Andrea W. Goins, DO, a faculty member in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in Chattanooga, has taken on a new role as designated institutional official (DIO) for the college. “Dr. Goins has a proven track record of excellent patient care, teaching, and engagement on statewide issues important to children’s health,”… Read More
Karla Leeper says she has always been fascinated with words. Consider this little ditty from TV she amazed grownups by reciting as a precocious 4-year-old: “Dirt can’t hide from intensified Tide.” Today, this self-described odd kid holds a PhD and a master’s degree in communication studies, as well an MBA, and has joined the University… Read More
Two outstanding employees from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center are among the 17 winners of the 2025 UT President’s Awards announced this week by UT System President Randy Boyd during the annual UT Board of Trustees meeting in Chattanooga. The honorees from UT Health Science Center are Judith Nyabando, chief data officer and… Read More
In the two years since the 2023-28 Strategic Plan launched, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has worked to make our vision – Healthy Tennesseans. Thriving Communities. – a reality. By training the future of health care, delivering exceptional care in hospitals and clinics across Tennessee, conducting top-tier research, and engaging communities statewide, our… Read More
Dental hygiene student Marshall Jones Jr. is proof that it is never too late to pursue a new dream. A Chicago native and former police officer for 10 years, Jones moved to Memphis in 2020 when his wife, Marquita Nelson, MD, accepted a faculty position in the College of Medicine’s hematology department. Initially, he joined… Read More
Charleen McNeill, PhD, MSN, RN, executive associate dean of Academic Affairs for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing, has been selected to become a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. Induction into the academy is a significant milestone in a nurse leader’s career in which their accomplishments are honored by… Read More
The new executive dean for the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center got his start in health care while in high school, helping out at his uncle’s ambulance company in his hometown of Littleton, Colorado, near Denver. “When I was still in high school, I got my EMT (emergency medical… Read More
Peter Buckley, MD, chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has been appointed to the steering committee of the Alliance of Academic Health Centers International (AAHCI). AAHCI is a global network of academic health centers and systems with a mission to advance health, education, and research through collaboration. Chancellor Buckley, a psychiatrist who emigrated from Ireland… Read More
