“This anecdote is one I can confirm that we hear from those direct service providers, shelter providers,” said Meiman, the alliance’s planning director. She said they have started working with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine to help teach students social determinants in health care classes.
Shelley White-Means, PhD, a professor of Health Economics in the Department of Interprofessional Education and the director of the Consortium for Health Education, Economic Empowerment and Research (CHEER) at UT Health Science Center, recently received a $1.5 million, four-year grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to explore the root causes… Read More
Erlanger Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship, in partnership with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine – Chattanooga, was awarded the accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
UT Health Science Center researchers Gabor Tigyi, MD, PhD, Harriet Van Vleet Endowment Professor in Basic Oncology Research, Junming Yue, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pathology, Sue Chin Lee, PhD, in the Department of Physiology, and David Schwartz, MD, chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology, are part of a scientific leadership group… Read More
In an unprecedented collaborative effort, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are setting the stage for a groundbreaking advancement in cancer care. With the backing of a $20 million grant from the University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute (UT-ORII), these institutions are… Read More
UT Health Science Center researchers Gabor Tigyi, MD, PhD, Harriet Van Vleet Endowment Professor in Basic Oncology Research, Junming Yue, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pathology, Sue Chin Lee, PhD, in the Department of Physiology, and David Schwartz, MD, chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology, are part of a scientific leadership group… Read More
Dr. Anne Alexandrov, Professor at the UT Health Science Center in Memphis, along with her partners, have released findings of their study on strokes. Named Zodiac, it involves simply making sure a patient’s head remains flat or zero degrees to prevent further damage during treatment.
“Unfortunately, there are instances where a single dose of epinephrine does not provide adequate relief and a second dose may be required to effectively treat more severe, progressive, or life-threatening anaphylaxis,” said Jay Lieberman, M.D., professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and chair of the food allergy committee for the American College of Allergy, Asthma,… Read More
