John Schorge, MD, will join the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center as the chair of obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) on April 1. Coming from Tufts Medical Center in Boston, he brings nearly three decades of experience. As OB/GYN chair and as a gynecologic oncologist, Dr. Schorge will be working with… Read More
Tori Boyland, BSN, is a nurse on a mission to normalize mental illness. “I don’t understand, from the community’s perspective, why it is so easy to accept other illnesses, but not mental illness. A patient with cancer requires many of the same things a patient with mental illness does – medication, support, a healthy diet,”… Read More
A major international study of colorectal cancer called the ColoCare Study, which includes the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has received a five-year renewal with $10 million from the National Institutes of Health to fuel new innovations in colorectal cancer treatment. This next phase of the project will focus on developing new medical interventions… Read More
Seven exemplary students were honored Friday, February 25, during the 30th annual Black Student Association (BSA) Awards Ceremony at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Held virtually for the past two years because of the pandemic, the ceremony honors the accomplishments of graduating Black student leaders from each of the six colleges at UTHSC.… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and its clinical practice partner, University Clinical Health (UCH), today closed the drive-through COVID-19 testing site at 3 N. Dunlap St. on the UTHSC Memphis campus. The closure reflects the decline in demand for testing. UCH will continue offering COVID-19 testing at its 1068 Cresthaven location, Monday… Read More
Angel Finger walked up to the TV microphone Thursday in the middle of the largest dental clinic in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Dentistry and beamed her joy into the camera. “The experience was very relaxing. My dentist assured me everything was going to be okay. She calmed me down when… Read More
Twenty days into his tenure as the 11th chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Peter Buckley, MD, Tuesday gave his Inaugural Address, noting that UTHSC has many strengths, including impressive leadership at all levels, momentum in research, a strong statewide academic and clinical presence, and a supportive environment for its faculty, staff,… Read More
A UTHSC research team has been awarded $3.2 million from the National Cancer Institute to test the use of health information technology in managing obesity among disadvantaged groups. Karen Johnson MD, MPH, Endowed Professor of Women’s Health and chair of Preventive Medicine at UTHSC, is leading a clinical trial to determine whether an existing weight-loss… Read More
