“We are in a good place and moving in a good direction,” Chancellor Peter Buckley, MD, told members of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board Friday during their summer meeting in Memphis.
With many new leaders now in place and joining already committed colleagues to forge a more-cohesive team across all four Health Science Center campuses, the board meeting was replete with evidence of progress and forward momentum at UT Health Science Center.
Reports from each of the six colleges illustrated this, highlighting new programs, major research awards, enrollment gains, and statewide community outreach.
Additionally, a financial report by Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer Raaj Kurapati showed adjustments across the university over the last six months have resulted in an overall positive projected financial performance for fiscal year 2024 and a balanced budget for fiscal year 2025, putting the university on a more positive financial trajectory for the future.
Chancellor Buckley said the university is increasing its collaborations across the state, as it builds on its vision of Healthy Tennesseans. Thriving Communities. “I think we’re living our vision of reaching out and being a partner all across the state,” he said.
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