The Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center held a grand opening ceremony of its renovated state-of-the-art space at the UT Conference Center at 600 Henley, St. in Knoxville, TN on Friday, October 25. The almost $20 million, four-year renovation of the UT Conference Center increases the department’s… Read More
Creating a culture of wellness was the central topic of a panel discussion held today at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. The event also served as a celebration and book signing for the new memoir by Jessi Gold, MD. Dr. Gold, the inaugural chief wellness officer for the UT System and an associate… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing has opened a new Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree track to educate aspiring nurse executives. “Bringing our nurse executive DNP online expands our opportunity to build nurse leaders, something for which the college is well-known,” said Dean Wendy Likes, PhD, DNSc, APRN-BC, FAAN, FAANP.… Read More
Just three years after the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing opened a Nurse-Midwifery program, it celebrated its first graduates and attained a $4 million federal grant to support more Midwifery education. Established in 2021, the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Nurse-Midwifery offers specialized knowledge and skills in family-centered primary care… Read More
The third Family Campaign reached 765 donors, exceeding its original goal of 700. This also surpasses last year’s Family Campaign by 141 donors. The monthlong campaign, launched September 1, encouraged the UT Health Science Center family to support the university and its mission by donating a financial gift of any size. This year, residents and… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor through the Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities Initiative. The three-year grant will fund the Delta Nurse Scholars program, which supports nursing graduates in their transition to work in rural or underserved hospitals. This program,… Read More
Aisha Galadanci Akilu, MD, is making a major investment in changing the trajectory of sickle cell disease in her home country of Nigeria. That investment equals about three years of her life, which she will spend in Memphis seeking a PhD in health outcomes and policy research with Assistant Dean Sara Day, PhD, RN, FAAN,… Read More
First-year medical student Aaliyah Flake recalls there were no health care services available in the Frayser community of Memphis when she was growing up. “We did not have a doctor or a hospital in Frayser,” she said. “We had to go over to Raleigh just to get my regular checkups. I had to go to… Read More
