UTHSC In the Media


Rhodes, U of M, UTHSC team up with Healing church

The Memphis Business Journal

Bishop William Young and Pastor Dianne Young, founders of the Suicide in the Black Church conference, had a vision to have a clinic at their church. With a background in community health — primarily mental health — the couple was introduced to Dr. David M. Stern, vice chancellor for health for statewide initiatives at University… Read More


University group launches program where docs are ‘on call’ — literally

The Memphis Business Journal

In the next three weeks, faculty from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will begin offering telemedicine to some rural parts of Tennessee.


BIG plans at Le Bonheur include archive of DNA

The Memphis Business Journal

Le Bonheur established BIG just over two years ago, with the goal of studying the influence of genes on diseases and their treatment. UTHSC researchers will be able to submit a proposal to request use of DNA from the biorepository. If approved, researchers will sign a material use agreement in which they would agree to… Read More


Haslam announces school safety task force members, but the list lacks a Democrat

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced his school safety committee members on Monday, but the 16-member group is lacking a Democrat. The group includes Dr. Altha Stewart, University of Tennessee, incoming president of American Psychiatric Association.


Teen depression guidelines equip primary care providers

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Dr. Valerie Arnold, chief of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, said she’s excited the guidelines encourage providers to address an important problem that too often goes unidentified.


MBJ honors projects ‘revitalizing’ and ‘reinvigorating’ Memphis

The Memphis Business Journal

UTHSC’s Plough Center for Sterile Drug Delivery Solutions won Best Renovation (Large Category) in the 2018 Building Memphis Awards sponsored by the Memphis Business Journal.


Dotson honored by UT Health Science Center

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In celebration of Black History Month, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis) recently recognized Aisha Jenae Dotson for her outstanding academic performance and community service.


College Awarded Training Grant for Nurses for Crisis Situations

The Daily News

The College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, in collaboration with Regional One Health, has been awarded a $16,000 grant to train area nurses to handle and diffuse crisis situations in hospitals and other health care settings.