UTHSC Announcements


2023 Surgical Oncology Annual Cancer Symposium: State of the Art Management of Colorectal Cancer

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Saturday, September 30, 2023
7:30 AM – 3:30 PM (breakfast and lunch will be provided)
UTHSC – Mooney Building, Library, Room 201


Volunteer at the Wellness Festival on September 16

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Sign up to volunteer at the Wellness Festival hosted by Healthier Memphis and Memphis Medical District. The event will be on September 16 from 11pm-3pm at Morris Park. We need volunteers to sign up for different jobs that range from 8am to 3:30pm. If you aren’t able to volunteer, please sign up to donate the blood drive during the event.


2nd Annual TennIRM Research Symposium

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The second annual TennIRM Research Symposium will feature overviews of ongoing regenerative science research from TennIRM scientists, updates from affiliated organizations at the University of Memphis, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and industry partners. Poster presentation submissions are welcomed (see registration link).


‘Youth & Family Wellness’ Health Fair

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The UTHSC Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program is hosting the ‘Youth & Family Wellness’ Health Fair on September 8, 2023, from 11 AM to 2 PM at Emmanuel Center (604 St. Paul Avenue, Memphis TN).
The goal of this fair is to bring resources and support directly to our Memphis families who may need health, parenting, therapeutic, educational and MLGW/Rent services but may not have equitable access to them.

This event is free and open to the public.


UTHSC News: Ribbon cutting for New Home of Rachel Kay Stevens Therapy Center at UTHSC August 24

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The Rachel Kay Stevens Therapy Center (RKSTC) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, a student-run, pro-bono pediatric occupational therapy clinic, will host a ribbon cutting August 24 from 2-4 p.m. for its new clinical space on the 5th floor of the 920 Madison Building on the Memphis campus. The celebration is open to students,… Read More


UTHSC News: UTHSC Campus Police Department to Participate In “Booze It and Lose It” Traffic Safety Campaign

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The Campus Police Department of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) for its “Booze It and Lose It” campaign from August 16 to September 4, surrounding the Labor Day holiday. This initiative coincides with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” mobilization… Read More


Cultural Humility: Conversations on Health Disparities with Dr. Duane Loynes, Sr.

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Join us Wednesday, August 30, at noon in GEB A103 for a Conversation on Health Disparities with Dr. Duane T. Loynes Sr. about Cultural Humility. Dr. Loynes is Assistant Professor of Urban Studies and Africana Studies at Rhodes College. Lunch will be provided, so please RSVP via Engage here: https://uthsc.campuslabs.com/engage/event/9130006 This event is part of the Co-curricular Certificate on the Social Determinants of Health.


Back-to-School Community Immunization Events

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Back-to-School Community Immunization Events Le Bonheur Children’s, UTHSC, Shelby County Health Department, Memphis Shelby County Schools, Latino Memphis, St. Jude and others are hosting several community immunization events to help kids get caught up on their required school vaccines. The dates for the immunization events are July 29, Aug. 5 and Sept. 30.  They will again… Read More