UTHSC pharmacy dean named to national board
The dean of the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has been appointed to a national board that accredits professional pharmacy degree programs.
UTHSC In the Media
EHR use improves diabetes outcomes for ‘high cohesion’ primary care teams
“Through the Meaningful Use incentive payment program, the federal government has invested substantially in promoting the widespread use of EHRs,” Ilana Graetz, PhD, assistant professor of health services and policy research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, told Endocrine Today.
UTHSC Graduate Assistant Awarded $100,000 Grant
Kevin Hope, a graduate assistant in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology in the College of Medicine at UTHSC, has received a grant totaling $100,000 from the Dup15q Alliance.
Baby Teeth May Hold Clues to PWS and Autism Treatment
Lawrence Reiter, PhD, will use a $108,000 grant from the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research to find gene expression changes in the nerve cells of individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), both with and without autism.
Valeria Vásquez Recognized
Valeria Vásquez, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Physiology in the College of Medicine at UT Health Science Center, received a Young Investigator Award at the International Conference on Bioactive Lipids in Cancer Inflammation and Related Diseases, which was held in Budapest, Hungary
Universities Ranked in Research
The U of M is just ahead of the University of Alabama and a few spots behind the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Cohesive Care Team Ups Health Benefit of EHR Use in Diabetes
Ilana Graetz, Ph.D., from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, and colleagues conducted a retrospective longitudinal study to examine whether team cohesion among primary care team members impacts the association between EHR use and changes in clinical outcomes for patients with diabetes.
SPRINT study likely to change BP treatment
Pipkin says he feels great, thanks to the SPRINT study team members at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). They worked with him to reduce his systolic blood pressure from about 140 to under 120, through a carefully monitored regimen of medication.