Category: Clinical Care

Jancelewicz Co-Principal Investigator on $11.4 Million Clinical Trial Grant to Study Treatment of Critically Ill Newborns

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareResearch

Tim Jancelewicz, MD, MA, MS, professor and interim chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, is a co-principal investigator on an $11.4 million, multi-institutional clinical trial grant to study the efficacy of the longstanding practice of using nitric oxide to treat newborns… Read More

Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology Celebrated its Opening of Almost $20M New Space in Knoxville

Written by Janay Jeans

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Clinical CareEducation

The Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center held a grand opening ceremony of its renovated state-of-the-art space at the UT Conference Center at 600 Henley, St. in Knoxville, TN on Friday, October 25. The almost $20 million, four-year renovation of the UT Conference Center increases the department’s… Read More

Preventive Medicine Professors Part of Collaborative Grant for AI System to Enhance Alzheimer’s Caregiving

Written by Janay Jeans

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Clinical CareResearch

Jennifer Martindale-Adams, EdD, and Linda Nichols, PhD, professors in the Department of Preventive Medicine in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, are members of a team led by Xiaopeng Zhao, PhD, professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, that was… Read More

Dr. Harish Manyam Leads a New Era in Medical Education and Cardiac Care in Chattanooga

Written by Christopher Green

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A pioneer in cardiac care, Harish Manyam, MD, is beginning the next phase of his career with a commitment to advancing medical education, research, and the treatment of heart issues of Tennessee. The newly appointed chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine – Chattanooga,… Read More

UT Grand Challenge Grants Increase Collaboration, Opportunities to Help Tennesseans

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Ashley Harkrider, PhD, professor and chair of UT Health Science Center’s Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology in Knoxville, has plans to take audiology, speech language pathology, and social work services on the road. A UT Grand Challenge Grant will help her do that. A major initiative of the UT System, the Grand Challenge Grants… Read More

First Leadership Town Hall Fosters Dialogue Among Campus Community

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Despite heavy rain, faculty and staff converged in the Schreier Auditorium at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center last Friday morning for the first in a series of town halls with the university’s Executive Leadership Team. The session was designed to give the campus community the opportunity to ask questions and present issues in a very… Read More

Center for Youth Advocacy and Well-Being a Model for Youth Mental Health Support

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CarePublic Service

The Center for Youth Advocacy and Well-Being (CYAW) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center “should be a national model of how we actually promote health,” a renowned mental health expert visiting the university said Friday. Sarah Vinson, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Morehouse School of Medicine… Read More

College of Medicine Welcomes First Student from Guaranteed Interview Program for Underrepresented Students

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducation

First-year medical student Aaliyah Flake recalls there were no health care services available in the Frayser community of Memphis when she was growing up. “We did not have a doctor or a hospital in Frayser,” she said. “We had to go over to Raleigh just to get my regular checkups. I had to go to… Read More