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Physician Outreach and Connections

Our Mission

The Physician Outreach and Connections Department at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)

  • Promotes Vanderbilt's services to clinicians in referral areas
  • Shares information on new products and services
  • Engages with community clinicians to learn their needs and strengthen relationships
  • Collaborates with VUMC leadership on strategic outreach plans to increase referrals and surgical growth

Our team focuses on customer service, relationship building, service recovery, intelligence gathering, assisting in finding solutions and representing VUMC to other medical communities.

Meet Our Team

Michele Hesselrode

Michele Hesselrode

    Senior Director
Melissa Acton

Melissa Acton

    Wilson Co. – East Tenn., Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
Stephanie Clark

Stephanie Clark

    Regional Manager, Williamson/Putnam Co.
Debbie Dyer

Debbie Dyer

    Montgomery Co. – Kentucky
Rhonda Watson

Rhonda Watson

    Davidson/Maury Co. – West TN
Heather Weaver

Heather Weaver

    Bedford, Coffee, Rutherford Cos. - Southeast TN
Kate Baker

Kate Baker

    New Tower
Stacey Becker

Stacey Becker

    Vanderbilt Transplant Center
Madeline Brayman

Madeline Brayman

    Vanderbilt Surgery
Andrea Neal

Andrea Neal

    Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Emily Duvall

Emily Duvall

    Lead Administrative Assistant
Christianna Gamble

Christianna Gamble

    Sr. Program Manager/Health Connect
Ashley Lord

Ashley Lord

    Associate Program Manager

Educational Outreach

General CME and non-CME Webinars

The Vanderbilt Lecture Series is hosted monthly and open to all community clinicians, not limited to Vanderbilt employees. This free CME series offers a wide range of pertinent educational courses and is held virtually via Zoom. CME credit is through the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).

For more information or to register to attend, email physicianoutreachandconnections@vumc.org.

Tumor Board at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital

  • CME credit offered through AAFP 
  • Hospital medical staff review cases monthly
  • VUMC faculty presenting on requested topic to meet ACOS accreditation
  • Target audience: surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and registered nurses