People: Alumni


UTHSC College of Nursing Honors Nurse Heroes at Seventh-Annual NightinGala

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Six local nurses received awards for excellence in the nursing profession at the seventh-annual NightinGala May 5, hosted by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing. More than 230 nurses and supporters attended the event, which launched the local celebration of National Nurses Week, May 6-12. “I am proud that nursing has… Read More


UTHSC Advisory Board to Meet May 12 in Memphis

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board will meet Friday, May 12, at 10 a.m., in the Mooney Library, 875 Monroe Ave., on the Memphis campus. On the agenda: The Chancellor’s report FY 2024 Budget and Revised Tuition Proposal Strategic Plan Proposal While the meeting will be conducted in person, it will also… Read More


Toward Our Statewide Mission, UTHSC Welcomes Two New Vice Chancellors

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For Brigitte Grant, the new vice chancellor for Advancement at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, moving to Memphis has been in some ways a homecoming. Her grandmother, Fanny Higgins grew up in Memphis, where she met and married her grandfather, Jack Oetzel, who was in the Navy in Millington. They moved to Central… Read More


Physician Assistant Program at UTHSC No. 1 in Tennessee, No. 46 in Nation

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The Physician Assistant (PA) Program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is ranked No. 1 in Tennessee and No. 46 in the country, according to the U. S. News & World Report 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools ranking released Tuesday. The UTHSC Physician Assistant Program accepted its first cohort in 2014 and achieved a… Read More


UTHSC Giving Day 2023 Set for April 25

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On Tuesday, April 25, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will hold its third-annual UTHSC Giving Day, a 24-hour campaign that raises funds to support the university and its dedication to building a healthier community. The goal of UTHSC Giving Day 2023 is 1,100 gifts. “We’re looking towards our internal community — our faculty,… Read More


College of Nursing Offers Educational Conference for Those Who Care for Victims of Sexual Assault

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing is offering a free forensic nursing conference April 24-25 for sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) and others who provide care for victims of sexual assault. It is called The STEP-UP Extravaganza: An Inter-professional SANE Conference. “Sexual assault is a major problem in West Tennessee, one… Read More


UTHSC College of Dentistry to Host “Floss Cutting,” Grand Opening of New $45 Million Delta Dental of Tennessee Building

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The College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will host a “floss cutting” and grand opening of the new $45 million Delta Dental of Tennessee Building on the Memphis campus at 1 p.m., Friday, April 14. The 68,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art building increases space for training Tennessee’s dental workforce and expands facilities to… Read More


Phil Wenk Gives Back to his Alma Mater and the People of Tennessee

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A hometown dentist-turned-corporate executive, Phil Wenk, DDS, has spent a lifetime serving his community, his profession, his state, and his alma mater. Dr. Wenk, chief executive officer of Delta Dental of Tennessee, is a 1973 graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a 1977 graduate of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College… Read More