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Patti Johnstone Elected To Serve on the Audiology Advisory Council for American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Written by Amber Carter

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Public Service

Patti Johnstone, PhD, CCC-A/SLP, associate professor and director of clinical education in audiology in the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology in the College of Health Professions at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has been elected serve on the Audiology Advisory Council for the American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Dr. Johnstone has an extensive background… Read More

Black Student Association Participates for the First Year in Southern Heritage Classic Parade

Written by Jackie Denton

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Public Service

Members of the UTHSC Black Student Association had the opportunity to participate in a local tradition recently, as a way of showing their commitment to the city. The students took part in the 30th anniversary of the Southern Heritage Classic Parade in Orange Mound on September 14. It was the first time the organization participated… Read More

Satya Surbhi, PhD, Developing Methods To Improve Health Outcomes For Low-Income Patients With Chronic Diseases

Written by Trevor Pruitt

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Research

Satya Surbhi, PhD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Center for Health System Improvement at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), received a $100,000 grant from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation to pursue research in improving medication adherence for low-income Tennessee Medicaid users. Dr. Surbhi’s study showed that only 20… Read More

UTHSC Advisory Board to Meet September 30 in Memphis

Written by Communications and Marketing

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Education

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board will meet September 30, 2019, at 1 p.m. in the OD Larry Dining Hall of the Student-Alumni Center, 800 Madison Avenue, on the Memphis campus. Primary agenda items are: The chancellor’s report Title IX Training Operational funding College of Nursing profile and discussion of primary care… Read More

Two Employees Recognized for Act of Heroism

Written by Jackie Denton

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Public Service

As the University of Tennessee Health Science Center celebrated its annual Employee Appreciation Day Friday, two employees were commended for a recent act of heroism. Will Johnson, a custodial supervisor, and Rhonda Jones, a senior custodian, were driving to the Facilities Administration Building off East Street on the morning of September 16 to get fitted… Read More

Athena Starlard-Davenport Selected As Scholar for American Society of Human Genetics Scholars Initiative

Written by Amber Carter

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Education

Athena Starlard-Davenport, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has been selected as a scholar for the American Society of Human Genetics Scholars Initiative. Dr. Starland-Davenport competed with 46 other candidates to be selected for the inaugural class… Read More

Valeria Vásquez Receives Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award

Written by Amber Carter

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Research

Valeria Vásquez, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Physiology in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, is the recipient of the Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award from the Biophysical Society, an organization that encourages the development and dissemination of knowledge in biophysics. Dr. Vásquez was recognized for her pioneering… Read More

UTHSC Partners with Memphis Crisis Center for Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Public Service

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has supported the Memphis Crisis Center since the 24/7 crisis hotline was founded almost 40 years ago. UTHSC is partnering with the crisis center this month, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, to help raise public awareness of the hotline number and the around-the-clock help the center provides. UTHSC has… Read More