UTHSC is pleased to announce that Mohammad Jahanzeb, MD, has been named interim director of the UT Cancer Institute, and Lawrence Pfeffer, PhD, has been named interim deputy director.

Dennis R. Schaberg, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at UTHSC has been recognized as master physician by the American College of Physicians.

UTHSC, in partnership with other organizations, is sponsoring a conference aimed at demystifying technologies available for technical, educational and community health support to persons with disabilities.

UTHSC physicians, in conjunction with individuals at several state healthcare organizations, have produced a comprehensive report addressing the full scope of the diabetes epidemic in Tennessee.

The UTHSC announces the second annual Rice Intercollegiate Bowl to be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, January 27 in room 102 of the Humphreys General Education Building on campus.

Barrett Haik, MD, Hamilton Professor in Ophthalmology and chair of the UT department of ophthalmology, was recently appointed to the National Advisory Eye Council.

Dr. Dennis Schaberg recently received the Laureate Award from the American College of Physicians.

UTHSC, in conjunction with other partners, has been awarded a $2.9 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to strengthen bioterrorism training for the nation’s health professions workforce.