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PhD Student Dedicated to Serve, Mentors Future STEM Professionals

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Perri Johnson, MS, started building objects out of Legos at an early age. Now, he is working toward a PhD in biomedical engineering while leading and serving in the UTHSC and Memphis community. Before joining the college, Johnson, from St. Louis, Missouri, earned a dual degree in mathematics and mechanical engineering from Indiana University and… Read More


Spring 2023 Health Professions Magazine Showcases College’s Impact

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The Spring 2023 issue of the College of Health Professions Magazine details the great strides the college has made in the past year and highlights the many ways the faculty, staff, students, and alumni are making an impact in communities across Tennessee. A New Home See how the Rachel Kay Stevens Therapy Center’s new space… Read More


Hamilton Eye Institute to Open Revamped State-of-the-Art Surgical Training Lab

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The Hamilton Eye Institute at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is set to open the newly renovated Jim and Virginia McGehee Skills Transfer Center, where residents will undergo intensive training in ophthalmic surgery. The center is a state-of-the-art training lab that will allow residents in the UTHSC Department of Ophthalmology to perfect their… Read More


Forman Named Director of Admissions Operations

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Kristi Forman, DBA, has been named the director of Admissions Operations in the Office of Enrollment Management at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). Dr. Forman will provide leadership in the UTHSC Office of Admissions to maintain compliance for admissions processes, ensure accurate and detailed reporting, and uphold admissions policy. Through collaboration with… Read More


UTHSC/UT System Communicators Win Top Honors for Statewide Awareness Tour

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The Office of Communications and Marketing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, along with leaders of the UT System Communications and Marketing Office, have received top honors from national and Tennessee public relations competitions for the planning, execution, and promotion of last fall’s “Everywhere You Look, UTHSC” tour, a statewide tour to emphasize… Read More


Pathologists’ Assistant Program Provides New Pathway for Health Professions Students

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In January, the College of Health Professions at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center began offering one of 12 master’s degree programs for pathologists’ assistants in the country. It was a years-long effort for the college, and it came at the perfect time for student Jasmine Becton, a Memphis native.  “There were no programs… Read More


UTHSC Audiology and Speech Pathology and UTK’s School of Music Conduct Hearing Conservation Project

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Approximately 40 million adults in the U.S. may suffer from a 100% preventable hearing condition – noise-induced hearing loss, according to the American Academy of Audiology. In addition, approximately 30 million Americans experience tinnitus, the perception of noises within the ears or head without cause from an external sound. Although there is no cure for… Read More


Alumnus Dedicated to Helping College of Dentistry Train the Best Dentists Possible

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As an oral surgeon in Alabama, Hank McKay, DDS, has seen the difference a UTHSC education makes in a dentist’s career. “Working in Birmingham, we get calls all the time from dentists here in town wanting to know if we could hook them up with a Tennessee (UTHSC) graduate, because when Tennessee graduates get out… Read More