Social Media Toolkit

At Vanderbilt University Medical Center, we not only recognize that social media are here to stay, we believe it is critical for us as an organization to be active and stay abreast of trends in social media.

VUMC was one of the first medical centers in the country to develop a social media policy to guide use of social media by its faculty, staff and students. Helping you participate in social media without getting yourself or Vanderbilt into trouble is the goal of this policy as well as the tools and resources on these pages.

You likely have a profile in one or more social networks. You may also comment on blogs or online communities and news sites. If so, please be sure to read the policy to make sure you understand how it applies to your activity.

Do you want to participate in social media on behalf of VUMC?

Here are some ideas to get you started:

• Review the tools and resources on these pages.
• "Like" and participate in one or more of our active Facebook communities or follow one of our accounts on Twitter. VUMC has developed a set of active pages on Facebook, is active on Twitter and YouTube, and continually assesses and pilots activity in new and emerging platforms. Our primary Facebook and Twitter accounts reach more than 130,000 fans and followers. (Link to list of our accounts)
• Submit news and announcements to the social media team to consider for posting on our current social media sites at connect@vanderbilt.edu

Think you might want to be considered to host an official VUMC social media account? Learn more.