UTHSC News

Chattanooga Research Team Plays Pivotal Role in International Study of AI-Guided Colonoscopy System

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research

Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in Chattanooga were part of a major multicenter international study just published in the journal Lancet Digital Health. The study evaluated the effectiveness of a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) system for detecting polyps in screening and surveillance colonoscopy. Arslan Kahloon, MD, associate professor and… Read More

State of the University Presentation Advances Statewide Vision and Momentum

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is “building into the future” with statewide academic, clinical, research, and community partnerships, as it strives to improve the health of all Tennesseans, Chancellor Peter Buckley, MD, said in his recent State of the University presentation.  Tennessee ranks among the least-healthy states in America in lifestyle habits, overall… Read More

Hamilton Eye Institute Lions Club to Host 7th Annual Race for Sight 5K

Written by Janay Jeans

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Clinical CarePublic Service

The Hamilton Eye Institute Lions Club at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is hosting their 7th-annual Brad Baker Honorary Race for Sight 5K on Saturday, March 2, at 9 a.m. The race will be held at the Tour de Wolf Pavilion at Shelby Farms Park, 500 North Pine Lake Dr, Memphis, TN 38120.… Read More

Black Student Association Celebrates Outstanding Students at 2024 Awards Ceremony

Written by Communications and Marketing

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Education

Seven distinguished student leaders from across the colleges at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center were honored at the 32nd annual Black Student Association (BSA) Awards Ceremony Friday, February 23, in the Student-Alumni Center. LaTonya Washington, MBA, UT Health Science Center College of Medicine alumna and chief medical officer for Methodist North Hospital, was… Read More

First African American Graduate Alvin Crawford, MD, Returns to Alma Mater for Book Signing

Written by Christopher Green

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EducationPublic ServiceResearch

Sixty years after Alvin Crawford, MD, became the first African American to graduate from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine, the mutual appreciation shared between him and the university has not faded. Monday was a day of reminiscence, inspiration, and collaboration for Dr. Crawford as he returned to UT Health Science… Read More

College of Dentistry’s 2024 Give Kids a Smile Day Provides $18,965 Worth of Free Dental Services

Written by Janay Jeans

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Clinical CarePublic Service

Erica Mathis, a fourth-year student in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Dentistry, has been inspired to become a dentist since she was 5 years old, after seeing the work of her father, who is also a dentist. She was one of many dental students providing free dental services to children during… Read More

Researcher Awarded $1.5 Million to Continue Career-Long Research of Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Outcomes

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Research

In 2012, Shelley White-Means, PhD, read a study from the Sinai Urban Health Institute that reported Memphis had the largest disparity in deaths from breast cancer for Black women versus white women of any of the 25 largest cities in the United States. She had recently lost her mother to breast cancer, and she wanted… Read More

Hae Won Shin, MD, Named Chair of Neurology and Semmes Murphey Professor

Written by Janay Jeans

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Clinical CareEducationResearch

Hae Won Shin, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Neurology and Semmes Murphey Professor of Excellence at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine. Dr. Shin recently joined UT Health Science Center from the University of New Mexico Health Science Center’s School of Medicine, where she served in the… Read More