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
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
Faculty, fellows, post-doctoral fellows, and residents in the College of Medicine gathered Thursday, July 27th, for the 44th Annual Medical Student Research Fellowship (MSRF) program presentations. The event took place from 8:00 am to 1:30 pm in the South Auditorium of the Coleman Building. Co-directed by Matthew Ennis, PhD, professor and chair of Anatomy and… Read More
Ask Brad Boucher, former interim dean of the College of Pharmacy, what he is most proud of from what he calls the “wonderful journey” of his nearly 40-year career in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and his answer is simple – teaching the students. An accomplished educator, clinical… Read More
