UTHSC Names Associate Vice Chancellor Student Affairs
Darrylinn Todd, EdD, has been named associate vice chancellor of Student Affairs and Enrollment Services at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC).
UTHSC In the Media
She launched a mentorship program to create more black healthcare professionals
Dr. Christina T. Rosenthal is a dentist, social entrepreneur, and recently named Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity, one of nearly 300 people working worldwide to build fairer, healthier, and more inclusive societies…Based in Memphis, Tennessee, and housed on the campus of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TN, DDS provides mentorship connections with… Read More
Doctor says some Memphis kids can’t recognize some fruits and vegetables
Some kids in Memphis are so used to processed foods that they have trouble recognizing some types of actual fruits and vegetables, said Dr. Joan Han. She leads a pediatric obesity program at Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center and University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dr. Han’s fruit comment was one of the more colorful… Read More
Memphis doctors working to improve cancer detection
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal diseases, with little treatment available. Each year roughly 44,000 Americans die from pancreatic cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. Researchers at the UT Health Science Center Lab hope their work will finally lead to a way to detect pancreatic cancer sooner.
Winners named in 2018 MBJ Health Care Heroes
Memphis Business Journal and hundreds of attendees celebrated the area’s elite medical providers, innovators, community leaders and administrators Tuesday night at the Health Care Heroes awards. The ceremony at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis culminated with the Lifetime Achievement Award, bestowed upon Dr. Jewell Ward, clinical geneticist with Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and the… Read More
UTHSC Contributed $4B to 2017 State Economy
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center contributed approximately $4 billion to Tennessee’s economy last year. The main campus in Memphis generated approximately $3 billion, or 74 percent of the total economic impact. The medical college employs more than 23,900 people at its Memphis campus.
UT’s health schools give state $4 billion shot of economic good
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center gave the state a $4 billion shot of economic juice last year, a new study estimates. University officials ordered the study to give taxpayers and legislators a new look at UTHSC’s impact beyond training the professionals who staff scores of health facilities. The study suggests tuition paid by… Read More
Gun Deaths And Car Injuries Are On The Rise And No One Knows Why
Both accidental and violent deaths and injuries had been on the decline for decades — but that trend reversed, with a particularly large spike in firearm-related homicides and suicides and motor vehicle accidents between 2014 and 2016, according to new research… …Dr. Martin Croce, a trauma surgeon at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center,… Read More