Memphis Top Workplaces 2019: Meet the winning companies
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center was among the sixty employers who made the list of Top Workplaces for the Memphis area for 2019.
UTHSC In the Media
Pharmacists Contribute to Increased Patient Satisfaction
Patients who received focused attention from pharmacists during hospital stays expressed higher satisfaction, according to research presented at the ASHP’s (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) 54th Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition, which took place December 8-12 in Las Vegas… …“Our Pharmacy Department was charged from our administrative senior leadership team to create innovative ways to… Read More
UTHSC sickle cell researcher on ground floor in latest FDA approvals
November was affirming for Dr. Kenneth Ataga, physician-researcher at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and director of its Center for Sickle Cell Disease. Ataga is from Nigeria, where an estimated 1 million people, including 250,000 newborns every year, have sickle cell. In the space of 10 days last month, the FDA approved two… Read More
UTHSC, Le Bonheur add public pediatric dental clinic
In the east quadrant what used to be a wide breezeway at the front of Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital is a new dental clinic just for children. When the hospital and University of Tennessee Health Science Center officials formally open it Wednesday afternoon, they will cut a ribbon of floss, a symbol perhaps of the strings… Read More
Miracle baby’: Mississippi woman finds out she’s pregnant — nine days before giving birth
Lauren and Keith Chalk struggled for years to have a baby. The Southaven couple suffered two miscarriages, and they thought a full-term pregnancy may not be possible for them. Then, on Dec. 2, they welcomed their first child into the world — nine after days after they found out they were pregnant.
UTHSC announces record-breaking $100 million in research grants and contracts
Steven Goodman, PhD, vice chancellor for Research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, announced that UTHSC has achieved record growth in research funding. Recently released numbers from the Office of Research show research grants and contract awards for FY19 totaling more than $100 million for the first time in UTHSC history. This number… Read More
Pediatric dentistry office opens at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital
A rare –but much needed– pediatric dentistry office is now open inside Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. That’s because children in high poverty areas have limited access to dental clinics. They called it a “floss-cutting” Wednesday by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Organizers hope by opening the clinic inside the hospital parents can group… Read More
UTHSC’s plan for research coming together after $100M year
Research awards and expenditures up in 2019, tracking toward goals set by chancellor