Category: Education

The American Student Dental Association University of Tennessee Health Science Center Chapter Named Most Improved Chapter By National ASDA

Written by Jackie Denton

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EducationPublic Service

The American Student Dental Association (ASDA) University of Tennessee Health Science Center Chapter was recently named Most Improved Chapter among 66 chapters in the country during the ASDA Annual Session in Anaheim, California. “Our chapter has been a work in progress and started out as more of a fun dental fraternity,” said Taylor Enochs, UTHSC… Read More

College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Celebrates Match Day 2018

Written by Jackie Denton

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Education

Today the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center celebrated Match Day with its 155 fourth-year medical students at an event at the Memphis Botanic Garden. Match Day, which is held on the third Friday of March each year, is the day the nation’s medical students find out the location results… Read More

UTHSC Library Hosting National Exhibit Highlighting African Americans in Civil War Medicine Through April 14

Written by Amber Carter

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Education

The Health Sciences Library at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is one of many locations around the country hosting the national exhibit Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries: African Americans in Civil War Medicine, an exhibit that chronicles African-American health care providers, their successes and the challenges of race and gender discrimination they faced… Read More

Martin Awarded American Cochlear Implant Alliance Student Scholarship

Written by Amber Carter

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Education

Second-year Audiology student Mary Kate Martin of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), is one of 21 recipients of the American Cochlear Implant (ACI) Alliance’s Student Scholarship. She will be attending the organization’s annual conference in Washington, D.C., to accept the award. Martin will have the opportunity to present her research at the… Read More

Two from UTHSC Receive 2018 University of Tennessee President’s Awards

Written by Peggy Reisser

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EducationResearch

Two outstanding faculty members from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center were among the winners of the 2018 University of Tennessee President’s Awards. The awards are the UT System’s highest honor for faculty and staff. UTHSC’s Samuel Dagogo-Jack, MD, and Trevor Sweatman, PhD, were two of the four honored today with the awards. The… Read More

Stern Member of State Task Force on Addiction Medicine Education

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Education

David M. Stern, MD, vice chancellor for Health Affairs for Statewide Initiatives at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has been a tireless advocate for improving medical education in order to better diagnosis, treat, and prevent addiction. He was recently named to the new Tennessee Commission on Pain and Addiction Medicine Education established by… Read More

Dr. Will Ross Speaks on Topic of Social Disparities in Health Care as part of Black History Month at UTHSC

Written by Jackie Denton

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EducationPublic Service

Will Ross, MD, MPH, professor of medicine and associate dean of diversity at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis said he chose a career in medicine because of his upbringing in Memphis. During a presentation at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center on Friday, he shared his experiences of growing up in… Read More

Todd Named Interim Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and Enrollment Services

Written by Amber Carter

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Education

Darrylinn Todd, EdD, has been named interim associate vice chancellor of Student Affairs and Enrollment Services at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). The position will directly report to Lori Gonzalez, PhD, vice chancellor of Academic, Faculty, and Student Affairs at UTHSC. In this role, she will provide executive leadership for and oversee… Read More