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We'd love to welcome our new staff member to the team!
Anna-Laura Garrow is our newest Physician Assistant, and is working in the sleep division, beginning 12/1.
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Celebrate the holiday season with fellow employees and good cheer, we're planning a holiday party to end the year!
Come as you are and join your colleagues for conversation and a festive holiday treat!
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Don't forget about VUMC's employment referral program! If you know someone who would be a great addition to VUMC, refer them for one of the qualified full-time positions, and you could earn from $2,000 up to $15,000 per qualified referral.
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Did you know the neurology department has our very own intranet web page? Stay up to date and connected with all things VUMC neurology.
This month we are highlighting the Academic Affairs section of our departmental intranet web page.
Here, you can review Faculty Development Plan Forms, Clinician Professional Practice Evaluations (OPPE/FPPE), our Department Faculty FMLA/Parental Leave Process, VUMC Faculty Affairs & Career Development information, and the Faculty Manual.
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Ice, Ice, Baby!
As we enter the season when weather can be severe, now is the time to review VUMC’s inclement weather policy. These policies provide guidance on attendance during inclement weather as we deliver on our promise to always remain open. Please take a moment to review the VUMC Weather policy link below so that you are prepared in case of inclement weather.
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If you have not already done so, it would be wise to go ahead and enter Workday requests and enter the remaining holidays through the fiscal year (Memorial Day). **Reminder, this is for salaried and hourly staff only (not faculty)**
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Office of Inclusion and Health Equity (OIHE) promotes inclusion and equity for everyone receiving care from VUMC and its related clinics and hospitals. Tune into Neurology grand rounds for the upcoming DEI/Health Equity GR lecture series with speaker Dr. Consuelo Wilkins on 12/8. We will see you there!
- In case you missed it, VUMC launched a new “Cause for Applause” portal. This portal is a way for you to publicly and privately acknowledge colleagues who are doing outstanding work and upholding the VUMC CREDO. Let's celebrate together!
- Please remember, if international travel is NOT booked through Concur, it will unfortunately be denied for reimbursement through WorkDay. When you submit an international travel reimbursement, please upload proof that your travel was booked through Concur and upload an approved ITQ to your Workday travel reimbursement submission. Find more information about this here.
- Don't forget to order your VUMC Neurology gear today. The weather is getting coler and we've got the perfect jackets to keep you warm!
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Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program
Kanika Bagai, MD, Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program Director, is pleased to announce the Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program matched with two candidates, Reed LaHaye, MD and Arunee Motes, MD, for 2024-2025. We welcome these outstanding physicians and look forward to their arrival in July 2024!
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"Eli--It has been such a pleasure to work with you! Best wishes for your future adventures." -Beth Malow
Thank you to those of you who were able to stop by and wish farewell to Dr. Eli Zimmerman! It was a grand time of conversation, with many memories shared. We wish Eli the best in his future endeavors... He will be missed by his VUMC family!
"It has been great to work with you! Thanks for keeping it real and for partnering with our team. Wish you the best of luck and success in your new position. You will be missed! Best." -Chris Hughes
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The Wellness Committee invites all faculty, fellows, residents, and staff to come socialize, meet new colleagues, and relax. Food and drinks will be covered by the department, as a gift from a generous donor.
Next event is on the 3rd Friday of the month, December 15th
When: 5-7pm
Where: Pizza Perfect on 21st Ave. S (across from the hospital)
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Upcoming Volunteer OpportunityJoin the Wellness Committee for a group Volunteering Event at Second Harvest for a Family-Friendly (kids 6 years old and older are welcome) Thursday evening in December- The virtual food drive will culminate in a day of service in December before the holidays. More information to come!
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- Stark AJ, Song AK, Petersen KJ, Hay KR, Lin YC, Trujillo P, Kang H, Collazzo JM, Donahue MJ, Zald DH, Claassen DO. Accentuated paralimbic and reduced mesolimbic D2/3-impulsivity associations in Parkinson's disease. J Neurosci. 2023 Oct 18:JN-RM-1037-23. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1037-23.2023. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37852792.
- Trujillo P, Aumann MA, Claassen DO. Reply: Neuromelanin? MRI of catecholaminergic neurons. Brain. 2023 Nov 18:awad394. doi: 10.1093/brain/awad394. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37979197.
- Han C, Waddle S, Garza M, Davis LT, Eisma JJ, Richerson WT, Fusco M, Chitale R, Custer C, McKnight CD, Jordan LC, Donahue MJ. Choroid plexus vascular reactivity in moyamoya: Implications for choroid plexus regulation in ischemic stress. J Neuroimaging. 2023 Oct 26. doi: 10.1111/jon.13161. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37885135.
- Aumann M, Richerson WT, Song AK, Davis LT, Pruthi S, Davis SM, Patel N, Lee C, Kassim AA, DeBaun MR, Donahue MJ, Jordan LC. Cerebral hemodynamic changes after haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplant in adults with sickle cell disease. Blood Adv. 2023 Oct 26:bloodadvances.2023010717. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023010717. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37883803.
Presentations:
- Paula Trujillo and Katie Hay presented at the 34th International Symposium on the Autonomic Nervous System (Puerto Rico, November 15–18, 2023). The abstracts were selected for Oral Presentations:
- Relationship between N-acetylaspartate and neurofilament light chain in multiple system atrophy
P. Trujillo, J. Iregui, K. Hett, A. Wynn, M.J. Donahue, M. Bradbury, C. Wong, D. Stamler, D.O. Claassen
- Postprandial hypotension is associated with an increased secretion of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide in patients with Parkinson disease
K.R. Hay, A.E. Wynn, S.Y. Paranjape, T. Ding, J. Iregui, S. Lonce, C. Peacock, D.O. Claassen, C.A. Shibao
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Grant Opportunities
Are you planning to submit a grant soon? If so, please complete the Department of Neurology Grant Application Tool at least 30 days in advance of your submission.
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