When UT System President Randy Boyd made a stop at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Wednesday on his “Everywhere you look, UT” tour, he had the opportunity to meet with faculty and students from UTHSC’s Physician Assistant Program. “If you want to be a leader who can serve their team, you have to… Read More
Jeannie Beauchamp, DDS, a 1991 graduate of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Dentistry, has been named president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). “I think this has been an unprecedented time with the pandemic,” she said. “Dentists have gone back to work with restrictions. I believe everyone learned how… Read More
The University of Tennessee System has launched the search for the next chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. UTHSC Chancellor Steve J. Schwab, MD, announced his retirement on June 1. He plans to serve until June 30, 2022, or until a successor is on board. “The University of Tennessee Health Science Center… Read More
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
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
Physicians at the Hamilton Eye Institute (HEI) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will donate their services to restore sight to 16 people during the fourth Ivan Marais Cataract-A-Thon June 12. The all-day outreach offers free cataract surgeries to individuals, who otherwise could not afford the procedure. Since the first Cataract-A-Thon in 2017,… Read More
Covid-19 has required CoHP faculty, staff, and students to dramatically change the way they work, learn, and communicate. The latest issue of the COHP magazine showcases some of the ways the college has adapted to meet the challenge. CoHP Gaines Momentum in Research Efforts The College of Health Professions is working strategically to raise its… Read More
When surgeon Denis Foretia was growing up in Cameroon, he loved playing soccer. Every time he played, though, his knees would swell so badly it became difficult to walk. “My mom took me to see one of the few doctors in the town of Buea, where I grew up,” he says. “It was there that I… Read More
