Category: Public Service


Sixth-Annual Cataract-A-Thon Aims to Restore Sight to 25

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During the sixth-annual Ivan Marais Cataract-A-Thon at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Hamilton Eye Institute (HEI) Saturday, June 3, physicians will perform cataract surgeries at no cost to restore the sight to 25 individuals, who otherwise could not afford the surgery. The all-day outreach begins at roughly 7 a.m., in the third-floor surgery center at… Read More


UTHSC College of Nursing Dedicates Dr. Margaret A. Newman Center for Nursing Theory

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Alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center gathered today for a ribbon-cutting and dedication for the Dr. Margaret A. Newman Center for Nursing Theory, which honors the late UTHSC alumna, Memphis native, and internationally known nurse theorist after whom it is named. The midday… Read More


UTHSC Dermatology, A Sponsor of the 2023 Memphis Miles for Melanoma 5k

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The Department of Dermatology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is a sponsor of the 2023 Memphis Miles for Melanoma 5K set for Saturday, June 3, at Shelby Farms Park. “The faculty and staff in the Department of Dermatology at UTHSC care deeply about skin cancer and melanoma awareness, research, and treatment,” said… Read More


UTHSC Advisory Board Approves 2023-2028 Strategic Plan

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board Friday unanimously approved the UTHSC 2023-2028 Strategic Plan, a comprehensive roadmap 18 months in development that defines the institution’s direction for the future. The plan will go before the UT Board of Trustees for a final vote at its meeting in June, which is set for… Read More


UTHSC Nursing Mobile Health Unit Unveiled

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Academic, political, and community leaders; nursing professionals; and students gathered today at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center to celebrate the unveiling and ribbon cutting for the UTHSC Nursing Mobile Health unit, which will help expand health care in two rural West Tennessee counties. The ceremony in front of the Mooney Building in the… Read More


UTHSC Advisory Board to Meet May 12 in Memphis

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board will meet Friday, May 12, at 10 a.m., in the Mooney Library, 875 Monroe Ave., on the Memphis campus. On the agenda: The Chancellor’s report FY 2024 Budget and Revised Tuition Proposal Strategic Plan Proposal While the meeting will be conducted in person, it will also… Read More


UTHSC Center for Youth Advocacy and Well-Being to Host Trauma Summit May 9

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The Center for Youth Advocacy and Well-Being at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will host a Trauma Summit, Tuesday, May 9, from 9 a.m.-noon at Christ Missionary Baptist Church, 494 South Parkway East. The summit is free and open to the public. This first post-pandemic public gathering for the center is part of… Read More


Toward Our Statewide Mission, UTHSC Welcomes Two New Vice Chancellors

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For Brigitte Grant, the new vice chancellor for Advancement at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, moving to Memphis has been in some ways a homecoming. Her grandmother, Fanny Higgins grew up in Memphis, where she met and married her grandfather, Jack Oetzel, who was in the Navy in Millington. They moved to Central… Read More