African Americans with sickle cell trait (SCT) have 39% higher odds of acute heart failure compared to non-African Americans with SCT, according to a study led by Ugochi Ogu, MD, associate professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the medical director of the Diggs-Kraus Comprehensive… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing and the nursing programs at UT Martin and UT Southern are working to increase access to health care and expand the nursing workforce in rural West Tennessee.
Wendy Likes, PhD, DNSc APRN-Bc, FAAN, FAANP, dean of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing, will fill a new role as executive director and special advisor on rural health for the university.
Dyersburg State Community College named Kimberly Greenlee of Jackson as an Outstanding Alum. Greenlee is on track to obtain a Doctorate of Nursing Practice in Pediatrics at UTHSC.
LeAnn was then accepted into the physical therapy program at the University of Tennessee in Memphis. Following PT school she was able to get a job at the West Tennessee Rehab Center in Jackson.
