Ron K. Patterson, was named assistant dean for student affairs, effective February 18, 2008. In this position, he will be responsible for student services, admissions and recruitment.
David Seaberg, MD, dean of the College of Medicine, Chattanooga campus at UTHSC, announced the approval of an Emergency Medicine Residency program. This is the first Emergency Medicine Residency program on any of the three UTHSC campuses.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Dentistry announces its 2008 Outstanding Alumni Awards to William D. Powell III, DDS (1967) of Knoxville and James L. Vaden, DDS (1969 ), MS (1972) of Cookeville.
As part of a statewide tour, students and faculty from the Tennessee Governor’s Academy for Mathematics and Science will recruit rising high school juniors to apply for admission.
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) has selected six UTHSC researchers or research teams to receive technology development grants for 2008.
On January 17, UT President John Petersen announced plans to immediately remove the interim title designation for both Hershel “Pat” Wall, MD, and Ken Brown, MPA, JD, PhD.
Steve J. Schwab, MD, executive dean of the College of Medicine for UTHSC, has announced the appointment of James Greene, MD, professor, as chair and Kenneth Sakauye, MD, professor, as co-chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the COM.
On January 7, 2008, Hershel P. Wall, MD, interim chancellor at UTHSC, appointed William R. Frey, PhD, dean of the College of Allied Health Sciences at UTHSC, effective immediately.
