UTHSC News


Opioid Conference Provides Tools for Health Care Providers to Address Opioid Use Disorder

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The 3rd-annual Opioid Conference, presented by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing, doubled in attendance over the previous year, drawing more than 280 people to the event March 2-3. Audience members were primarily health care providers, who attended to gain resources to recognize and address opioid use disorder among patients in… Read More


UTHSC College of Medicine Strengthens Collaboration with Zambian Medical University

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Representatives from Levy Mwanawasa Medical University in Zambia spent last week at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, as part of a partnership the two institutions forged in 2020. Beyond enjoying barbecue and basketball, the visitors met and shared ideas with university administrators, faculty, residents, and students to strengthen ties for future collaborations that… Read More


Kennard Brown Leaves UTHSC After 25 Years “Light Years Better” Than When He Arrived

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Years ago, Executive Vice Chancellor and COO Kennard Brown would walk important visitors through the decrepit and abandoned Mooney Library Building in the heart of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Memphis campus, showing them its peeling paint, scarred wood, and falling plaster. He wasn’t airing the campus’s dirty laundry for no reason. He… Read More


UTHSC Graduate Medical Education Programs in Memphis, Nashville, Jackson Awarded Continued Accreditation

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UTHSC Medical Residency, Fellowship Programs Across State Fully Accredited The College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center recently received continued accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for the university’s Graduate Medical Education (GME), medical residency and fellowship programs, in Memphis, Nashville, and Jackson. The College of Medicine’s… Read More


College of Medicine Alumnus Inspired by UTHSC’s Community Outreach to Give Back

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Despite the success of his more-than-30-year career, UTHSC College of Medicine alumnus (’82) and retired emergency medicine physician David A. McMillan never felt a strong desire to give back to his alma mater. As Dr. McMillan celebrated his 40th reunion from the College of Medicine, he reflected on his time there.   Dr. McMillan joined the… Read More


2023 Give Kids A Smile Day Provides $29,365 Worth of Free Dental Services to Area Youth

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Marim Kamel, a fourth-year dental student at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, vividly remembers a woman from her childhood, who came to her church to teach the children about oral health and how to brush their teeth. As Kamel waited early Thursday morning to take part in the UTHSC College of Dentistry’s Give… Read More


Three College of Pharmacy Residents Awarded APhA Foundation Incentive Grants

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Residents Kaitlyn Kerley, Dakota Raines, and Kelsey Stephens Schreuders in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy’s Community-Based Pharmacy Residency program were selected as 2023 incentive grant recipients of the American Pharmacists Association Foundation. Each recipient has been awarded $1,000 to support their community pharmacy research projects. The APhA Foundation is a… Read More


Good Morning America Visits UTHSC, Presents $18,000 for Dentistry Alumna’s Program

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Determined to be a Doctor Someday (DDS), a program founded by Christina Rosenthal, DDS, MPH, a graduate of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry, was featured Wednesday on Good Morning America in a live segment on the UTHSC campus. The segment on ABC centered around Dr. Quodarrius Toney, also known as… Read More