The University of Tennessee Health Sciences is pleased to join the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in a national initiative to strengthen nutrition education across health care training programs, reinforcing the critical role of nutrition in improving patient outcomes and advancing public health. As part of this initiative, UT Health Sciences affirms… Read More
Nearly 100 people committed to transforming rural health care in Tennessee gathered in Memphis Tuesday at the first Tennessee Rural Health Care Center of Excellence Innovation and Practice Conference. The event brought together leaders from across the state in policy, research, and practice, along with the seven organizations that received funding from the center’s first… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Sciences held a pilot naloxone training April 14, gathering a group of interdisciplinary students to dive deeper into overdose recognition and proper administration of intranasal naloxone. The event also kickstarted the Memphis campus OneBox effort, placing over a dozen naloxone overdose kits alongside existing automated external defibrillators in high-traffic locations… Read More
“Travis was bigger than life but loved by all.” For Jeff Adams, MD, that memory of his late classmate Travis Brannon, MD, still captures what made the College of Medicine’s Class of 1986 so close, and why the classmates have chosen to honor him in a way that continues to shape future health care professionals.… Read More
For decades, alumni returned to the University of Tennessee Health Sciences through individual college and class reunions, usually over six different weekends throughout the year. Each college gathered separately, celebrated its own outstanding alumni, and there was little, if any, crossover to the other colleges. This weekend, however, that familiar tradition evolves into something more… Read More
The Doctor of Audiology (AuD) program at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences ranked No. 18 in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools rankings, released April 7. The AuD program climbed five spots from last year. “This recognition is a reflection of the people who make this department what… Read More
