One by one, 181 first-year medical students walked across the Cannon Center stage in Memphis recently, as faculty members from the University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Medicine helped them into their first white coats. The annual White Coat Ceremony represents one of medicine’s earliest traditions. This year’s event carried additional significance. The Class of 2030… Read More
SPEAKER: Gilbert Rivers Upchurch, Jr., MD, DHA Edward M. Copeland, III, and the Ann & Ira Horowitz Department Chair and Professor University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, FL Department of Surgery TITLE: “Our Role in Caring for Patients with Complex Diseases” DATE: Wednesday, August 5, 2026 LOCATION: 956 Court Avenue (Coleman Building, South… Read More
Bridging the Hypertension Gap: From Data to Action Tuesday, August 18, 12:00 pm CDT Join healthcare leaders Aaron Oliver, MBA, and Konica Pierce Sheffield, CPSO, for an insightful webinar on closing the hypertension gap in primary care! Discover what it takes to turn hypertension gap data into immediate, real-time action while the patient is still… Read More
“We need to put prevention first, we need to put abundant life first,” James Bailey, MD, executive director of the Tennessee Population Health Consortium at UT Health Sciences, said Wednesday during an event to announce the statewide expansion of a neighborhood health hub model developed at the university to improve health and wellness in medically underserved areas.… Read More
Date: August 20, 2026 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location: Virtual Only (link below) Presenter: Dr. Karen Johnson Title of talk: “Using Interactive Technology in Research – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” Brief bio: Karen Johnson, MD, MPH is an Endowed Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine with a joint appointment in the Division of… Read More
Looking for a fun way to give back? Come rally with us! Join the Tennessee Dermatology Society and the UT Health Sciences Department of Dermatology for an evening of friendly competition, community and fundraising to support skin cancer prevention. Where: Leftwich Tennis Center, 4145 Southern Ave., Memphis, TN 38117 When: Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, 5:30… Read More
Charles Clardy had one instruction for his son before the dinner at the Peabody Hotel. Tell Ray I said hello. Doctor of Physical Therapy Carlos Clardy, EdD, spent years hearing his father speak of Dr. Ray Patterson, the young physical therapy educator at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences who had meant so much during… Read More
The University of Tennessee System has named two employees from the University of Tennessee Health Sciences among the recipients of the 2026 President’s Awards, the highest honor a UT employee can receive. Edwin Jeffres, assistant vice chancellor of Facilities, and Tina Dudney, MD, professor and assistant dean for Graduate Medical Education in the College of Medicine – Knoxville,… Read More
