Sandy Arnold, MD, MSc, division chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and medical co-director for the Antimicrobial Stewardship at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, will receive the 2021 Community Service Award from the Margolin Hebrew Academy Feinstone Yeshiva of the South at its 71st Annual Scholarship Banquet June 20. Dr. Arnold is being recognized for her efforts… Read More
One of the most accomplished and talented pancreato-biliary investigators and interventional endoscopists in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology, Mansour A. Parsi, MD, MPH, MBA, has been named as the Hyman Professor of Medicine and the chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health… Read More
While the coronavirus pandemic has drawn most of the attention over the last year, the opioid pandemic and other drug abuse and addiction issues have been steadily growing in Tennessee and across the nation. Faculty from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, University of Tennessee President Randy Boyd, community advocates, and faculty from other… Read More
Dustin Fulton, EdD, assistant dean for Admissions in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and Nicholas Hysmith, MD, assistant professor of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases at UTHSC and medical director of infection prevention at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, have been selected as members of the Class of 2021 of the… Read More
The past year was a major challenge for fourth-year medical students in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine, which saw them take on roles as COVID-19 testing and vaccination volunteers, while simultaneously completing their curriculums and interviewing for residency programs. During last week’s Match Day, 163 UTHSC medical students found out… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine has inducted its inaugural class to the Academy of Master Educators. The academy recognizes and celebrates contributions to education by dedicated physicians and other medical educators. The academy, which was formed in 2019, is being led by Mukta Panda, MD, MACP, FRCP, assistant dean for… Read More
Dustin Fulton, EdD, has been named assistant dean for Admissions in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center effective January 1, 2021. Dr. Fulton has served as interim assistant dean since May 2020. Dr. Fulton most recently served as associate director in Student Affairs and Community Engagement, and previously held… Read More
Gregg Mitchell, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Family Medicine in Jackson for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine. Dr. Mitchell has been serving as interim chair since 2015 and serves the department as both the program director and fellowship director. Dr. Mitchell, who assumed his new role… Read More
