Doctor, professor, Major General, and executive director: Dr. Jan Young has an impressive career helping those beyond herself. She leads one of the 10 largest granting foundations in the Mid-South. Young has a Doctor of Nursing Science degree and received outstanding and/or distinguished alumni awards from both the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the… Read More
On Saturday morning in Memphis, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine will host a health fair, and they have a variety of free services that they will be providing for the community. The fair will be at the Green Law Park Community Center in Memphis from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is… Read More
Cem Kuscu, assistant professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, grew up in Turkey. He is haunted by messages on Twitter of people beneath the rubble sending addresses and begging for rescue. “It’s not tens or hundreds, but thousands texting their positions,” he said. “The rescue efforts are slow because they cannot handle… Read More
If it happens on the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) campus, Kennard Brown, Ph.D., was most likely involved. He oversees the day-to-day operations and management of the central administration of UTHSC’s 40-acre campus. When Dr. Peter Buckley visited Memphis 17 years ago, he never imagined he’d one day move to the city. But here Buckley is,… Read More
“Access for all, in terms of healthcare” is a priority, says Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris. Now, with the partnership of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, a free healthcare program called ShelbyCares will open in a few weeks on Third Street. Harris believes that ShelbyCares is a step in the right direction to… Read More
MEMPHIS, TN (University of Tennessee Health Science Center) — The University of Tennessee Health Science Center will present a free Health Fair on Saturday, February 11, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Greenlaw Community Center, 190 Mill Ave., in Uptown
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $231,000 to study extracellular vesicles from the National Institute on Aging. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: “As the American population grows older, understanding the aging process is critical to addressing future medical needs. I… Read More
Wendy Likes is thinking big in her role as dean, which involves several facets. A goal she’s focused on is “increasing access to health care through nursing, particularly in rural areas with our UTHSC Nursing Mobile Health Unit and our partnership with UT Southern.”
