During the summer meeting of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board Aug. 11, members learned about recent achievements across the six colleges, implementation of the university’s new strategic plan, and leadership transitions. Phil Wenk, DDS, board chair and chief executive officer of Delta Dental of Tennessee, welcomed two new members, Corinne Gibson,… Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
