In 2015, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center was named the first institution in the UT System to receive the “VETS Campus” distinction from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, recognizing the university’s work to help veterans transition from military service to higher education. UT Health Science Center has recently taken another major step in… Read More
As a second-year physical therapy student, Juan Martin is forging a path that blends his passion for athletics, helping others, and fostering community. Originally from Cookeville, Tennessee, and the son of Guatemalan immigrants, Martin is navigating the challenges and accomplishments of being a first-generation student, while simultaneously building a thriving running club at UT Health… Read More
Kristi Forman, DBA, director of Admissions Operations in Enrollment Management at UT Health Science Center said last week’s UT Leadership Institute was “the most impactful experience of my professional career.” Forman was one of four from UT Health Science Center who joined a total of 50 mid-level managers from across the UT System in participating… Read More
When a patient suffering from burns is hospitalized, doctors often struggle to alleviate the patient’s pain and identify any infections that arise. David Hill, PharmD, is on a mission to enhance patient care in this area. “I will solve this problem one day. I promise you,” he said. As an associate professor in the University… Read More
Students in the Physician Assistant program are among many students across the colleges at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center who volunteer to help provide free health care to the uninsured and underserved in the community at the Wellness and Stress Clinic (WSC) of Memphis. Since the clinic’s opening in 2018, students from the… Read More
Fourth-year College of Pharmacy student Anita Baluch did more than just celebrate her 24th birthday last April at a Nashville restaurant. She saved a life. Baluch, who is from Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, and on rotation in Nashville, was having her birthday dinner with her boyfriend, when one of the restaurant patrons started choking. Using the… Read More
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
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
