Dr. Karen C. Johnson joins the ‘Great Salt Debate’
Karen C. Johnson, MD, MPH, professor of preventive medicine at University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center in Memphis, joined the FDA in discussing salt in the American diet.
UTHSC In the Media
Treating Symptoms of Menopause Presents Added Challenges
“Menopause represents one day in a woman’s life and is a natural physiological event,” said Diane Pace, PhD, associate professor and director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program in the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center …
UTHSC Taps Director For Patient Safety Center
Dr. Chad Epps has been named executive director of the new $36.7 million Interprofessional Simulation and Patient Safety Center being built at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Hearing Loss with Aging may be Treatable, says Dr. Beth Humphrey
Only about 20 percent of individuals who could benefit from treatment for hearing loss actually seek it out, said Beth Humphrey, AuD, CCC-A, a clinical associate professor in audiology in the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology in the College of Health Professions at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Astronaut pioneer tells city’s newest doctors, ‘It will all be worth it’
One of America’s first women in space delivered the keynote address to more than 150 graduates at the commencement ceremony of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine …
UTHSC names director of new patient safety center
Chad Epps has been named the new executive director of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) patient safety center. The new, $36.7 million Interprofessional Simulation and Patient Safety Center is currently under construction at UTHSC and is expected to be completed next year. Epps will assume his new position June 1.
Memphis Medical District Collaborative Works to Revitalize Neighborhood
“We’re considering incentives for people across the socioeconomic spectrum to move back to where they work,’’ said [Tommy] Pacello, president of the Memphis Medical District Collaborative.
UTHSC grad wins Congressional fellowship for flu research
Laura Lasiter, a recent graduate from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has been selected for a fellowship that will allow her to work in a U.S. congressperson’s office for a year.