Two longstanding employee organizations at UT Health Science Center have merged to become the new Staff Senate. Formerly the Employee Relations Committee, which represented non-exempt employees, and the Exempt Staff Council, which represented exempt employees at the director level and below, the Staff Senate now represents exempt and non-exempt employees across the university. The Staff… Read More
The Doctor of Audiology (AuD) program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has climbed into the top 25 of audiology programs nationwide, ranking No. 22 in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools list for 2024. The AuD program moved up four spots from its previous ranking of No. 26 in… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s fourth-annual Giving Day April 23 was a success, raising $664,850 and exceeding the goal of 1,000 donors in 24 hours with 1,155 donors from across the country. “We had a banner Giving Day and across the board a record number of donors,” Chancellor Peter Buckley, MD, said in… Read More
The Spring 2024 issue of the College of Graduate Health Sciences Magazine illustrates how the college continues to support innovation among its students, postdocs, and faculty, allowing them to develop a career-long dedication to finding cures and answering the big questions. Fostering Ingenuity Learn how an initiative in the College of Graduate Health Sciences helped… Read More
An experienced clinician, respected academician, and dynamic leader, Ken Tilashalski, DMD, has been tapped to lead the College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, effective July 1. Dr. Tilashalski, affectionately known as ‘Dr. T’ to students, faculty, and staff, has served as the college’s executive associate dean since September 2023. He… Read More
Rick Sain, PharmD, served two years as president of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Pharmacy Alumni Association Board. He plans to continue to give back to his alma mater by donating during the fourth-annual UT Health Science Center Giving Day on Tuesday, April 23. The 24-hour campaign raises funds to support… Read More
The Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program (SCRCP) in the Center on Developmental Disabilities at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has been designated as an Exemplary Caregiver Program by the Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network. The Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program provides services and support to relative caregivers to maintain stability and keep children… Read More
Patrick Scoggins, a first-year student in the College of Medicine’s Physician Assistant program, got a lesson in empathizing with patients during a recent simulation training. He and other students participated in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation’s “Health in a Box” asthma module, an interactive program allowing participants to discuss social factors… Read More
