The disparity is severe enough that the hospital now known as Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital partnered with the University of Tennessee Health Graduate School of Medicine in 2026 to launch a pediatric residency program — the region’s first in 25 years.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center will receive $2.4 million from the National Institutes of Health to support various health research efforts, Congressman Steve Cohen announced July 30.
The University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced radiopharmaceutical scientist Carolyn Anderson as the new UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Nuclear Medicine: Radiopharmaceutical Therapies.
UnitedHealth Group expanded its Tennessee health hub initiative in partnership with the University of Tennessee Health Sciences.
A Cocke County native has been recognized by the Town of White Pine for his years of service to the community.
Tennessee comes equipped to grow its healthcare and medical footprint.
Ugwueke serves on several boards, including the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Advisory Board, the Memphis Medical District Collaborative, the Tennessee Business Leadership Council, the National Civil Rights Museum and the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank Board of Directors, and was recently elected the 2026–2027 Chair-Elect of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center will receive nearly $2.5 million in grants to support medical research.
