The University of Tennessee Health Science Center will allow first-year pharmacy students to begin their four-year training programs on UT’s Nashville and Knoxville campuses for the first time next year, officials announced this week.
First-year pharmacy students at the University of Tennessee can begin their education at three Health Science Center campuses starting in the fall of 2023, pending approval from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. UT previously required all pharmacy students to complete their first year on the Memphis campus, but now will allow first-year enrollment in… Read More
Tara Jackson Lemoine has been named the new executive director for the Center for Health Care Improvement and Patient Simulation (CHIPS) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. She joined UTHSC to lead the Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation, a nearly $40 million simulation building that opened in 2018 on the Memphis campus.
As chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), Dr. David Shibata oversees 70 faculty members and 50 surgical residents in a division that stretches from cardiac surgery, general surgery, pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, pediatric surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, surgical oncology, thoracic surgery, transplant surgery, trauma/surgical critical care, and vascular… Read More
Education at UTHSC is focused on preparing practitioners to meet the contemporary challenges facing our patient population. Specifically, advances in the management of solid cancers and leukemias, management of the patient with long COVID, and staying up to date with latest clinical practice guidelines are the primary focus of CME education efforts at UTHSC. Additionally,… Read More
Reginald Coopwood, MD, president and CEO of Regional One Health has been inducted into the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame. Coopwood’s contributions to health care can be felt today and will be felt for years to come. Among his recent accomplishments: Strengthening Regional One Health’s relationship with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center will hold its Winter Commencement ceremony on Monday, December 12, at 10 a.m., at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts. Degrees will be awarded to 92 graduating students, including 14 from the College of Graduate Health Sciences, 11 from the College of Health Professions, 32 from the… Read More
A $100,000 grant from Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT) will help expand a novel nurse training program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) that aims to improve care for sickle cell disease (SCD) patients.
