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Tennessee Higher Education Commission Dickson awarded $2M Grant to Expand Rural Health Care Programs

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Tennessee Higher Education Commission Awards Grants to Boost Rural Health Care Education Across Tennessee


THEC announces award recipients for Rural Health Care Pathways Expansion Grant

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The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Rural Health Care Pathways Expansion Grant (RHCPE), a key initiative designed to strengthen Tennessee’s rural health care workforce by expanding access to education and career pathways in high-demand health care fields.


Making Memphis healthier one neighborhood at a time

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Since ShelbyCares opened its first neighborhood health hub in May 2023, Penny Ward has dropped about 100 pounds, stopped taking two medications and seen her blood pressure and blood sugar numbers drop to their lowest in decades.


College of Nursing dean to lead UT Health Science Center’s statewide rural health initiative

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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.


40 Under 40: Dr. Balaji Krishnaiah with UTHSC and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare

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Division chief, Vascular Neurology, program director, Neurology, & associate professor; medical director, Comprehensive Stroke Center, UTHSC; Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare


40 Under 40: Dr. Joseph Fong with UTHSC Hamilton Eye Institute and University Clinical Health

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My 10 months serving as a missionary in the African nations of Senegal and Uganda were foundational. I first traveled to Senegal to care for child beggars and to embrace and engage the society that had ignored their plight.


I’m an oncologist. Here’s my biggest piece of advice for Biden right now.

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For someone whose uncle is in the midst of a very similar cancer journey, the particulars of Biden’s disease are inescapable.


Movers & Shakers

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After an extensive nationwide search, Karla Leeper, a highly accomplished communicator with decades of leadership experience in higher education and health care, has been named the new vice chancellor for Strategic Communications and Marketing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.