On Friday, November 11, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will celebrate and honor the veterans of the United States Armed Forces on campus by hosting “Honoring All Who Serve,” a Veterans Day observance. The breakfast reception will be held in the Student-Alumni Center’s O.D. Larry Dining Hall from 8:30 to 10 a.m. The… Read More
As a result of a longtime, long-distance research collaboration, Gabor Tigyi, MD, PhD, professor of physiology in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has received a prestigious appointment at the premier research university in Taiwan. Dr. Tigyi, the new associate vice chancellor for Research and Industry Relations at… Read More
Maddie Singer, director of anaplastology at UTHSC, helps make people whole with her remarkably lifelike prosthetics. Her work was featured on WMC-TV Action News 5. In case you missed it, here’s the story. https://wmctv.videodownload.worldnow.com/WMCTV_0311201622224000000AA.mp4
Scott Campbell, a long-time emergency management official with the United States Coast Guard, has been named emergency management and safety officer for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). A native of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, Campbell comes to UTHSC from New Orleans, Louisiana, bringing 26 years of military experience in emergency management, physical security,… Read More
If the crimson and yellow mums planted on campus this fall caught your eye and brightened your day, Calvin King and Rigoberto Rodriguez count themselves successful. King and Rodriguez, co-owners of Immaculate Landscaping, a Memphis business with an office in Olive Branch, Mississippi, have been the contractors behind much of the beautiful seasonal color at the… Read More
If you have a suspicious-looking mole or a strange patch on your skin, Tejesh Patel, MD, FAAD, has some advice – get it checked out. And he wants you to know that, as faculty and staff at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), the Kaplan-Amonette Department of Dermatology is ready to help. “We’re… Read More
Our students and graduates are the best, and we never miss an opportunity to share that fact. Here are the stories of two students we recently profiled: As a health care professional, helping others overcome illnesses and personal obstacles is an expected behavior. However, when you are the health care professional who can relate to… Read More
As a health care professional, helping others overcome illnesses and personal obstacles is an expected behavior. However, when you are the health care professional who can relate to the obstacles being presented, you instantly become part of a special collective. Mariah Kimes, second-year medical laboratory sciences (MLS) student is a shining example of this. Her… Read More
