When MBJ first spoke to Mark Myers in February 2022, he said the “ever-living hamster wheel” of work had taken up most of his weekend. Because Myers is still an assistant professor of anatomy and neurobiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). He’s still an adjunct professor at Christian Brothers University (CBU). He’s still… Read More
In September, MBJ reported that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) had earned a record $132.9 million in research awards in FY 2022, a $6.3 million increase from the $126.7 million it earned in FY 2021. It was the sixth straight year the institution had seen growth in grant and contract awards, and… Read More
As chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), Dr. David Shibata oversees 70 faculty members and 50 surgical residents in a division that stretches from cardiac surgery, general surgery, pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, pediatric surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, surgical oncology, thoracic surgery, transplant surgery, trauma/surgical critical care, and vascular… Read More
University Clinical Health’s (UCH) Mike Jackson is a licensed CPA and holds an MBA from Loyola Marymount University. In April 2021, he joined UCH, which is a University of Tennessee Health Science Center-affiliated practice and the largest non-hospital physician group in Memphis. – Jason Bolton
In 2020, MBJ’s Health Care Heroes focused on those doctors, scientists, health professionals, and administrators who steered us through COVID-19. In 2021 and again this year, we have broadened the scope to include all of those who take care of our minds and bodies. We will be rolling out one profile a week through the… Read More
On a recent Thursday evening, a medical student at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) picked up a knife and slowly, carefully, began to cut. This student, Hanson Cowen, was slicing an onion in a class that is part of the school’s culinary medicine program.
One day in August, Dr. Peter Buckley decided to explore Memphis. Already, he had been to Graceland. He had seen Beale Street, the Peabody, and Sun Studio. Now, the newest chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) wanted to visit places that weren’t necessarily tourist staples. This is the story of that serendipity — and… Read More
“Sabizabulin” sounds like an incantation. But this is no magic spell. Instead, it’s a drug used to treat COVID-19 patients at high risk for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and death. It was designed and tested by Wei Li, Ph.D. and Duane D. Miller, Ph.D., both of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Tennessee… Read More
