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College of Health Professions Celebrates Health Information Professionals Week

Written by Amber Carter

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Clinical Care

The 31st-annual Health Information Professionals (HIP) Week runs October 11-17. The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) celebrates health information professionals during the week with activities in their organizations and the community to raise awareness of the important work they perform. “As our health care ecosystem continues to evolve, health information professionals remain committed to… Read More

UTHSC Professor Adebiyi Receives $3 Million for Neonatal Kidney Research, His Third NIH Award This Year

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research

In the transition from fetal to neonatal life, the kidneys undergo delicate and intricate changes in functionality as they assume the primary responsibility for keeping the blood clean and chemically balanced. Understanding these complex physiological changes is critical, as stressors before, during, and after delivery put newborns at risk of kidney injury and maladaptation. The… Read More

UTHSC’s Jonathan Wall Awarded $385,000 Grant To Study Amyloidosis Treatment Options

Written by Amber Carter

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Research

Jonathan Wall, PhD, professor in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Graduate School of Medicine in Knoxville and director of the Amyloidosis and Cancer Theranostics, has been awarded a two-year grant totaling $385,000 from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health to study new treatments for systemic amyloidosis. “Our… Read More

Rachel Kay Stevens Therapy Center to Host Virtual Art Show and Auction

Written by Jackie Denton

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Clinical CareEducationPublic Service

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Rachel Kay Stevens Therapy Center will host its fourth annual Art Show and Auction October 23-25. For the first time, the art show and auction will be held online. The art show raises funds for the Rachel Kay Stevens Therapy Center, the only student-run, pro bono occupational therapy… Read More

Expert in Robotic Surgery Leads Thoracic Surgery Division at UTHSC

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical Care

Thomas Ng, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, came to Memphis earlier this year to build the Division of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Born in Hong Kong and raised in Toronto, Canada, Dr. Ng was recruited to UTHSC’s College of Medicine by David Shibata, MD, FACS, FASCRS, chair of the Department of… Read More

UTHSC Researchers Advance COVID-19 Antibody Knowledge with Paper in Prestigious Biomedical Research Journal

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Research

  Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center working with colleagues at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston have found that some antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are more protective than others, when it comes to reinfection. This information, discovered from the joint study and published online in the Journal… Read More

UTHSC College of Nursing to Host 2020 NightinGala Celebration of Nursing

Written by Leigh Ann Roman

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Public Service

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing will hold its annual celebration of the nursing profession, the NightinGala, on October 22. The event, which will be held virtually this year, will be streamed at btsvirtualevents.com/uthscnightingala. “This is an especially important year for nursing,” said Wendy Likes, PhD, DNSc, APRN-BC, dean of the… Read More

Maday Named 2020 Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants Educator of the Year

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Education

It was just a typical class for Kristopher Maday, MS, PA-C, program director and associate professor in the UTHSC Physician Assistant (PA) Program. He had stepped out of the room briefly to set up a simulation exercise, and when he returned to class, his students had a surprise for him. They had nominated him for the… Read More