In a guest piece for NeuroNews, Thomas Devlin (Chattanooga, USA) and Michelle Luffey advise the community on how best to navigate the transition from primary stroke centres (PSCs) to comprehensive stroke centres (CSCs) and, in doing so, provide stroke patients with the highest possible level of care.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing is partnering with Baptist Memorial Health Care on a pilot program to tackle a shortage of nurses in the operating room. The Operating Room Scholars program will educate nursing students in perioperative nursing, which involves providing care to patients before, during and after surgery. .
On Tuesday, I announced a $511,066 grant to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) from the National Eye Institute for research into a retinal disease.
The UTHSC College of Dentistry recognizes and appreciates the importance of diversity in dental education. The Moving Forward Committee is dedicated to promoting diversity among students, faculty, and staff. Their mission is to address the unique needs and perspectives of everyone within the dental field, ensuring a welcoming and inclusive environment for all.
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has new providers at its Methodist Medical Group-Endocrinology office on Poplar Avenue with the addition of Dr. Nisreen Abu Al Hommos and family nurse practitioner Jennifer Jurado. Abu Al Hommos completed an internal medicine residency at the Medical University of South Carolina and an endocrinology fellowship from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
The Saturday immunization clinics are in partnership with MSCS, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Latino Memphis, ShotRx and Memphis Area Transit Authority.
The start of school is less than two weeks away, and Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) is working overtime to help families get what they need for their children to start school on time and ready to learn. Shelby County Health Department is providing immunizations and immunization records at no cost to children 17 and… Read More
The start of school is less than two weeks away for Memphis-Shelby County Schools students, and Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) is working to help families get the vaccines and medical services they need to get back to school.
