Schaberg Elected Regent of American College of Physicians
|Dennis R. Schaberg, MD, has been elected a regent of the American College of Physicians, the nation’s largest medical specialty society.
UTHSC News
Baselki Awarded for Bioterrorism Training Excellence
|The Nashville office of the National Laboratory Training Network has presented an award for “Excellence in Education” to Vickie Baselski, PhD, UTHSC professor of pathology.
Allen Wins American Psychiatric Association Teaching Award
|David M. Allen, MD, UTHSC professor of psychiatry, will be presented the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) first annual Irma Bland Award for Excellence in Teaching Residents at the APA’s annual meeting in May.
Memphis Technology Recognized in Time Magazine
|A technology developed by Herbert Zeman, PhD, associate professor at UTHSC, was recently recognized in Time Magazine as “one of the Most Amazing Inventions of 2004.”
Petersent to Announce Recommendation for New Chancellor
|UT President John Petersen will announce his recommendation for a new chancellor for UTHSC and vice president for health affairs on Friday, February 25 at 10:30 a.m. in the lobby of the General Education Building.
Signficant Increase to Help Recruit African-American Faculty to UTHSC
|UTHSC recently received $837,000 in funding under the provisions of the Geier Consent Decree for FY 2004-2005. The funds are designated to increase recruitment and support of African-American faculty.
UT’s Hamilton Eye Institute to Benefit From Generous Donation
|UTHSC is pleased to announce a $500,000 donation by the Hyde Family Foundation to the Hamilton Eye Institute. This generous donation is being used to construct the Hyde Family Foundation Glaucoma Center.
Health Study Reveals Many Memphians at Risk
|Do you know your BMI? According to the recently released results of the first Memphis Behavioral Risk Factors Survey, nearly 85% of Shelby County adults do not know their Body Mass Index.