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UTHSC College of Medicine, Shelby County Government Transform Health Care Access with ShelbyCares on 3rd

Written by Erika Wynn

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Clinical CarePublic Service

Leaders of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Medicine and Shelby County government gathered Thursday to mark the opening of ShelbyCares on 3rd, a community health and wellness facility aimed at enhancing access to free health coaching, preventive health screenings, and nutritional support classes for underserved populations in the community. G. Nicholas… Read More

Harry Potter’s Magic Connection to Real-Life Science on Display at UTHSC Library

Written by Christopher Green

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Education

First-year nursing student Mary Mayden says she grew up on the Harry Potter movies. She may not have read the books, but she was excited when she walked into UTHSC’s Health Sciences Library around lunchtime Wednesday to work with friends on a group project and saw the new exhibit that ties Harry Potter and science… Read More

UTHSC College of Nursing, Southwest Tennessee Community College Open Health Center on Southwest’s Union Avenue Campus

Written by Leigh Ann Roman

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Clinical Care

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) College of Nursing and Southwest Tennessee Community College (STCC) launched a free health resource center for STCC students, faculty, and staff at a ribbon-cutting Nov. 8. The Health Education and Lifestyle Promotion (HELP) Center is a collaboration of the UTHSC College of Nursing and STCC. The HELP… Read More

UTHSC a Member of Consortium Awarded Grant to Support Biotechnology Innovation

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research

UTHSC is helping drive biotech innovation as a member of a regional consortium that was awarded a major federal grant to develop a strategy to advance biomanufacturing capabilities across Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama. UTHSC joins more than 30 public and private organizations led by the University of Mississippi to form the Southeast Biotech Collaborative, or… Read More

Multiyear Appointment Option Approved for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty at UTHSC

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationResearch
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Under a new procedure approved this summer by the UT Board of Trustees, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is now able to offer multiyear appointments to non-tenure-track faculty members. This landmark achievement for UTHSC faculty is the result of years of work by the UTHSC Faculty Senate, including the review of multiyear approaches… Read More

UTHSC, UofM Awarded $1 Million Collaborative Grant for Behavioral Health Care for Youth in Memphis and Mid-South

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducation

A collaborative program between the University of Memphis (UofM) and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center  (UTHSC), funded by a two-year $1 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), aims to increase the behavioral health workforce in Memphis and the Mid-South. The program, Recruiting Interprofessional Scholars for Excellence in Childhood, Adolescence… Read More

Prostate Cancer Drug Candidate Developed at UTHSC Goes to First Clinical Trial

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Research

Researcher Ramesh Narayanan, PhD, knows the odds. The deputy director of the Center for Cancer Research and the Muirhead Endowed Professor in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, knows that very few researchers are able to conceive and develop a drug candidate that makes it from the lab to… Read More

College of Nursing Awarded $1.5 Million Grant to Support Simulation in Patient Care for Nursing Students

Written by Leigh Ann Roman

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EducationResearch

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has received a three-year, $1.5 million federal grant that will help students identify and address issues that lead to patients’ health problems. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant is called “Training and Education to Advance Critical Health Equity Readiness Using Simulation,” or TEACH… Read More