UTHSC In the Media


Local native organizes Race for the Summitt

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A Shelbyville native hopes to stamp out Alzheimer’s disease, one step at a time. Jennifer Reed Beavers is organizing the third annual Race for the Summitt 4-Miler. The event will raise funds for The Pat Summitt Foundation, an organization that advances research for curing and preventing Alzheimer’s disease. The race will start at 9 a.m.… Read More


Gold Humanism Honor Society To Participate In National Solidarity Day On Feb. 13

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On Friday about 20 medical students from three University of Tennessee College of Medicine campuses in Memphis, Knoxville and Chattanooga will . . . honor all who are involved in patient care. The UT College of Medicine is part of the UT Health Science Center, the state’s only public academic health science facility, which trains… Read More


UTHSC to Host Open House for Prospective Students Feb. 20

The Daily News

Students possibly interested in a health care career have an opportunity to come to an open house at the College of Health Professions at UT Health Science Center on Friday, Feb. 20, from 2 to 4 p.m.


Dr. Waters Study: Medicare penalties helped reduce some, not all, complications

The Commercial Appeal

Medicare penalties that withhold dollars from hospitals have helped lower infections, but haven’t significantly lowered injuries from falls or bedsores, a University of Tennessee Health Science Center researcher has found.


Dr. Brian McKinnon named to American Otological Society

The Daily News

Dr. Brian McKinnon has been affirmed as a member of the American Otological Society, the oldest otologic society in the world. McKinnon is the only board-certified neurotologist in the Mid-South. He is also an associate clinical professor of neurotology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.


Imminent Danger: Pharmaceutical supply chain safety a global challenge

The Daily News

Brown is executive vice chancellor and chief operations officer at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the story isn’t just an illustration, but a tragedy that hit close to home.


Two Distinct Subtypes of Pediatric Glioma Identified

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First-time clinical study tests a noninvasive treatment for Tourette’s using an oral orthotic device

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Timothy L. Hottel, DDS, MS, MBA, is dean of the College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.