Baptist Health Sciences University is a step closer to adding a College of Osteopathic Medicine, which could help remedy the region’s shortage of primary care physicians. Dr. Peter Bell, a DO who has served as vice provost and dean of medical education at Baptist Health since 2021, expects the college will receive pre-accreditation status in… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center held its first investiture ceremony for a chancellor Friday, Nov. 4, at the Cannon Center Downtown. UTHSC formally conferred the authority and symbols of the office on Dr. Peter Buckley, who became the 11th chancellor of UTHSC in February. “There is much to be done, and we will do… Read More
University of Tennessee leaders from Knoxville and Memphis met on Monday, Oct. 31, to kick off a statewide tour to tout the impact of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. UT president Randy Boyd joined UTHSC chancellor Dr. Peter Buckley for the launch of the “Everywhere You Look, UTHSC” tour. The pair will visit Jackson,… Read More
Could COVID-19 get worse this winter? Could it be a tough flu season? Do you need to be vaccinated for both? Should you be wearing a mask? All valid questions. And here to answer those questions and more, are infectious disease experts Dr. Jon McCullers, from the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee… Read More
More than two years after the early 2020 onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the numbers tell an unfinished story, and those numbers continue to mount. “The distinction is that in scientific terms, using the definition of a pandemic, it’s clearly over,” said Dr. Jon McCullers, chief operating officer for the College of Medicine at University… Read More
Epigenetics, asthma, polyps and mitral valve regurgitation might seem unlikely subjects of artistic inspiration, but the marriage of medical science and visual art is drawing visitors to “The Art of Science” at Crosstown Arts. They paired up with local researchers and clinicians to create science-inspired pieces offering glimpses inside the clinics and laboratories of renowned… Read More
With the nation facing a widespread nursing shortage, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare have teamed up to produce nursing students at a faster pace, at no cost to the student. With the population aging, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that more than 275,000 additional nurses will… Read More
On Friday, Oct. 14, Mississippi’s only burn center — the JMS Burn & Reconstruction Center run by Merit Health Central in Jackson — will close its doors. “It’s definitely going to pressurize the system, which really needs more burn centers and more providers taking care of burn patients,” said Dr. Ram Velamuri, the medical director… Read More
