Campus Recreation at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has introduced some new features, including offering affiliate memberships for the Fitness Center located in the Student-Alumni Center on the Memphis campus. Membership is free to students, faculty, and staff. New affiliate memberships are available for UT Health Science Center alumni; part-time and temporary employees;… Read More
Logan McCulley’s path to a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree began when he flipped a four-wheeler and broke his femur into three pieces in Fayette County. He was 14. “I thought, ‘Accidents will happen. You can be prepared or not.’ So, I decided I wanted to be a paramedic,” McCulley said. He graduated from… Read More
From growing up in a small village in India with only one physician to being named one of Memphis’ 40 Under 40, Balaji Krishnaiah, MD, has built a career focused on improving patient care, education, and community impact. As division chief of Vascular Neurology, program director of Neurology Residency, and associate professor in the University… Read More
Serving as a mental health pharmacist for aging patients is a passion for Jennifer Bean, PharmD, a 2004 graduate of the UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy. “My grandparents helped raise me, which gives me insight into what healthy aging can look like, as well as what aging without good health can represent,” Dr.… Read More
Zhongjie Sun, MD, PhD, a pioneering researcher at UT Health Science Center, has been honored as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals. Dr. Sun, Thomas A. Gerwin Chair of Excellence in Physiology and co-director of the… Read More
Demolition work on the former Holiday Inn building at 969 Madison Ave. has begun as part of more than $100 million in capital projects and improvements underway or planned over the next few years for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Memphis campus. After months of remediation work to prepare the building for demolition,… Read More
More than 150 primary care providers will come to Memphis from four states March 28 to learn best practices in caring for people with sickle cell disease. Led by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing, the one-day conference will bring nationally-known experts in sickle cell patient care to Memphis. Sponsors include… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center marked a significant milestone Monday with the ribbon cutting for the newly completed fourth floor of the Nash Building, a long-anticipated project that will enhance the institution’s research capabilities. The $11.5 million, state-funded buildout brings the Department of Physiology and the College of Medicine one step closer to… Read More
