UTHSC News


New SGAEC President Aims to Serve with Intention and Enthusiasm

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Fourth-year pharmacy student Leah Burns is excited to return to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center campus as the new president of the Student Government Association Executive Council (SGAEC). “The pandemic changed our student learning experience and how we interact with each other,” Burns said. “Last year was long and isolating for many of… Read More


Graduate Health Sciences Magazine: Making an Impact

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The latest issue of Graduate Health Sciences magazine highlights the college’s contribution to the university’s COVID-19 response. Faculty and graduate student researchers in the UTHSC Regional Biocontainment Laboratory have been critical to deciphering the virus and its trajectory. Pandemic Shines New Light on Epidemiology: The Master of Science in Epidemiology program began more than 20… Read More


UTHSC, Shelby County Schools to Host Free Science Workshop for High School Students June 21-25

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The College of Graduate Health Sciences at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Shelby County Schools are partnering to host a free weeklong science workshop for high school students June 21-25 at the University of Memphis. Thirty-two students will participate, and the UTHSC College of Graduate Health Sciences will be providing all lab… Read More


UTHSC Launches New Statewide Initiative to Improve Population Health

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center recently launched a new statewide initiative aimed at improving Tennesseans’ health outcomes, quality of life, and health equity. The Tennessee Population Health Consortium is dedicated to transforming primary care practices in Tennessee. Jim Bailey, MD, Robert S. Pearce Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine, professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine,… Read More


Arnold To Receive Margolin Hebrew Academy’s 2021 Community Service Award

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Sandy Arnold, MD, MSc, division chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and medical co-director for the Antimicrobial Stewardship at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, will receive the 2021 Community Service Award from the Margolin Hebrew Academy Feinstone Yeshiva of the South at its 71st Annual Scholarship Banquet June 20. Dr. Arnold is being recognized for her efforts… Read More


UTHSC’s College of Nursing Awarded $1.5 Million HRSA Grant For Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Training

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has received a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to fund a much-needed expansion of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) training and certification in West Tennessee. SANE programs are designed to train nurses… Read More


Strome Elected to Chair New Tennessee Rare Disease Advisory Council

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Scott Strome, MD, executive dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has been elected to chair the new Tennessee Rare Disease Advisory Council (TN-RDAC). The TN-RDAC was created by the Tennessee General Assembly. Dean Strome, an accomplished head and neck cancer surgeon and researcher, was appointed to the council,… Read More


UTHSC College of Pharmacy Rises to Number 14 in Research Funding from NIH

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Pharmacy rose to number 14 in funding from the National Institutes of Health this year, according to a new listing published by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) of its approximately 140 colleges and schools of pharmacy. “NIH funding is highly competitive, and this… Read More