UTHSC In the Media


Astronaut pioneer tells city’s newest doctors, ‘It will all be worth it’

The Commercial Appeal

One of America’s first women in space delivered the keynote address to more than 150 graduates at the commencement ceremony of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine …


UTHSC names director of new patient safety center

The Memphis Business Journal

Chad Epps has been named the new executive director of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) patient safety center. The new, $36.7 million Interprofessional Simulation and Patient Safety Center is currently under construction at UTHSC and is expected to be completed next year. Epps will assume his new position June 1.


Memphis Medical District Collaborative Works to Revitalize Neighborhood

The Commercial Appeal

“We’re considering incentives for people across the socioeconomic spectrum to move back to where they work,’’ said [Tommy] Pacello, president of the Memphis Medical District Collaborative.


UTHSC grad wins Congressional fellowship for flu research

The Memphis Business Journal

Laura Lasiter, a recent graduate from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has been selected for a fellowship that will allow her to work in a U.S. congressperson’s office for a year.


Spotlight: University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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Dr. Kennard Brown, Executive Vice Chancellor and COO for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center shares why his organization is part of the Chamber as well as some benefits of doing business in Memphis.


Preparing For Bio-terrorism Threat In The Mid-South

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center partnered with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Memphis to host a workshop to train public health and safety officials, epidemiologists, law enforcement officials, first responders and civilian support teams how to best work together to respond in the event of a bio-terrorism threat.


UTHSC partners with FBI on bioterrorism response workshop

The Memphis Business Journal

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Memphis in a two-day workshop to help public health and safety officials, epidemiologists, law enforcement officials, first responders and civilian support teams identify how to work together to respond in the event of a bioterrorism threat.


Donation fuels research to treat effects of Tourette’s

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is studying a new oral device intended to treat the effects of Tourette syndrome thanks in part to a donation from a New York City radio show host.