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Frederick Boop Named President-Elect Of International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery

Written by Alan Burns

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Education

Fredrick Boop, MD, co-director of the Neuroscience Institute at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, was recently named president-elect of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN). Dr. Boop is the professor and chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at UTHSC, co-director of the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, and… Read More

UTHSC Announces Record-Breaking $100M In FY19 Research Grants and Contracts

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research

Steven Goodman, PhD, vice chancellor for Research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, announced that UTHSC has achieved record growth in research funding. Recently released numbers from the Office of Research show research grants and contract awards for FY19 totaling more than $100 million for the first time in UTHSC history. This number… Read More

New UTHSC Pediatric Dental Clinic at Le Bonheur a Win for All

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical Care

UTHSC College of Dentistry Dean James Ragain, DDS, PhD, Wednesday said the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Pediatric Dental Clinic at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital is a “win-win situation” for the university, for the hospital, and for the community. The dean was speaking at a “floss-cutting” (ribbon-cutting) ceremony that officially opened the new dental clinic located… Read More

College of Health Professions Undergoes Departmental Restructure

Written by Amber Carter

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Education

Two departments in the College of Health Professions at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have merged for a better structural alignment within the college. The Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and the Department of Health Informatics and Information Management are now known as the Department of Diagnostic and Health Sciences. “This merger  will create… Read More

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Celebrates New Space for TN-CTSI

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research

UTHSC’s Tennessee Clinical and Translational Science Institute (TN-CTSI) held a ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration last week for its new offices on the second floor at 66 North Pauline. TN-CTSI was established in 2018 to address the health inequalities in the state of Tennessee. Its mission is to stimulate the discovery and translation of… Read More

UTHSC College of Dentistry to Open Pediatric Dental Clinic at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical Care

The College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will officially open a pediatric dental clinic at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital on December 11. A “floss-cutting” ceremony is planned for 3 p.m. at the clinic located in Suite L900 to the right of the main entrance of the hospital at 848 Adams.… Read More

Duane Miller Honored for Lifetime of Research, Due to Receive 100th U.S. Patent

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Research

Duane Miller, PhD, retired from the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2015, but he still comes to work four days a week. Dr. Miller has made research his retirement, because how can you sit at home when you’ve spent your life ferreting out what could lead to next-generation… Read More

Dedmon Recruited to UTHSC College of Nursing to Establish Faculty Practice Program

Written by Leigh Ann Roman

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Education

Diana Dedmon, DNP, FNP-BC, goes where she is needed. As a nurse practitioner, she has seen patients in settings ranging from health clinics to their own homes. Now she is bringing her commitment to health care access to her new role as assistant professor, director of Clinical Affairs, and Michael Carter Endowed Professor for the… Read More