Patient Spotlight
Multiple sclerosis, lung cancer, and 50 marathons: Aaron Hawkins about to reach amazing milestone
By Jill Clendening
"He has been a blessing and role model for so many," his doctor Jonathan Nesbitt says.
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Employee Spotlight
“There’s something amazing about holding up an American flag,” says kettlebell gold medal winner Katherine Hartmann
By Wayne Wood
The physician and scientist says she was motivated by the words of a friend: “Almost everything is your fault, and what isn’t your fault is your responsibility.”
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Employee Spotlight
Cancer researcher Kimberly Dahlman is too busy to run in the Boston Marathon, but she’s doing it anyway — for her daughter
By Leigh MacMillan
“Even though I felt like I was already over-committed, I knew that I needed to do this"
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Employee Spotlight
Olympic achievement: Children’s Hospital employee KeKe Hinds brings home the gold
By Jessica Pasley
"I am very competitive when it comes to sports. It’s such fun and I get to meet so many great people.”
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Employee Spotlight
After being diagnosed with MS, Jonathan Davidson decided to take up running. He just completed his 50th marathon — one in each of the 50 states.
By Kelsey Herbers
Holding his infant daughter led him to vow to take care of himself so he could coach her soccer team and, someday, walk her down the aisle.
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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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Unsung hero
“Carmen from Chicago,” mystery good Samaritan nurse, identified
By Wayne Wood
She's very relieved that Geoffrey Lee, injured in the bicycle wreck, is doing OK.
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Unsung hero
A bike wreck left him dazed, hurt and bleeding. Then a Vanderbilt nurse came by.
By Wayne Wood
Where in the world is Carmen from Chicago? Geoffrey Lee would like to be sure she gets credit for a good deed.
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Employee Spotlight
Trauma chief Rick Miller represents Team USA in world triathlon event in Netherlands
By Jennifer Wetzel
"My goal was to stay in good shape as I got older."
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