During the summer meeting of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board Aug. 11, members learned about recent achievements across the six colleges, implementation of the university’s new strategic plan, and leadership transitions. Phil Wenk, DDS, board chair and chief executive officer of Delta Dental of Tennessee, welcomed two new members, Corinne Gibson,… Read More
Addison Glover, a fourth-year dental student, wants to help increase diversity in the field of dentistry and to support future dental students from underrepresented communities. Glover has created a new program in the UTHSC College of Dentistry to help future dental students from underrepresented communities prepare for dental school. The Pre-Admission Workshop for Underrepresented Pre-Dental… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board will meet Friday, August 11, at 10 a.m., in the Mooney Library, 875 Monroe Ave., on the Memphis campus. On the agenda: Clinical workforce pipelines Chancellor’s report Strategic plan update While the meeting will be conducted in person, it will also be available to view online.… Read More
Doug Dixon, DMD, MSD, PhD, has been elected incoming director of the American Board of Periodontology. Dr. Dixon was also recently named associate dean of Research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry. Dr. Dixon began his dental education at the University of Pittsburgh and continued his periodontal training at the… Read More
Namibian journalist Shelleygan Petersen spent the morning Thursday at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, along with more than a dozen African journalists visiting the United States on a media tour sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Press Centers. The journalists came to UTHSC to learn about health care in the United States,… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Campus Police Department is responsible not only for what happens on UTHSC’s Memphis campus, but what happens throughout the Memphis Medical District. The officers are charged with protecting and serving students, faculty, and staff, as well as the community that surrounds the university. A recent incident near the… Read More
Second Lt. Jessica Smith’s family history in the military stretches back hundreds of years—before the United States was even a country. Every generation of her family has had at least one member in the armed forces since the French and Indian War, she says. Despite that family tradition, Smith was not always set on joining… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s new 2023-2028 Strategic Plan defines UTHSC’s direction for the future, as it continues to strive to improve health care and overall health across Tennessee. The plan, approved in late June by the UT Board of Trustees, serves as a roadmap for UTHSC’s next five years and outlines the… Read More
