These students may still only be training to be doctors, but their actions in a short period of time helped save lives. That’s because they were able to raise $3 thousand dollars for Nepal Earthquake relief in only six hours.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center medical students are trying to prevent the spread of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Shelby County and they’re starting with students. More than 80 medical students are giving a presentation in Shelby County high school classrooms in a program called, “Student 2 Student Memphis.”
Some University of Tennessee Health Science Center students and faculty members donned their white coats at a “die-in” protest Wednesday.
Dr. Cameron Kaplan with the UT Health Science Center joined us to talk about the issue.
“I think people may see the TV shows and think it’s similar to what I do but I do the real thing,” Dr. Karen Chancellor, MD Forensic Pathologist, said.
Dr. Amanda Howard-Thompson is an associate professor in the College of Pharmacy at UT Health Sciences. She says communication is the real key to preventing errors.
Infectious disease expert Dr. Michael Whitt from the UT Health Science Center joined us to talk about how to keep your family safe.
Dr. Karen Johnson, interim director of Preventive Medicine at UTHSC, is interviewed on WREG-TV’s Live@9 show about study results showing there may be a link between diet sodas and cardiovascular events in post-menopausal women. Dr. Johnson is the interim chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and joined… Read More
