Category: Education


A Full Circle Journey: From Residency to Faculty

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Dr. Chace Hicks and fellow residents in UT Health Sciences scrubs sit together on a couch at work.

The first time Chace Hicks, MD, came to Chattanooga, he was looking for a place to learn. A few years later, he’s walking through the same halls he once trained. This time, as faculty. After completing his general surgery residency training following medical school in 2025 at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of… Read More


Committing to Oncology

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Nursing oncology scholar Liane Williams works in the lab with professors watching over her.

Nursing Student’s Career Pivot Part of Sweeping Effort to Bring Cancer Care to Every Corner of Tennessee Liane K. Williams had an interest in oncology when she decided to go to nursing school after 20 years of working as a paralegal. She chose the University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Nursing because of its… Read More


College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building Groundbreaking a Milestone for Healthcare Education in Tennessee

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Under a large tent on the future site of the College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences, hundreds of university leaders, elected officials, community partners, alumni, students, faculty and staff gathered Thursday, Oct. 8, to mark a milestone years in the making: the groundbreaking of a $350 million building that… Read More


Pieces of History

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Jennifer Langford reaching for a book on a bookshelf.

Collections Preserve the History of Medicine in the Region Chapter 5 of “The American Plague,” the acclaimed 2006 book about the yellow fever epidemic that decimated Memphis in the 1870s, details the life, work, and death of Dr. William James Armstrong as he attempted to care for the stricken. The young doctor, described as “gentle,… Read More


College of Pharmacy Fulbright Scholar Builds Global Partnerships for Education, Drug Discovery

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Dr. Michio Kurosu holds his camera by the Nile River.

When Michio Kurosu, PhD, returned to Memphis after completing his Fulbright appointment in Egypt, he brought home more than memories of a year abroad. As the first U.S. Fulbright Scholar to reside in Sinai, Egypt, where he served his appointment at King Salman International University (KSIU) on Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, he helped strengthen a developing… Read More


Embodying the Volunteer Spirit in Tennessee’s Poorest Zip Code

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Attorney Dell Steiner poses with her arm around Sharon Valente, PhD, who's in a Memphis Redbirds jersey, at a mobile food pantry in the parking lot.

By 7 a.m. on the fourth Saturday of each month, the parking lot across from St. Patrick Catholic Church is already moving. Volunteers line up pallets, a DJ sets up speakers and cars begin turning onto Martin Luther King Avenue before the food boxes are done being packed. Eugene Mangiante, MD, has been part of… Read More


UT Health Sciences’ BSN Program Ranked No. 1 in Tennessee

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A nursing instructor working with a BSN student in the simulation lab

For the second year in a row, the Bachelor of Science of Nursing (BSN) program at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences is the most highly ranked program in Tennessee, according to the U.S. News and World Report’s 2027 Best Colleges listing. The BSN ranks 26th among public undergraduate nursing programs in the U.S. and… Read More


Behind Tennessee’s Emergency Teams

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Dr. Auston Phillips draws medicine from a vial into a syringe.

UT Health Sciences Pharmacists Save Lives When Every Second Counts Seconds can mean the difference between life and death in the emergency room. As the trauma bay erupts into motion, emergency medical services (EMS) rushes through the doors, nurses scramble to assist, and physicians rapidly assess a patient who may be unconscious, unstable, or unidentified.… Read More