Category: Public Service


Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity at UTHSC Grants Wish for 5-Year-Old Girl Through Make-A-Wish Mid-South

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Students in the College of Pharmacy at UT Health Science Center got the chance to make a little girl’s dreams come true. Members of Kappa Psi, a pharmaceutical fraternity, provided a wish for 5-year-old Nicohl through Make-A-Wish Mid-South. The child, who is from Mexico, loves the movie “Frozen” and wished to go to Disney World.… Read More


UTHSC’s Dr. Altha Stewart to Lead County Initiative to Reduce Childhood Exposure to Violence and Trauma

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center  assumed responsibility Thursday for a community initiative aimed at improving the lives of all children in Shelby County. The Defending Childhood Initiative, which is aimed at reducing the impact of violence and trauma on children in the community, was transferred from Shelby County government to UTHSC during a… Read More


UTHSC Physical Therapy Students Bring Mobility to Children with Special Needs Through GoBabyGo! Memphis

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When Steven Reeves saw a ride-on Power Wheels dump truck last Christmas at Toys “R” Us, he tried to figure out how to rig up a safety harness so his son, Noah, 2, who has hypotonia or muscular weakness, could sit up in it and operate it. Reeves couldn’t do it. But students in the… Read More


UT Health Science Center To Host Community Event to End Domestic Violence; Build Healthy Relationships

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On Saturday, October 1, 2016, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will partner with the Memphis Crisis Center, Family Safety Center and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., to present a community event aimed at ending domestic violence, resolving conflicts peacefully and building healthy relationships. “Bridging Troubled Waters, a Community Conversation” will feature a… Read More


UT Health Science Center: Shaping the Future of Health Care Since 1911

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[efsflexvideo type=”other” url=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/NiYDtugjwfQ?rel=0″ allowfullscreen=”yes” widescreen=”yes” width=”420″ height=”315″/] Editor’s Note: UTHSC had the chance to tell our story in the Aug. 29 edition of The Commercial Appeal. We are reprinting the story, along with the accompanying ad and our new campus video, all of which  spotlight the great things happening at UTHSC.  The University of Tennessee… Read More


Minority High School Students Come to UTHSC Aug. 27 to Learn About Careers in Health Care

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Christina Rosenthal, DDS, MPH, knows firsthand how hard it can be for a minority student from a disadvantaged background to consider a career in health care. Dr. Rosenthal came from a low-income background in North Memphis, and graduated from the College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2005, thanks to… Read More


UTHSC College of Medicine Dean, Faculty Lauded at Health Care Heroes Awards

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David Stern, MD, Robert Kaplan Executive Dean of the College of Medicine and vice chancellor for Clinical Affairs at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, says he is on a mission “to turn the College of Medicine toward the community.” His efforts were recognized this week when he was named the winner of the… Read More


Ignite the Torch Aims to Motivate Teens To Choose a Better Future

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Michael Stackens knows what a great impact a mentor can have on a young person. Now, he has dedicated his life to making sure others do, too. The former college athlete and intramural coordinator in the Department of Campus Recreation at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is a founding member of an… Read More