“This is what we’ve worked for. We have spent hours and hours in hospitals and classrooms and clinics, and we’ve gotten to a point where we get to do what we want to do—be doctors—and we get to find out where today. So, it’s an emotional day.” Those were the words of medical student and… Read More
With a new leader, Dean Ken Tilashalski, DMD, the College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has a renewed vision: to take care of people. The Winter 2025 issue of Dentistry Magazine highlights how the college’s alumni, faculty, and students are putting this vision into action to improve the health of… Read More
Valeanna Adams loved science from a young age and majored in biology at Lane College, where she graduated in 2022 with the highest grade-point average in the Natural and Physical Sciences Division. As she approached graduation, Adams told one of her Lane professors that she wished she had more time in school because she was… Read More
After an extensive nationwide search, Michael Hocker, MD, MHS, a highly accomplished academic physician, innovative educator and mentor, and inspirational servant leader, has been named the new executive dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He will begin his tenure in July 2025. Dr. Hocker currently serves as… Read More
Richard Cushing spends his days in the lab at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, helping to unravel the mysteries of Alzheimer’s disease. But by night and on weekends, he leads the popular Memphis band FreeWorld, playing on Beale Street and at other venues at least five times a week. “Studying biology during the… Read More
In 2015, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center was named the first institution in the UT System to receive the “VETS Campus” distinction from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, recognizing the university’s work to help veterans transition from military service to higher education. UT Health Science Center has recently taken another major step in… Read More
As a second-year physical therapy student, Juan Martin is forging a path that blends his passion for athletics, helping others, and fostering community. Originally from Cookeville, Tennessee, and the son of Guatemalan immigrants, Martin is navigating the challenges and accomplishments of being a first-generation student, while simultaneously building a thriving running club at UT Health… Read More
Evan Glazer, MD, PhD, a surgical oncologist and associate professor at UT Health Science Center, maintains a busy clinical practice and an active research portfolio in Memphis. Still, when he can, he joins a Sunday morning conference call to help manage the treatment of patients in Nepal. The multidisciplinary call stems from his work with… Read More
