UTHSC News


UTHSC Receives $902,873 Donation from the Late J.S. Allen

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The UTHSC has received a donation of $902,873 to further its efforts in the areas of cancer, multiple sclerosis, and cardiovascular research thanks to the late J.S. Allen, a third-generation store owner of Saltillo, Tenn.


Health Information Exchange Systems Can Eliminate Unnecessary Testing

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Researchers at UTHSC and Vanderbilt University Medical Center performed a study on how use of health information exchange systems can eliminate unnecessary testing.


Ronald Pfeiffer Serves on Parkinson’s Foundation Online Seminar

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Ronald F. Pfeiffer, MD, professor and vice chair of the Department of Neurology UTHSC, will serve as a faculty member for a Parkinson’s Disease Foundation national online seminar known as PD ExpertBriefing.


UTHSC and Trauma Center Begin Study on Blood Transfusions After Trauma

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UTHSC and the Elvis Presley Memorial Trauma Center (located in the Regional Medical Center at Memphis) have been selected to participate in a nationwide study sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.th.


American Pharmacists Association Names Fellows for 2012

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One faculty member and two alumni of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) were among those selected by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) to be 2012 APhA Fellows.


Students Don White Coats at Determined to be a Doctor Someday Program

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On June 2, more than 25 Memphis-area students received their white coats for completing the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) Determined to be a Doctor Someday Program.


Guy R. Voeller Receives 2012 Georgetown Lifetime Achievement Award

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Guy R. Voeller, MD, FACS, professor of Surgery in the College of Medicine at UTHSC, is the 2012 recipient of the Georgetown Lifetime Achievement Award in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (AWR).


NFL-Endorsed Offense-Defense Camp to Be Held at UTHSC

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UTHSC will host an Offense-Defense (O-D) camp which will take place on June 10-13. Endorsed by the National Football League (NFL), the camp is geared towards high school students and youth ages 7 to 14.