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UT Health Science Center receives $12M grant to close rural health care gaps

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center will lead a four-year initiative aiming to close health care gaps for rural Tennesseans, funded by a $12 million grant from the Tennessee Department of Health.


How the Trump administration spoke about mRNA shots in 1st term versus 2nd term

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When the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December 2020, President Donald Trump referred to it as a “medical miracle.”


Medical simulation conference brings Hollywood special effects to Orlando

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“Whether it be simulation through Disney, whether it be simulation through NASA … we often say [Orlando] is probably the best-kept secret out there,” said Jarrod Young, one of the meeting’s planning team co-chairs and director of operations technology and business development at the Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation at the University of… Read More


UTHSC to Graduate 92 Students in 2022 Winter Commencement Ceremony

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center will hold its Winter Commencement ceremony on Monday, December 12, at 10 a.m., at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts. Degrees will be awarded to 92 graduating students, including 14 from the College of Graduate Health Sciences, 11 from the College of Health Professions, 32 from the… Read More


UTHSC College of Dentistry Alumna Tapped as Host for National Dental Conference

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The stage at the American Dental Association’s 2022 SmileCon in Houston was a long way from the North Memphis neighborhood where UT Health Science Center alumna Christina Rosenthal, DDS, MPH, grew up. The national spotlight as a host of the prestigious dental convention did not come for Dr. Rosenthal without a lot of hard work,… Read More


‘Much to be done and we will do it together’: UTHSC investiture held

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Nine months into his tenure as the new chancellor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Peter Buckley had his investiture ceremony Friday morning.


Art and Sciences Merged at The Art of Science Exhibit, Founded By UTHSC Faculty Member

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To introduce life-saving medical science to new audiences, Crosstown Arts and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, in collaboration with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, recently presented the seventh biennial exhibition of The Art of Science. The exhibit was founded and directed by Heather Smallwood, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics in the UTHSC College… Read More


UTHSC Librarian Finds Satisfaction in Helping Students, Faculty

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Tamara Nelson’s job as a senior research and learning services librarian in the UTHSC Health Sciences Library allows her to make a difference in the lives and work of both students and faculty members.