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Black Student Association Celebrates 30 Years of Honoring Outstanding Black Student Leaders

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Seven exemplary students were honored Friday, February 25, during the 30th annual Black Student Association (BSA) Awards Ceremony at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Held virtually for the past two years because of the pandemic, the ceremony honors the accomplishments of graduating Black student leaders from each of the six colleges at UTHSC.… Read More


UTHSC/UCH Close Drive-Through COVID-19 Testing Location

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UTHSC/UCH close COVID-19 testing site Feb. 28, 2022.

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and its clinical practice partner, University Clinical Health (UCH), today closed the drive-through COVID-19 testing site at 3 N. Dunlap St. on the UTHSC Memphis campus. The closure reflects the decline in demand for testing. UCH will continue offering COVID-19 testing at its 1068 Cresthaven location, Monday… Read More


UTHSC College of Dentistry Outreach Worth $17,165 in Give Kids A Smile

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Angel Finger walked up to the TV microphone Thursday in the middle of the largest dental clinic in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Dentistry and beamed her joy into the camera. “The experience was very relaxing. My dentist assured me everything was going to be okay. She calmed me down when… Read More


Chancellor’s Inaugural Address Applauds ‘Noble Mission,’ Outlines Work Ahead

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UTHSC Chancellor Peter Buckley delivers his Inaugural Address Tuesday, February 22.

Twenty days into his tenure as the 11th chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Peter Buckley, MD, Tuesday gave his Inaugural Address, noting that UTHSC has many strengths, including impressive leadership at all levels, momentum in research, a strong statewide academic and clinical presence, and a supportive environment for its faculty, staff,… Read More


UTHSC Team Receives $3 Million To Test Health IT Intervention Targeting Disadvantaged Groups

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A UTHSC research team has been awarded $3.2 million from the National Cancer Institute to test the use of health information technology in managing obesity among disadvantaged groups. Karen Johnson MD, MPH, Endowed Professor of Women’s Health and chair of Preventive Medicine at UTHSC, is leading a clinical trial to determine whether an existing weight-loss… Read More


UTHSC Chancellor Emphasizes the Transformative Power of Philanthropic Gifts

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Great academic health care institutions are built on the availability of philanthropy to advance their mission through a sustained combination of support from grateful patients and grateful alumni, proud employees, and community leaders who are inspired by clinical excellence, innovative programs, and research.
Peter Buckley, MD, our new chancellor … Read More


UTHSC College of Nursing Receives $377,000 to Offer COVID Vaccine Education in Rural Counties

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With $377,000 from the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability (TCAD), faculty and staff in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing are on the ground three days a week in six rural West Tennessee counties, offering education on the COVID vaccine to residents. “We will meet with various organizations within the… Read More


Memphis Grizzlies Honor UTHSC’s Dr. Orpheus Triplett With HBCU Empowerment Award

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The Memphis Grizzlies will honor Dr. Orpheus Triplett, DDS, assistant dean of Community Oral Health and Outreach in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Dentistry, with its HBCU Empowerment Award during the game on February 28. The honor is a nod to the contribution Historically Black Colleges and Universities and their graduates… Read More