VB.NET equivalent of C# property shorthand?

Is there a VB.NET equivalent to the C#:

public string FirstName { get; set; }

I know you can do

Public Property name() As String
   Get
      Return _name.ToString
   End Get
   Set(ByVal value As String)
       _name = value
   End Set
End Property

But I can't seem to google up an answer on a Visual Basic shorthand.