UTHSC News


UTHSC College of Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Ranked No. 23 in the Country by U.S. News & World Report

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The College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center was recently ranked 23rd in the country for its Doctor of Nursing Practice program (DNP) in the 2019 Best Graduate Schools listing by U.S. News & World Report. The Doctor of Nursing Practice program received the recognition among 552 nursing schools with master’s… Read More


UTHSC Campus Police Increasing Safety, Visibility in the Memphis Medical District

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Campus Police Department wants the Memphis Medical District to know it is here to keep not only the campus safe, but the surrounding medical district community. “We want everyone to know that we want to be a part of the community,” said Anthony Berryhill, chief of Campus Police… Read More


Prajapati Inducted As Fellow of the Society of Interventional Radiology

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Hasmukh Prajapati, MD, has been inducted as a Fellow of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) during its Annual Scientific Meeting, recently held in Los Angeles, California. According to the official press release, this honor is given to fewer than 10 percent of SIR members who have demonstrated excellence in interventional radiology by virtue of… Read More


$39.7 Million Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation Opens May 11 at UTHSC

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center opens a new chapter in health care education in Tennessee and beyond on May 11, when the ribbon is cut on its new $39.7 million Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation (CHIPS). The 45,000-square-foot, world-class building at 26 South Dunlap is dedicated to education, research, and professional… Read More


OT Students Host Second-Annual Art Auction Fund-Raiser for Therapy Center

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For the second consecutive year, Occupational Therapy students at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will host a community art auction to raise funds for the UTHSC Rachel Kay Stevens Therapy Center, the only pro bono occupational therapy clinic in the area. The Rachel Kay Stevens Therapy Center Art Show and Auction is set… Read More


Wang Receives Stowell Orbison Award from United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology

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Second-year pathology resident Yaohong Wang, MD, PhD, was one of three recipients of the 107th United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology’s (USCAP) Stowell Orbison Award for his poster presentation titled, “Actin Dynamics Arrest by Loss of Villin and Gelsolin Perturb Intestine Epithelium Mitochondria Homeostasis–Link to Crohn’s disease,” during the organization’s annual meeting held in… Read More


Department of Physical Therapy to Host Spring PT Day April 23

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Students from other disciplines at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will get to learn about physical therapy (PT) and its impact on health care during the Department of Physical Therapy’s 2018 Spring PT Day on April 23. The event will be on Monday, April 23 in the General Education Building B104 from 10:30… Read More


Dustin Fulton Named Associate Director of Student Affairs for Conduct and Community Standards and Student Conduct Officer at UTHSC

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Dustin Fulton has been named associate director of Student Affairs for Conduct and Community Standards and Student Conduct Officer in Student Affairs and Enrollment Services at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). He will begin his new role May 1. Fulton has been with UTHSC since 2014. In this new role, he will… Read More