Category: Public Service

Longtime Leader, Gifted Educator, and Dedicated Mentor, Ashley Harkrider, PhD, Named Dean of the College of Health Professions

Written by Peggy Reisser

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After 16 years of stellar leadership as the chair of the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Ashley Harkrider, PhD, has been named the new dean of the university’s College of Health Professions, effective Wednesday, October 1. A respected leader, strategic innovator, enthusiastic collaborator, and dedicated mentor to… Read More

2025 Health Professions Magazine Illustrates College’s Statewide Service

Written by Chris Green

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Fall 2025 Health Professions Magazine cover

Under its new leader, Ashley Harkrider, PhD, the College of Health Professions at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center continues to make strides with new programs, collaborative projects, and improved training and clinical spaces. The fall 2025 issue of Health Professions Magazine explains how the college’s passionate students, faculty, and alumni are making a… Read More

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Chosen as Tennessee Rural Health Care Center of Excellence

Written by Leigh Ann Roman

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Photo of Dr. John Dunn, Dr. Wendy Likes, and Dr. Jim Bailey

The Tennessee Department of Health has selected the University of Tennessee Health Science Center as the Tennessee Rural Health Care Center of Excellence and awarded the university a $12 million grant to lead a four-year initiative to help close the gaps driving differences in health outcomes for rural Tennesseans. Tennessee ranks 44th in the nation… Read More

Summer Advisory Board Meeting Emphasizes Leadership, Statewide Accomplishments, Future Success

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Photo of Executive Dean Michael Hocker speaking at the podium

During its summer meeting Friday, August 15, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board was introduced to new leaders at the university, learned about the recent accomplishments of the six colleges, received an update on financial and compliance issues, and heard about plans for the proposed new College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building. The… Read More

From Innovation to Community Outreach, UT Health Science Center Clinicians Lead the Way at 2025 Health Care Heroes Awards

Written by Chris Green

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s significant role in advancing health care in the Memphis community through partnerships was highlighted at the Memphis Business Journal’s 2025 Health Care Heroes Awards. Winners in four of the five categories are associated with UT Health Science Center, as announced Thursday night during an event superbly hosted by… Read More

Advisory Board to Hold Summer Meeting August 15

Written by Christopher Green

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Photo of the Mooney Building and quadrangle

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board will meet Friday, August 15, at 2 p.m., in the Mooney Library, 875 Monroe Ave., on the Memphis campus. On the agenda:  While the meeting will be conducted in person, it will also be available to view online. The webcast link, more information about the UT Health… Read More

College of Nursing Expands Rural Health Commitment with $3.6 Million Grant to Fund Second Mobile Health Unit

Written by Leigh Ann Roman

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Headshot of Dr. Diana Dedmon

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing has been awarded a $3.6 million, three-year grant that will put a second mobile health unit and nurse practitioners on the road in Hardeman, Haywood, and Dyer counties to increase health care access. The grant comes from the Rural Health Care Resiliency Program of the… Read More

From Its Earliest Days, Cytology Program Has Made Major Contributions to Health Care

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Photo of an early cytotechnology class

Back in the 1950s, the cytology program at what is now the University of Tennessee Health Science Center was recruited to provide support for a mass screening project that has been critical to the health of generations of women.   From July 1952 to June 1957, the Memphis Project tested 290,000 women with a new procedure,… Read More