Students and researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center are playing instrumental parts in the development of a vaccine and now, in vaccinating the campus community. Pharmacy and nursing students, and medical and oral surgery residents have all been trained and are now vaccinating other residents and students on hospital rotations as well… Read More
Taking the time to author manuscript submissions, participate in peer review assignments, fill out grant applications and attend funding panel meetings are all both markers of academic productivity and metrics for promotion and tenure within higher ed. COVID has made such activities challenging for many faculty–especially faculty who are parents of young children. In one… Read More
Students and faculty at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center can leave their academic cares behind for a bit as they practice meditation, yoga and Pilates—or simply relax in a Zen lounge. It’s all part of the new Mind Body Wellness center, which at press time was on the cusp of opening. Despite the… Read More
Students at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center now receive more than just academic assistance from the office of Student Academic Support Services and Inclusion. Besides its traditional tutoring and other academic-related services, the office recently added mental health counseling.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s new initiative for focusing on the mental health of students promises to be a model for other academic health science institutions across the country.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is about to start construction on a new drug manufacturing facility that will allow it to contract with the private sector on the aseptic formulation and compounding of clinical trial drugs.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center leaders launched a campus master plan designed to enhance UTHSC’s position as an urban academic medical center at the core of a larger revitalization of the Memphis Medical Center District.
