Publisher: The Commercial Appeal


Dr. Williams to Chair College of Medicine’s new Genetics Dept.

The Commercial Appeal

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine says it is forming new department on the Memphis campus, the Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics (GGI). Professor Robert W. Williams will serve as the department’s founding chair.


Dr. Fran Tylavsky Quoted in Good Health Memphis

The Commercial Appeal

“One of the healthiest things you can do is increase the amount of fruits and vegetables you eat,” she said.


At UTHSC in Memphis, it’s the college formerly known as Allied Health Sciences

The Commercial Appeal

It is now the College of Health Professions. And it’s the college formerly known as Allied Health Sciences.


Dr. Joan Han will tackle pediatric obesity at UT, Le Bonheur

The Commercial Appeal

A physician from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has been tapped to direct a new UT-Le Bonheur Pediatric Obesity Center and to lead other initiatives at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital


UTHSC retakes reins of regional forensics

The Commercial Appeal

The County Commission this week awarded a $3.1 million contract to UTHSC to run the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center and Shelby County Medical Examiner’s Office. The school plans to develop a Center of Excellence in Forensic Science.


UT pharmacy school wants tuition discounts for out-of-state students near Memphis

The Commercial Appeal

… the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy wants to give Arkansas and Mississippi students within 50 miles of Memphis a 75 percent discount on the out-of-state portion of their tuition to help recruit more students to the Memphis campus… If approved as expected, the discount will go into effect this fall.


UTHSC graduates, families celebrate graduation in Memphis

The Commercial Appeal

As rain showers gave way to muggy sunshine outside the FedExForum on Friday, inside the hard work and dreams of more than 670 graduates of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center were celebrated with cheers and tears.


Three West Clinic centers sold for $12M

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In January 2012, West Clinic joined with Methodist Healthcare and University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) to create West Cancer Center, a comprehensive, fully integrated cancer service.