The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor through the Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities Initiative. The three-year grant will fund the Delta Nurse Scholars program, which supports nursing graduates in their transition to work in rural or underserved hospitals. This program,… Read More
Thirteen hours, six minutes, and thirty-four seconds was the time when Elizabeth Hall, PharmD, crossed the finish line after completing 140.6 miles of swimming, biking, and running in the VinFast Ironman World Championship women’s triathlon in Nice, France. With a passion for triathlon, Dr. Hall joined thousands of triathletes on Sept. 22 in completing 2.4… Read More
New research by a multinational team of scientists including two from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center reveals agriculture shaped human evolution by drastically boosting our ability to digest carbohydrates. Associate Professor Erik Garrison, PhD, and postdoctoral scholar Andrea Guarracino, PhD, both in the Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics, worked with researchers from… Read More
Service is a hallmark of the career of Associate Professor Tracy McClinton, DNP, AGACNP-BC, APRN, who began her term as president of the Faculty Senate at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center on July 1, 2024. A native of Milan, Tennessee, Dr. McClinton became a certified nursing assistant as a teenager to discern whether… Read More
Dustin Fulton, EdD, assistant dean for Admissions in the College of Medicine, is a continuous supporter and an advocate for giving to the university. “Think about the legacy you want to leave. Any stop that you have on your journey, whether personal or professional, what is the legacy you want to leave behind,” Dr. Fulton… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has received a $144,469 grant from the West Cancer Foundation that will support innovative educational opportunities to prepare nurses and nursing students to meet the specific needs of oncology patients. The project, Providing the Oncology Workforce Education and Resources (POWER) for Nursing Program, will enhance… Read More
William (Bill) Basco, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Pediatrics in the College of Medicine – Chattanooga at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Pediatrician-in-Chief at Children’s Hospital at Erlanger. Dr. Basco joins the college from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) where he served as professor of pediatrics… Read More
Brian Peters, PhD, First Tennessee Endowed Chair of Excellence in Clinical Pharmacy and professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science at the UT Health Science Center, was recently awarded $3.9 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for a project aimed at unravelling intricate mysteries surrounding complex fungal-bacterial infections.… Read More
