Employee Spotlight
Neurology’s Bruce Ayers brings his love of music to the world as the founder of Nashville African American Wind Symphony
By Paul Govern
My grandmother would say, 'Boy, stop banging on that piano.' And my grandfather would say, 'Let him keep playing, this might turn into something for him.'
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Employee Spotlight
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt 20th birthday celebration kicks off with performance from employee musician Darnell Clay
By Jessica Pasley
Clay is a familiar face around Monroe Carell. As a Nutrition Services team member, he delivers food trays to patients. Few were aware of his love of music.
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Employee Spotlight
The man at the music festival had been beaten unconscious. Medical assistant Chase Brown may have saved his life.
By Jessica Pasley
"If that was my little brother or one of my friends, I would hope someone would help them."
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Employee Spotlight
VUMC Rheumatologist Jim Gore began writing a symphony 20 years ago. It just had its debut.
By Nancy Humphrey
The movement "Red Morn on Rolling Hills" was selected for performance by the Tennessee Youth Symphony
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Employee Spotlight
Irish step dancing and science share equal billing in Maureen Gannon’s world
By Jill Clendening
She is known for her diabetes research. She’s also pretty proud of her polished lift, a high, straight-legged kick that shows both flexibility and gracefulness.
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Tales of VUMC Past
Polio patients, iron lung respirators, and…hey, is that Pat Boone??!!
By Wayne Wood
Polio was a terrifying disease, once filling wards at VUMC with paralyzed patients in iron lungs. Vaccines have saved us from all that.
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Patient Spotlight
That piano music coming from the chapel? It’s a 16-year-old patient at the baby grand
By Jessica Pasley
The first chance he got to leave his hospital room, Gabe Gingerich made his way to the keyboard
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Employee Spotlight
VUMC surgical tech cheers on daughter Grace West on NBC’s “The Voice”
By Nancy Humphrey
Daryl Rembinski's family moved to Nashville from Detroit to support Grace's singing career
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In memoriam
Debbie Kemp Kimbro remembered for her ability to build connections
By Jill Clendening
“She developed friends everywhere she went in her professional and personal life with her warm and engaging personality," said C. Wright Pinson of the EMS nurse, LifeFlight nurse, physician liaison and singer for the VUMC band Soul Incision.
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