UTHSC In the Media


UT College of Nursing Basketball Remembered

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The story of women’s basketball in the State of Tennessee begins at the University of Tennessee College of Nursing in Memphis.


Chad Epps in People on the Move

The Memphis Business Journal

Dr. Epps began his new position as Executive Director of Interprofessional Simulation and Patient Safety on June 1 and will be the first to lead academic programs in the $36.7 building, which is slated to open next year.


Marshall Elam in ‘People on the Move’

The Memphis Business Journal

Dr. Marshall Elam, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, has been selected to be on the executive committee for the PROMINENT study, an international clinical trial that will test the effectiveness of a new cholesterol lowering medication called Pemafibrate and its effects on reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke.


Dr. Karen C. Johnson joins the ‘Great Salt Debate’

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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.


Treating Symptoms of Menopause Presents Added Challenges

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“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

The Daily News

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

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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’

The Commercial Appeal

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 …