Category: Clinical Care


UTHSC Officially Names First Dermatology Department the Kaplan-Amonette Department of Dermatology

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Rex Amonette, MD, and Robert Kaplan, MD Memphis, Tenn. (July 30, 2013) — The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) Dermatology Department in the College of Medicine has been officially named the Kaplan-Amonette Department of Dermatology, in honor of Robert Kaplan, MD, and Rex Amonette, MD. Drs. Kaplan and Amonette, both UTHSC dermatology alumni,… Read More


UTHSC Leaders Meet with Legislators to Discuss UTHSC Economic Impact, Campus Master Plan and Possible Joint Venture with the MED

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Ex. Vice Chancellor & COO Ken Brown gives state and local legislators a tour of the campus, including the $70 million pharmacy building. Leaders of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) recently hosted members of the Memphis City Council, Shelby County Commission and state legislature to update them on the economic impact of… Read More


Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Donates $250,000 to The University of Tennessee Health Science Center for Medical Student Scholarship Fund Named for First Black Surgeon General in Memphis

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Dr. Ed Reed Blazed Trail for Integration in Memphis Hospitals Memphis, Tenn. (June 21, 2013) – Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has donated $250,000 to create the Dr. Ed Reed Scholarship Fund at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine.  The scholarship fund is named in special memory of the late Ed Reed,… Read More


A Vision for the Future: Advance to Top Quartile

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Vision has been defined as “the art of seeing what others can’t.” In his more than three years as executive dean of the UT College of Medicine, Steve J. Schwab, MD, has consistently practiced that art. During his tenure as executive dean, he has actively sought and enthusiastically seized new opportunities to advance the college… Read More