Jillian McCarthy-Maeder, PhD, CCC-SLP, assistant professor in the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology in the College of Health Professions at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has received a grant totaling $1,020,381 from the United States Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs. The funds will support the training of master’s-level students… Read More
Studies have shown that doctors can be influenced by drug company marketing, even in the form of free meals or promotional pens, said Haavi Morreim, professor of ethics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Most kids don’t like to think about the start of the school year just around the corner, but the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will host an event that will remind them of it on July 18: the 27th Annual Back to School Family Affair event, where they can receive free health services.
Le Bonheur’s partnerships with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have helped build a strong reputation for both teaching and discovery in Memphis and Shelby County.
When the girls enrolled in a mentoring group sponsored by the Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program heard they would be the hostesses at a tea party, they didn’t seem too enthusiastic. But Detris Whitten, who directs the mentoring group at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), was undeterred.
The Supreme Court’s decision to rehear a Texas case about race and college admissions is being closely watched on campuses around the state, including the University of Tennessee Health Science Center where a vice chancellor says a diverse medical workforce is critical for addressing health disparities in the city and region.
The Department of Defense awarded $562,500 last September to Dr. Subhash Chauhan, PhD, a professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, to research new therapies for advanced-stage prostate cancer.
“Men are much more open about talking about erectile dysfunction than they were 15 years ago, 10 years ago,” said Robert W. Wake, MD, professor and chairman of the Department of Urology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and residency program director.
