The University of Tennessee Health Science Center certainly has a big role in making a better Memphis. Its mission is to transform lives through collaborative and inclusive education, research/scholarship, clinical care, and public service, with a mission of Healthy Tennesseans. Thriving Communities.
The Bluff City Medical Society is hosting their annual fundraising event to raise the scholarship funds for minority medical students and medical residents at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine. Bluff City Medical Society President Michelle Kitson joined the Action News 5 Digital Desk to preview the event.
The memory of Ellie Young, a medical student who was murdered last weekend at Shelby Farms, is being kept by her fellow medical students at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Young was recently pursuing her dreams of becoming a doctor, just like her older sister, at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. This was the dream she was pursuing before being killed Saturday at Shelby Farms Park.
”Children overall do well, they do not experience hospitalization or death, but it’s certainly possible, especially children who are immune compromised,” said Dr. Amber Thacker, a hospitalist and principal investigator for multiple clinical trials surrounding COVID vaccines at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC).
Dr. Martin Fleming, a Surgical Oncologist for Regional One Health and Division Chief for Surgical Oncology at University of Tennessee Health Science Center joined the Action News 5 Digital Desk to discuss the issue.
Dr. Pallavi Khanna, an OBGYN with Regional One Health, is a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner. She hosts a Menopause Support Group at Regional One Health so women can learn from experts and each other as they navigate the emotional and physical changes women face during menopause.
Dr. Anna Yang from Regional One Health joined the Action News 5 Digital Desk to discuss the differences and treatment options.
