UTHSC In the Media


Three West Clinic centers sold for $12M

The Commercial Appeal

In January 2012, West Clinic joined with Methodist Healthcare and University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) to create West Cancer Center, a comprehensive, fully integrated cancer service.


What parents need to know about tuberculosis in Shelby County schools

My Fox Memphis

“It is a very serious disease and it can be fatal,” Dr. Michael Whitt of the UT Health Science Center said.


$250 million infrastructure makeover keeps UTHSC competitive

High Ground

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, the 100-year-old medical education and research complex in the Medical District, is halfway through a five-year plan that includes $250 million in demolition, new construction and renovation to its campus. As UTHSC expands its footprint, its infrasturucture upgrades help keep Memphis on the medical map.


UT Health Science Center Professor Receives NIH Grant

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Bernd Meibohm, associate dean for research and graduate programs at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and a professor in the department of pharmaceutical sciences, has received a $315,651 grant from the office of the director of the National Institutes of Health. This grant will allow for the purchase of a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer… Read More


UTHSC Online Art Auction Grosses More Than $70,000

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The online auction by UTHSC of more than 300 works by internationally known Memphis artist Paul Penczner grossed more than $70,000. Works auctioned were part of a collection of 400 pieces donated by the late artist’s widow Jolanda Penczner. All proceeds go to cardiovascular research at UTHSC.


More women than men to receive UTHSC degrees in Memphis

The Commercial Appeal

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center will graduate 672 doctors, dentists and other health care professionals on May 30; six of every 10 will be women… The commencement ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m. May 30 at the FedExForum in Downtown Memphis. It will be streamed live online at the website uthsc.edu/studentlife/graduation/decgraduation.php. For the… Read More


UTHSC Honors Nursing Alums

The Memphis Business Journal

Cmdr. Michael J. A. Service was named the 2014 Outstanding Alumnus of the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center during the recent Nursing Alumni Weekend.


UTHSC Honors Nursing Alums

The Memphis Business Journal

Madge Saba was named 2014 Most Supportive Alumna for the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center during the recent Nursing Alumni Weekend.