http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicineA Vanderbilt University Medical Center Alumni Publication - Current Issue - Summer 2009http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/sites/vanderbiltmedicine/images/vanderbiltmedicine-medium.gifhttp://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/images/vanderbiltmedicine_logo_small.gif30034http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7355http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7355<p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7355"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/feature_helpwanted.jpg&width=100&height=75&hash=c30e00f74301b0f9d42353989cf7b9ba" align="left" height="75" width="100" alt="Vanderbilt Medicine Photo" border="0" /></a>The U.S. population is growing rapidly, increasing by about 25 million people per decade. The nation, including its doctors, is aging. The search for future physicians, and better ways to practice medicine, begins now.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7355"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/feature_helpwanted.jpg&width=100&height=75&hash=c30e00f74301b0f9d42353989cf7b9ba" align="left" height="75" width="100" alt="photo" title="" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7426http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7426A Short History of the Vice ChancellorshipWed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7408http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7408Fifty years ago this September marked my entry into the academic big leagues: I began my first year of medical school.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7409http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7409Society is moving away from the concept of generalists, preventive and primary medicine.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7357http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7357<p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7357"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/feature_buildteam.jpg&width=100&height=75&hash=a65ffe15336d6c8889a47b7fa4e18acf" align="left" height="75" width="100" alt="Vanderbilt Medicine Photo" border="0" /></a></p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7357"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/feature_buildteam.jpg&width=100&height=75&hash=a65ffe15336d6c8889a47b7fa4e18acf" align="left" height="75" width="100" alt="photo" title="" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7358http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7358<p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7358"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/feature_prevention.jpg&width=100&height=75&hash=4f8b8c617943adca7a90c521efa9e139" align="left" height="75" width="100" alt="Vanderbilt Medicine Photo" border="0" /></a>An apple a day keeps the doctor away - or does it?</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7358"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/feature_prevention.jpg&width=100&height=75&hash=4f8b8c617943adca7a90c521efa9e139" align="left" height="75" width="100" alt="photo" title="" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7359http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7359<p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7359"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/techart_landscape2.jpg&width=100&height=64&hash=f612adc6bf91e49449ee454fc20e37d2" align="left" height="64" width="100" alt="Vanderbilt Medicine Photo" border="0" /></a></p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7359"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/techart_landscape2.jpg&width=100&height=64&hash=f612adc6bf91e49449ee454fc20e37d2" align="left" height="64" width="100" alt="photo" title="" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7360http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7360<p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7360"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/feature_healthtohope.jpg&width=100&height=75&hash=695e1f4296c36a0a3cf4252a00492cab" align="left" height="75" width="100" alt="Vanderbilt Medicine Photo" border="0" /></a>Staff writer Bill Snyder spent a week in Mozambique covering the efforts of a Vanderbilt-owned subsidiary, Friends in Global Health. Learn more about the agency's clinical director, Troy Moon, M.D., and Vanderbilt's efforts to extend HIV/AIDS treatment in a rural province.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7360"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/feature_healthtohope.jpg&width=100&height=75&hash=695e1f4296c36a0a3cf4252a00492cab" align="left" height="75" width="100" alt="photo" title="" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7356http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7356<p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7356"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/feature_jacobson.jpg&width=100&height=75&hash=d308129a440f87436753a9bb4a14b430" align="left" height="75" width="100" alt="Vanderbilt Medicine Photo" border="0" /></a>Vanderbilt University Medical Center was at a critical turning point in 1997 when a 50-year-old nephrologist and health care entrepreneur named Harry Jacobson, M.D., took over as CEO.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7356"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/feature_jacobson.jpg&width=100&height=75&hash=d308129a440f87436753a9bb4a14b430" align="left" height="75" width="100" alt="photo" title="" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7406http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7406A Summary of Jacobson's AccomplishmentsWed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7405http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7405Dr. Jacobson's Knack for Recruiting Top TalentWed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7407http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7407Accolades for Dr. Jacobson from VUMC and Community Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7361http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7361<p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7361"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/Knox_landscape2.jpg&width=100&height=60&hash=d0da1a347ab09b1799adea48ed6995b3" align="left" height="60" width="100" alt="Vanderbilt Medicine Photo" border="0" /></a>New physician Caroline Knox discusses her reasons for choosing a career in family medicine when most of her peers have opted to specialize.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7361"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/Knox_landscape2.jpg&width=100&height=60&hash=d0da1a347ab09b1799adea48ed6995b3" align="left" height="60" width="100" alt="photo" title="" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7362http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7362In addition to increasing its class sizes to some degree, Vanderbilt is more focused on improving the quality and outcomes related to the educational experience.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7363http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7363<p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7363"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/match15.jpg&width=100&height=70&hash=41fbd9c8548a1416f223d9e8666d1d0f" align="left" height="70" width="100" alt="Vanderbilt Medicine Photo" border="0" /></a></p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7363"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/match15.jpg&width=100&height=70&hash=41fbd9c8548a1416f223d9e8666d1d0f" align="left" height="70" width="100" alt="photo" title="" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7364http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7364Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7365http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7365Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7366http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7366<p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7366"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/scoliosis_11.jpg&width=100&height=75&hash=fe41e3cfc480d1c39ae3d484f4263263" align="left" height="75" width="100" alt="Vanderbilt Medicine Photo" border="0" /></a></p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7366"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/scoliosis_11.jpg&width=100&height=75&hash=fe41e3cfc480d1c39ae3d484f4263263" align="left" height="75" width="100" alt="photo" title="" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7367http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7367<p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7367"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/colon.harris.zhang.jpg&width=100&height=64&hash=727d6fed117309257b88fa7dda9ed1c2" align="left" height="64" width="100" alt="Vanderbilt Medicine Photo" border="0" /></a></p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7367"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/colon.harris.zhang.jpg&width=100&height=64&hash=727d6fed117309257b88fa7dda9ed1c2" align="left" height="64" width="100" alt="photo" title="" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7368http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7368Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7369http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7369Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7370http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7370<p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7370"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/twins12.jpg&width=100&height=68&hash=3b0838f8f0902e74b65deae5d656485a" align="left" height="68" width="100" alt="Vanderbilt Medicine Photo" border="0" /></a>Three-month-old conjoined twins Keylee Ann and Zoey Marie Miller were separated in a complex operation on April 7 at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7370"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/twins12.jpg&width=100&height=68&hash=3b0838f8f0902e74b65deae5d656485a" align="left" height="68" width="100" alt="photo" title="" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7371http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7371Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7372http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7372Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7373http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7373<p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7373"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/ddcoleman11.jpg&width=100&height=66&hash=b07031873f6913bf1328701ea6258f30" align="left" height="66" width="100" alt="Vanderbilt Medicine Photo" border="0" /></a></p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7373"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/ddcoleman11.jpg&width=100&height=66&hash=b07031873f6913bf1328701ea6258f30" align="left" height="66" width="100" alt="photo" title="" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7374http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7374Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7375http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7375Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7376http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7376Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7377http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7377New CRS board members offer experience, expertise to organizationWed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7378http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7378Musiek combines love of medicine, research to shape careerWed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7379http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7379Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7396http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7396Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7397http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7397Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7398http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7398Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7399http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7399Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7400http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7400Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7401http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7401Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7402http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7402<p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7402"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/ddbalser_jeff_landscape.jpg&width=100&height=66&hash=f02376d50873ce27beb9c6dba6bb78a7" align="left" height="66" width="100" alt="Vanderbilt Medicine Photo" border="0" /></a>Vanderbilt's Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., incoming vice chancellor for Health Affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, is an accomplished clinician and researcher. At 47, Balser is the youngest person ever to lead the Medical Center. He spent the past decade preparing for the role, working closely as an apprentice to Harry Jacobson, M.D., who retired as vice chancellor in June. Jacobson hand-selected Balser as his successor and, as a mentor, has placed Balser in a series of roles with ever-increasing responsibility.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7402"><img src="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/common/imageresizer/image.php?image=/documents/vanderbiltmedicine/images/Summer2009/ddbalser_jeff_landscape.jpg&width=100&height=66&hash=f02376d50873ce27beb9c6dba6bb78a7" align="left" height="66" width="100" alt="photo" title="" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7403http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7403Jim and Janet Ayers donate $10 million for colon cancer prevention researchWed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?article=7404http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmedicine/index.html?ID=7404Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500