The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is a massive operation, and Chandra Alston earns every bit of her title as associate vice chancellor of human resources.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Medical school trains those who will go on to save lives, but what happens when the doctor-in-training becomes the patient? Fortune is often defined by wealth. To Abraham Almatari, it is luck and chance. “I joined medical school fall of 2020. I knew I wanted to be a doctor. But I was… Read More
Dr. Andrew Griffith, senior associate dean of research for University of Tennessee Health Science Center‘s College of Medicine, was awarded the David D. Coleman Endowed Professorship. Griffith joined the College of Medicine in July 2020 after 22 years at the National Institutes of Health. As senior associate dean of research, Griffith manages the growth of the research… Read More
As Tennessee slowly transitions out of the pandemic, the state’s flagship academic health system is tackling its next short- and long-term battles with a new leader. Dr. Peter Buckley started as the new Chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis on Feb. 1, and he has plans for transforming the health… Read More
Abraham Almatari began medical school thinking he would go into orthopedics. But after a first-year lesson led to his kidney cancer diagnosis, he knew urology was where he belonged. Almatari was in an ultrasound lab during his first year at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center when he volunteered to undergo an abdominal scan.
UT Board of Trustees on Friday, the first to take place on the new UT Southern campus in Pulaski, Tennessee, the board approved amendments to the UT Knoxville master plan, which would allow for the construction of two new residence halls. UT President Randy Boyd presented objectives for 2022, with an eye towards the five… Read More
A University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) research team has secured a $3.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to test health technology in managing obesity in disadvantaged groups. The team, led by Dr. Karen Johnson, endowed professor in women’s health and chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at UTHSC, will receive… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has received $377,000 in funding from the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability to offer education on the COVID-19 vaccine to residents in rural counties. “People have gotten information about the vaccines from various sources like social media or simply conversations around a neighbor’s kitchen table,” Diana… Read More
