Campus: Memphis

Scott Campbell Named Emergency Management and Safety Officer at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Written by Amber Carter

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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

Local Landscaping Company Helps Make UTHSC’s Campus Beautiful in All Seasons

Written by Peggy Reisser

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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

Kaplan-Amonette Department of Dermatology at UTHSC Growing; Expanding Clinical Practice

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducation

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

Student Spotlights: Two Students Continue to Blaze a Trail at UTHSC

Written by Amber Carter

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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

Student Spotlight: Mariah Kimes Morphs Personal Obstacles Into Health Care Passion

Written by Amber Carter

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Public Service

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

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Names Retired Memphis Police Department Deputy Director Anthony Berryhill Chief of Police for the Memphis Campus

Written by Jackie Denton

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After a three-month search, Ken Brown, JD, MPA, PhD, FACHE, executive vice chancellor and chief operations officer for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has named retired Memphis Police Department Deputy Director Anthony Berryhill chief of police for the UTHSC Memphis campus. He will serve in his new role beginning November 1. With the… Read More

Class of 1966 Reunites at UTHSC for Golden Graduate Homecoming

Written by Jackie Denton

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A total of 93 alumni from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center class of 1966 had the opportunity to reunite and celebrate their 50-year reunion during Golden Graduate Homecoming, which took place recently with events planned on campus and in downtown Memphis. The 93 alumni represented five of the six colleges, including Dentistry, Health… Read More

Daydreaming is Route to Creativity, UTHSC Occupational Therapy Chair Says in TED Talk

Written by Peggy Reisser

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You might not expect a department chair at an academic health science center to give a talk about daydreaming, but that’s exactly the topic Anne Zachry, PhD, OTR/L, chair of the Occupational Therapy Department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, chose when she spoke at the latest TEDx Memphis. She said the idea… Read More