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Every Gift Counts: UT Health Sciences Giving Day Returns April 21

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“Travis was bigger than life but loved by all.” For Jeff Adams, MD, that memory of his late classmate Travis Brannon, MD, still captures what made the College of Medicine’s Class of 1986 so close, and why the classmates have chosen to honor him in a way that continues to shape future health care professionals.… Read More


Planting the Seed: Growing Tomorrow’s Health Care Workforce One Field Trip at a Time

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Two young Black girls are wearing UTHSC white coats. One is holding a pen and looking at the other while smiling, and the other one is smiling at the camera while holding a folder.

Inside a converted Save-A-Lot in the Binghampton neighborhood of Memphis, elementary and middle schoolers pull on white lab coats and other uniforms as they get to work. They are bankers, pharmacists, business owners, and doctors for the day, managing budgets, running storefronts, and making decisions inside a miniature city called JA BizTown, the flagship experiential… Read More


HIIM Program Marks 50 Years, Grateful Alumnus Would Recommend It ‘In a Heartbeat’

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Headshot Dr. Faisal Hussain

Faisal Hussain, MD, earned his master’s degree from the Health Informatics and Information Management (HIIM) program in the College of Health Professions at UT Health Sciences in December 2021. When he comes to Memphis for alumni festivities during the weekend of April 17, it will be his first time setting foot on campus. Despite never… Read More


College of Health Professions’ Audiology Program Achieves No. 18 in Country

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A female audiology practitioner works with a young boy wearing a hearing device, both of them facing a piece of computer equipment in the clinic.

The Doctor of Audiology (AuD) program at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences ranked No. 18 in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools rankings, released April 7. The AuD program climbed five spots from last year. “This recognition is a reflection of the people who make this department what… Read More


Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Ranked No. 24 Nationwide by U.S. News & World Report

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A DNP student practices intubating a manikin head.

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Nursing ranked No. 24 nationwide among public and private universities on the latest list by U.S. News & World Report. Among public universities, the program ranked No. 10 nationwide. It is the most highly ranked DNP program at a public university in Tennessee. The… Read More


College of Pharmacy Rises to No. 16 in National Rankings, Maintaining Longstanding Status as Tennessee’s Top Pharmacy School

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A College of Pharmacy student pours medicine into a container in a lab.

The University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Pharmacy ranked No. 16 nationwide in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 graduate school rankings, maintaining its status as the top college of pharmacy in Tennessee. The ranking places the UT Health Sciences College of Pharmacy in the top 12% of 142 pharmacy schools nationwide. The college’s… Read More


Teacher Finds Her Path to Dentistry Through Students She Served

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In a high school classroom, Hannah holds up a gift of a toy apple that says #1 teacher on the box, with science posters in the background.

Hannah Black spent her first year teaching high school science without a teaching license. She had signed up to be a substitute teacher while her husband completed graduate school in Knoxville. But when the phone rang, the school district had a different proposal. “They said, ‘Hi, you have a degree in science, right? Do you… Read More


Tennessee Rural Health Care Center of Excellence Announces $1.75 Million in Grant Awards to Agencies Across the State

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Higher Ground's director and operations manager hold a banner in front of the company

From East Tennessee to West Tennessee, the Tennessee Rural Health Care Center of Excellence at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences is enabling providers to close health care gaps in rural communities statewide with $1.75 million in grants announced today. Established in 2025 with a $12 million grant from the Tennessee Department of Health, the… Read More