After more than a decade leading the university, Dr. Steve Schwab will retire as chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). In the coming weeks, the University of Tennessee (UT) System will launch a search for his replacement, with Schwab remaining in his role until June 30, 2022 — or until a… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center intends to build its future with Regional One Health, the safety-net hospital in the Medical District, as its decades-long relationship with Methodist University Hospital shrinks. While negotiations are not final, UT College of Medicine Executive Dean Dr. Scott Strome in mid-May outlined reassignments for several dozen physicians, including… Read More
“Viruses exist to thrive. ”That’s a line from William Haseltine’s recent essay for Scientific American. Haseltine is a former Harvard School of Medicine professor and author of “Variants! The Shape-Shifting Challenge of COVID-19.” Even when straitened to the single question, “How Will the Coronavirus Evolve?”— and that’s the title of his essay —COVID-19 is a… Read More
A cutting-edge scientific conference is coming to the U.S. for the first time, and it’s selected the Bluff City as its location. From Oct. 8-10, 2021, the International Experimental Biology and Medicine Conference (IEBMC) will be hosted by The Memphis Institute of Regenerative Medicine (MIRM), along with the Society of Experimental Biology and Medicine (SEBM),… Read More
Llewellyn Powell, DMD, has been included in Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process. Having fostered a fulfilling career… Read More
We’re digging deeper into the history of a pharmacy professor who is facing drug charges. Dr. Georgi Petkov is currently on leave from his position with the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. Petkov was arrested at a Parkway Village home last month where investigators say they found… Read More
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $623,558 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for leadership education in neurodevelopmental and related disorders training.
Beginning with this fall’s incoming class, students in the Doctor of Pharmacy program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Pharmacy will have the option of completing the program in three years, rather than the traditional four years.
