“The energy yesterday and the energy today makes me feel like if I come in tomorrow and then Sunday, those days will also have some great energy happening around here,” Chancellor Peter Buckley, MD, said Dec. 12 of recent celebratory events, opening the 2025 Impact Awards at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Attendees… Read More
At its final meeting of 2025, the Staff Senate at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center celebrated its achievements, honored university leadership, and welcomed its new president for 2026. Among the Staff Senate’s accomplishments in its second year were approving bylaws and operational procedures and securing a budget to help it recognize and build… Read More
Cancer researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have published three groundbreaking studies demonstrating how advanced artificial intelligence and population health analytics can identify and address barriers to quality cancer care. Funded by a Practice Transformation and Enhancement grant from the Tennessee Department of Health, the work documents key technical steps leading to… Read More
When Karen Derefinko, PhD, talks about her work, there is a theme that comes up again and again: people working together can solve almost anything. This principle is what first drew her into clinical psychology, what motivates her research today, and what shapes her goals as president of the Faculty Senate at the University of… Read More
“You’re not just entering a profession. You’re joining a mission to make Tennesseans and beyond, healthier and stronger.” With those words, Executive Dean for the College of Medicine Michael Hocker, MD, captured the essence of what 146 new health care professionals entered into Dec. 8 as the University of Tennessee Health Science Center celebrated winter… Read More
Frederick M. Azar, MD, a longtime Memphis orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, has been named the new Harold Boyd Chair of the UT Health Science Center-Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. The chief of staff at Campbell Clinic… Read More
Jenifer Prather, MPH, RN, will graduate from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center with a PhD in Nursing Science on Monday, Dec. 8, but her research on the impact of mindfulness interventions on stroke survivors and their caregivers is already gaining attention in the field. Her research abstract was accepted for the International Stroke… Read More
Matt McDaniel, MPH, MPA, has been named the director of the Tennessee Rural Health Care Center of Excellence. McDaniel brings strong experience in public health and public service to his leadership role in the new, statewide initiative housed at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He joined the Center of Excellence as director on… Read More
