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Vanderbilt University Medical Center

We are committed to excellence in patient care, biomedical research, and medical education and training. We thrive on challenges, embrace collaboration and champion innovation. We are a growing health system with 7 hospitals and hundreds of clinics throughout the Mid-South as well as one of the nation's top biomedical research programs as measured by competitive research funding from the National Institutes of Health and other sources.

VUMC is regularly ranked among the nation's elite hospitals in terms of quality and effectiveness. Our tireless pursuit of personalized care has earned scores of patient satisfaction awards. Our research is expanding the frontiers of medical knowledge, and every day we advance toward a better understanding of human health. We blend new discoveries and technology into health education, preparing distinguished medical professionals to offer the most progressive and compassionate care possible.

We set the pace for health care in the Southeast, and we are a nationally-respected referral center. We are building on nearly 150 years of accomplishments to shape the future of health care the world over.