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.
President Donald Trump’s administration has pulled the plug on roughly $37.7 million in federal funding across 42 grants for the University of Tennessee System.
A recent survey shows most University of Tennessee students are positive about their campus’s commitment to free expression, in contrast to conservative rhetoric. The 2023 Campus Climate Survey, published by UT before the fall semester, shows 92% of UT students said their campuses were committed to free expression, and 89% felt comfortable expressing themselves. Eight out… Read More
University of Tennessee Health Science Center has developed programs to encourage retention by offering medical school tracts that lead to residency placements. Of the students who do both medical school and residency in Tennessee, about 60% stay and practice in the state, Strome said.
“It is a consideration for many folks in admission to residency. And, for faculty recruitment, it makes it harder,” Dr. Scott Strome, University of Tennessee’s Health Science Center executive dean and vice chancellor for clinical affairs in Memphis, said. “The offenses here are criminal offenses. As physicians, that is a scary word. We are kind of… Read More
Whatever happens around the world, scientists say, COVID is here to stay. “My prediction is that cases (of COVID) will kind of wax and wane like what happened last year. The question is what comes after XBB.1.5,” said Shirin Mazumder, associate professor at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center in Memphis, where she teaches… Read More
