The College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will hold its annual Give Kids a Smile Day February 23, providing free dental services to 97 children and teens from Freedom Preparatory Academy in Memphis. For roughly a decade, the UTHSC College of Dentistry has participated annually in Give Kids a Smile… Read More
For the first time since the COVID pandemic, the Determined to Be a Doctor Someday (DDS) program will be held at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Saturday, February 18. The DDS program aims to expose children aged 2 to 5 and teens aged 14 to 18, primarily from historically marginalized populations and rural… Read More
After a national search, Reginald F. Frye, PharmD, PhD, FCCP, a renowned academic leader in pharmacogenetics, has been named dean of the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He begins his tenure at UTHSC on June 1. Dr. Frye comes to UTHSC from the University of Florida (UF) College of… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s two top leaders are included in the Memphis Business Journal’s Power 100 list for 2023. Chancellor Peter Buckley, MD, and Executive Vice Chancellor Kennard Brown, JD, MPA, PhD, FACHE, made the list that was released in the January 27-February 2 issue of the Memphis Business Journal (MBJ). This is… Read More
Growing up in rural Middle Tennessee, Thomas Atkins, MD, saw firsthand the need for improved access to health care outside of cities and metropolitan areas. “People in my community would have to decide between taking off work and driving all the way to Nashville to get care for something, or just dealing with being sick… Read More
Michael Alston, EdD, associate vice chancellor for Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity, and Chandra Alston, EdD, vice chancellor of Human Resources, both at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, are examples of intentional donors to the institutions where they work. With a combined 57 years of service in the UT System, they have donated in… Read More
The Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation (CHIPS) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will host a town hall February 22 to explore the role of simulation education in helping learners provide equitable health care. The event, titled “The Power of We,” will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. in the… Read More
Mary Billstrand, MD, FASA, has been named chair of the Department of Anesthesiology in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dr. Billstrand currently serves as a professor and the executive anesthesiologist director of Surgical Services in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at the University of New… Read More
