Health care depends on different disciplines working together to address patient needs. But, historically interprofessionalism was not a part of the traditional health science education system, according to Sajeesh Kumar, associate professor of health informatics and information Management at University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC).
Janyn Quiz, a first-year medical student at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, wants to pursue surgical mission work outside the United States. A native of the Philippines who moved to the United States two years ago with her family, she’s part of a group of students and faculty that have built and launched… Read More
A new effort to encourage black men and women to pursue a career in medicine launched in Memphis Saturday. The number of black men working in medicine has dwindled over the past 40 years, according to health leaders. In 2017, 18 African American men enrolled at University of Tennessee Health Science Center compared to 92… Read More
MMDC is comprised of Baptist College of Health Sciences, Memphis Bioworks Foundation, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Regional One Health, Southern College of Optometry, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Southwest Tennessee Community College and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Earlier this month, a flag-raising ceremony was held in front of Methodist University Hospital to recognize National Donate Life Month in April and raise awareness about organ and tissue donation…Eason says the Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute remains on track to open a completely transformed Transplant Institute next year, thanks to an anonymous $40 million… Read More
In less than three weeks, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will launch its new $39.7 million, 45,000-square-foot building packed with high-tech tools and a cutting-edge training environment.
Hundreds of new scientific discoveries in cancer reported by D. Neil Hayes’ team and other colleagues involved in the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), has generated an enormous public data repository for thousands of researchers around the world. Dr. Hayes is the Van Vleet Endowed Professor in Medical Oncology in the Department of Medicine at the… Read More
The sounds of dental instruments buzzing filled the halls of Healing Hands Health Center on Friday morning as more than 100 people took advantage of the clinic’s dental hygiene fair. The program brings together dental hygiene students from East Tennessee State University and the University of Tennessee to offer dental services to underserved individuals across… Read More
