Campus: Memphis

$2.6 Million Grant Renewal Awarded to College of Nursing to Improve Maternal/Infant Care to Underserved

Written by Communications and Marketing

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Clinical CareEducationPublic Service

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing will provide significant support annually to 19 advanced practice nursing students committed to serving rural and underserved communities, thanks to the $2.6 million renewal of a federal grant initially awarded in 2019.  The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has renewed the Advanced Nursing Education… Read More

UTHSC to Graduate 83 Students in 2023 Summer Commencement

Written by Christopher Green

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Education

When Kamalika Samanta walks across the stage Monday to accept her doctoral degree, she is certain she will be equipped with all the tools she needs for the next step in her career as a researcher. Samanta is one of 83 students graduating in UTHSC’s summer commencement on August 21. She and 31 other students… Read More

Rachel Kay Stevens Therapy Center at UTHSC to Host 7th-Annual Art Show and Auction

Written by Jeremy Jackson

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Clinical CareEducationPublic Service

The Rachel Kay Stevens Therapy Center (RKSTC) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is hosting its 7th-annual Art Show and Auction online Friday, August 25 – Sunday, August 27. Proceeds from this event benefit the pediatric pro-bono occupational therapy clinic at UTHSC in helping the uninsured and underinsured in the Mid-South. More than… Read More

Dental Student Helps Mentor Underrepresented Pre-Dental Students

Written by Janay Jeans

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Education

Addison Glover, a fourth-year dental student, wants to help increase diversity in the field of dentistry and to support future dental students from underrepresented communities. Glover has created a new program in the UTHSC College of Dentistry to help future dental students from underrepresented communities prepare for dental school. The Pre-Admission Workshop for Underrepresented Pre-Dental… Read More

Pfeffer Awarded $2.6 Million to Continue Glioblastoma Research

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareResearch

Lawrence Pfeffer, PhD, has spent the better part of 20 years trying to improve treatments for glioblastoma, the most common malignancy of the brain and the most lethal. After over 30 years as a professor in the Department of Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Dr. Pfeffer was nearing retirement and thought he… Read More

UTHSC Advisory Board to Meet Aug. 11 in Memphis

Written by Janay Jeans

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board will meet Friday, August 11, at 10 a.m., in the Mooney Library, 875 Monroe Ave., on the Memphis campus. On the agenda: Clinical workforce pipelines Chancellor’s report Strategic plan update While the meeting will be conducted in person, it will also be available to view online.… Read More

Dixon Elected Director of American Board of Periodontology

Written by Abby Stanton

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Research

Doug Dixon, DMD, MSD, PhD, has been elected incoming director of the American Board of Periodontology. Dr. Dixon was also recently named associate dean of Research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry. Dr. Dixon began his dental education at the University of Pittsburgh and continued his periodontal training at the… Read More

College of Nursing Doubles Partnerships to Expand Access to Nursing Programs

Written by Leigh Ann Roman

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Clinical CareEducation

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has doubled its Partnership Enrollment Program (PEP) this year from five partner schools to 10 to address the nursing shortage and the need for diversity in the nursing profession. The PEP agreements guarantee admission to UTHSC Nursing programs for students who meet certain prerequisites. Most… Read More