Campus: Memphis

Continued Expansion of Certification Program Gives Tennessee Dental Practices More Hands on Deck

Written by Carmin Chambers

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Clinical CareEducation
A dental program student trains at a desk with specialized equipment.

As Tennessee’s demand for oral healthcare continues to grow, the University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Dentistry’s Office of Continuing Education has grown its Expanded Functions for Dental Auxiliaries (EFDA) Certification Program to strengthen the state’s dental workforce and improve access to care. With new training sites in Kingsport and Chattanooga, the expansion brings… Read More

More Than a White Coat: College of Medicine Welcomes Largest Class in History

Written by Brianna Peck

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Clinical CareEducation
Inside a dim auditorium, students in short white coats hold up their right hands while reading an oath printed in a pamphlet.

One by one, 181 first-year medical students walked across the Cannon Center stage in Memphis recently, as faculty members from the University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Medicine helped them into their first white coats. The annual White Coat Ceremony represents one of medicine’s earliest traditions. This year’s event carried additional significance. The Class… Read More

$4 Million Commitment Will Help Expand Health Hubs to Bring Preventive Care to More Communities Across Tennessee

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CarePublic Service
Group photo of leaders at the announcement of expansion of health hubs across tennessee

“We need to put prevention first, we need to put abundant life first,” James Bailey, MD, executive director of the Tennessee Population Health Consortium at UT Health Sciences, said Wednesday during an event to announce the statewide expansion of a neighborhood health hub model developed at the university to improve health and wellness in medically… Read More

When Physical Therapy Means First Names and Open Hearts

Written by Allyson Lawson

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Clinical CareEducationPublic Service
Dr. Ray Patterson, Dr. Carlos Clardy and Linda Patterson pose for a photo together at an event.

Charles Clardy had one instruction for his son before the dinner at the Peabody Hotel. Tell Ray I said hello. Doctor of Physical Therapy Carlos Clardy, EdD, spent years hearing his father speak of Dr. Ray Patterson, the young physical therapy educator at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences who had meant so much during… Read More

2 from UT Health Sciences Honored with UT President’s Awards

Written by Chris Green

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Clinical CareEducationPublic Service
Side-by-side headshots of Edwin Jeffres and Dr. Tina Dudney

The University of Tennessee System has named two employees from the University of Tennessee Health Sciences among the recipients of the 2026 President’s Awards, the highest honor a UT employee can receive. Edwin Jeffres, assistant vice chancellor of Facilities, and Tina Dudney, MD, professor and assistant dean for Graduate Medical Education in the College of… Read More

UT Health Sciences Advisory Board to Meet Friday, Aug. 7

Written by Allyson Lawson

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The UTHSC Advisory Board will meet in person May 11 in the Mooney Building on the Memphis campus.

The University of Tennessee Health Sciences Advisory Board will meet Friday, Aug. 7, at 11 a.m., in the Mooney Library, 875 Monroe Ave., on the Memphis campus. On the agenda:  While the meeting will be conducted in person, it will also be available to view online. The webcast link, more information about the UT Health Sciences… Read More

Bedford Falls Foundation-DAF and Hanover Family Foundation Invest $530,000 in Nursing Student Success

Written by Aimee C. McMillin

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The participants on a recent tour of a UT Health Sciences College of Nursing simulation suite. The participants are gathered around a simulation mannequin patient in a hospital bed.

The Bedford Falls Foundation-DAF and the Hanover Family Foundation have made a combined $530,000 gift to the University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Nursing to strengthen student success initiatives that help undergraduate students thrive academically, persist to graduation and enter the nursing workforce prepared to meet growing healthcare needs. This gift represents a collaborative… Read More

Opening Doors in Nursing Careers: UT Health Sciences Launches Online RN to BSN Degree Program

Written by Leigh Ann Roman

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Education
Nursing students practicing their skills on a manikin in a simulation suite.

A nursing career often starts with a diploma or associate degree, but it doesn’t have to end there. Registered nurses (RNs) who earn the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) can take their careers anywhere. To expand opportunities for BSN-level education, the University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Nursing has opened an RN to… Read More