1932 picture, and why is he dressed like a miniature doctor?
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Tales of VUMC Past
Harold Jordan, VUMC’s first Black resident, arrived on campus 56 years ago. He looks back on a very different time at the Medical Center.
By Wayne Wood
The pioneering physician recalls the summer of 1964, the support of his colleagues and the challenges he faced
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VUMC in the Community
Avid runner founds “Gynecologists for Hire” to participate in Shade Tree Trot
By Jessica Pasley
Ob/Gyn fellow Cynthia Arvizo witnessed firsthand the good that Shade Tree Clinic does — so she formed a running team to raise funds
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Employee Spotlight
Bill and Genie met at VUMC in 1983. The proposal was at Kroger. A wedding ring fell over a cliff. They are still in love.
By Tavia Smith
“She was really sweet and 34 years later, she’s still just as sweet,” Bill says. “It was meant to be,” Genie adds.
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VUMC in the Community
When their native Puerto Rico was devastated by hurricanes, these VUMC resident physicians stepped up
By Nancy Humphrey
“We are humbled by the heartfelt love we received from the entire Vanderbilt community"
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First person
VUMC resident Arissa Young went to Stockholm to see her father accept a Nobel prize. Here’s her account of that whirlwind weekend.
By Casual Astronaut admin
"I’m filled with pride. My sister and mother and I don’t need a medal to tell us Dad’s a genius. We’re just very proud that he’s being honored the way we always knew he deserved to be."
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Tales of VUMC Past
Hidden Figure
By Wayne Wood
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.
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