UTHSC Announcements


Wednesday: Explore the Magical World of Medicinal Plants

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rom 11am-2pm CST, visit our tables on the 2nd floor of the Health Sciences Library to enjoy a cup of herbal tea while you view examples of plants used in medicine from the Archives, plan your future garden at our seed exchange, and take home a Lithops.


Discounted Grizzlies tickets for UTHSC Students, Faculty and Staff!

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uring the 23-24 NBA season you have exclusive access to special Memphis Grizzlies ticket offers that are not available to anyone else.

Follow the step-by-step instructions below to purchase discounted tickets to select regular season home games this season to watch Derek Rose, Jaren Jackson Jr., Desmond Bane, and the rest of the Memphis Grizzlies take on the NBA’s best.

To take advantage of this special offer, please follow the directions below:

Step 1: Visit grizzgroups.com/uthsc

Step 2: Select the game you want to attend.

Step 3: Enter your company’s unique Promo Code: UTHSC23

Step 4: Choose the location of your seats.

Step 5: Complete the easy purchase process.

Step 6: Enjoy the game!


Enrolling healthy subjects for a research project

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Drs. Theodore Cory and Santosh Kumar are enrolling African American women for a research
project “Isolation of Blood from Healthy Control Donors”, to find out how the immune system
responds to infection with infectious diseases.
Subjects must be between the ages of 18-50, and generally healthy. Subjects must not be
heavy alcohol users, use illicit substances, have liver damage, have HIV, the human
papillomavirus (HPV), or be pregnant.
Subjects will be asked to provide 4 tablespoons of blood in one blood draw and will be
compensated $25.
Please contact Dr. Theodore Cory at tcory1@uthsc.edu, or 901-448-7216.


Research Participation Opportunity in Memphis at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center!

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Our team is looking for people with dementia and their caregivers to participate in a research study.


New Faculty Orientation THIS FRIDAY from 10am to 11am!

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This one-hour online seminar will introduce new faculty members to the Annual Performance and Planning Review (APPR) process and provide instructions for completing the process within Digital Measures. Registration is required! Follow this link to Register: https://tennesseehipaa.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwscumqqjwsGNZATEKyqgJXU0fWBU28GnYJ


Join us for Medicine Grand Rounds November 8, with Dr. Satya Surbhi

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Join us for Medicine Grand Rounds this Wednesday presented by Dr. Satya Surbhi on Opioid Use in Chronic Kidney Disease.


Please join the Department of Surgery for the Distinguished Visiting Professor Series

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SPEAKER: Christopher D. Anderson, MD, FACS, DABS
James D. Hardy, Chair and Professor of Surgery
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Surgery
Medical Director, Transplant Service Line UMMC
Surgical Director of the Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency

TITLE: “Transplant in Mississippi: Past, Present, and Future”

DATE: Wednesday, November 8, 2023

LOCATION: 956 Court Avenue (Coleman Building, North Auditorium)

TIME: 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.


First Annual Multicultural Festival: a celebration of cultures

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The first ever multicultural fair is arriving on November 15, 2023. Join the diversity organizations at UTHSC for free food, games, and crafts!