For aspiring American doctors who aren’t fresh out of college and don’t have the highest test scores, the road to medical school can be cluttered with obstacles — even impassable. That’s prompted a number of Memphians to pursue their medical degrees at St. George’s University on the Caribbean island of Grenada. Dr. Samantha Gutierrez is… Read More
Memphis Crisis Center has provided volunteer-powered crisis line services to the community for more than half a century, and its role in the mental health of the community has expanded with the launch of 988, a new national crisis hotline. Community support is essential to the success of Memphis Crisis Center, and University of Tennessee Health… Read More
A group of organizations representing some of Memphis’ brightest minds is building an ecosystem to expand access to STEM education for students who have been historically underrepresented in science-related careers. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis-Shelby County Schools, University of Memphis, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, LeMoyne-Owen College and Frayser Community PTSA are among the… Read More
The College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has been selected to receive a four-year, $3.9 million grant that will help fund a mobile health unit for Lake and Lauderdale counties. The money will also help UTHSC implement rural health education into its undergraduate and graduate programs.
The Shelby County Health Department announced its new Board of Health members Wednesday morning. The board will operate as a support structure for the health department, offering evaluations for the overall health of residents and guidance for department officials. Jon McCullers will be the 2022 chair of the board. The group chose him at its first meeting and he… Read More
The physiology department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is recognized as one of the best in the country, but its facilities are among the worst. The department’s faculty members have been conducting their research in two buildings as its main facility gets renovated. UTHSC is using $11.5 million in state funds to… Read More
Almost a year after construction began, the first phase of development on Orleans Station is a few weeks away. The first apartment building in the $67 million mixed-use Medical District complex will be completed by July 22, Alex Turley of Henry Turley Co. said. “Our mission going into this project was to help build an… Read More
On a Monday morning in June, at the start of the week leading up to World Sickle Cell Day, a group of nurses from around the nation gathered in a classroom at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing. They were in town to listen to local patients describe the agonizing physical pain… Read More
