UTHSC News


UTHSC Welcomes New Media Relations Professional

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Long-time freelance writer and reporter, Suzanne Thompson, has joined the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Communications and Marketing Department as the media relations and communications specialist.


UTHSC Receives $2.78 Million Grant Renewal for Blues Babies & Beyond

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UTHSC and the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation are pleased to announce that their collaboration titled, “Blues Babies & Beyond” has been renewed for two more years with a $2,784,522 grant.


UTHSC Donates Portrait by Late Paul Penczner to Employee

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UTHSC gives painting by the late Paul Penczner to Dentistry employee depicted in portrait.


Ken Brown Named Fellow in American College of Health Care Executives

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Kennard Brown, JD, MPA, PhD, executive vice chancellor and chief operations officer at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has been named a Fellow in the American College of Health Care Executives (FACHE).


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.