Category: Education


Alumna Offers Words of Wisdom to Postdocs

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Weili Sun, MD, PhD, traveled to Memphis from China in 1998 to pursue a PhD in pathology at UT Health Science Center. She had not been back to the university since leaving in 2005 for her postgraduate medical training, until she was invited to be the keynote speaker at the 17th Annual Winter Postdoc Research Showcase  last month. … Read More


Advisory Board Approves Tuition Changes, Praises Longtime Chair

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Photo of Dr. Wenk

At its winter meeting Friday, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board unanimously recommended increases to tuition and mandatory fees, honored the board’s inaugural chair, Phil Wenk, DDS, and heard from Chancellor Peter Buckley, MD, and the college deans about the university’s latest accomplishments and goals. The recommendations for tuition and mandatory fee… Read More


American Heart Association Taps Nursing Dean, Assistant Professor for Women of Impact Campaign

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Two faculty members from UT Health Science Center’s College of Nursing have been nominated as Women of Impact for the American Heart Association Mid-South. They are the college’s Dean Wendy Likes, PhD, DNSc, APRN-BC, FAAN, FAANP, and Assistant Professor Jamila Smith-Young, DNP, MPH, CPNP-AC. Dr. Likes and Dr. Smith-Young are both nurse practitioners and are… Read More


Inaugural Year for Staff Senate a Success, Looking to the Future

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photo of the arches

The Staff Senate is beginning its second year with new officers and a commitment to increase recognition for the outstanding work being done by staff across the university. “I am excited to be a part of this Staff Senate that desires to talk less, do more, and show appreciation to staff members every chance we… Read More


Advisory Board to Hold Winter Meeting February 7

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Mooney Building

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board will meet Friday, February 7, at 11 a.m., in the Mooney Library, 875 Monroe Ave., on the Memphis campus. On the agenda:  While the meeting will be conducted in person, it will also be available to view online. The webcast link, more information about the UT… Read More


Nursing Students Find Value in Operating Room Scholars Program

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Lucas Parrish

After graduating from college, Lucas Parrish worked multiple odd jobs trying to find use for his biochemistry degree. He intended to pursue a graduate degree in anesthesiology, but that plan changed when he started taking care of his wife’s grandmother after an accident. “She fell and broke her shoulder and was no longer able to… Read More


Chancellor Peter Buckley Privileged to Be Recognized Among Memphis’ Business Leaders

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Peter Buckley

For the third year in a row, the Memphis Business Journal has included Peter Buckley, MD, chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, on its Power 100 list. Compiled by the Memphis Business Journal’s editorial team, the list profiles the 100 most influential people in business in Memphis and the Mid-South. It recognizes… Read More


OB-GYN Faculty Members Start Fund for Resident and Fellow Research and Education

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Dr. Phillips and Dr. Meyer

When faculty members Norman Meyer, MD, PhD, and Owen Phillips, MD, noticed a gap in funding for young medical professionals eager to innovate in the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology, they took action. In a move designed to propel the College of Medicine’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology into the forefront of academic medicine, Dr.… Read More