UTHSC In the Media


Lifeblood, UTHSC to Host Blood Drive Monday

Lifeblood and the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation from the College of Pharmacy will host a blood drive open to the public Monday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Rooms 201-204 of the UTHSC General Education Building, 8 S. Dunlap St.  


Dr. Alvin Crawford, UTHSC Alumnus, Offers Advice to Students

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In 1964, Dr. Crawford was the fi rst African American to enroll at and graduate from UT’s med school in Memphis.In 1964, Dr. Crawford was the first African American to enroll at and graduate from UT’s med school in Memphis.


Dr. Marie Chisholm-Burns, Dean of the College of Pharmacy at UTHSC, Wins National Award

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Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MBA, MPH, FCCP, FASHP, dean of the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), is the recipient of the 2013 Literature Award for Sustained Contributions given by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Research and Education Foundation.


UTHSC to graduate 105 students in December

The Commercial Appeal

The event will be streamed live online, with best results using Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox browsers, at https://www.uthsc.edu/graduation/index.php.


Dr. Sean Kaufman Trains Workers at UTHSC in Anticipation of Ebola

My Fox Memphis

At the University of Tenneessee Health Science Center, they have brought me in to focus on teaching individuals to watch out for nurses and doctors, making sure that if or when they begin to work with patients sick with Ebola, they’re doing the right things at the right time.


105 UTHSC Students to Graduate Dec. 12

The Commercial Appeal

By demographics, the graduating class includes 22 African-Americans, four Latino-Americans and 29 graduates who came from out of state to study at UTHSC. Eighty-six of the 105 graduates are women.


Pedi-Flite improves outcomes, reduces costs for pediatric diabetic patients

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Providing families with diabetic children access via pager to a transport team improves outcomes and efficiency, according to a recent study performed at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). The study, “Real-time Support of Pediatric Diabetes Self-care by a Transport Team,” was reported online ahead of print inDiabetes… Read More


Jim Bailey’s The End of Healing

Memphis Flyer

Bailey, professor of medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center …