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UTHSC College of Nursing’s Doctoral Program Ranked 23rd by U.S. News & World Report

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing has been ranked No. 23 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for its Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program on the magazine’s Best Graduate Schools list for 2023–2024. This is the DNP program’s highest ranking ever on the Best Graduate Schools list.… Read More


Radiology Fellow at UTHSC and Le Bonheur Publishes Journal Article Written by ChatGPT

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The use of chatbots and natural language processing technology, such as ChatGPT, has the potential to change the future of medical writing —with some caveats— says Som Biswas, MD, a Radiology fellow at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, in an article published in Radiology. The published article, “ChatGPT… Read More


UTHSC Campus Police Department to Partner in the “Slow Down Tennessee” Campaign

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The Campus Police Department of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office to educate and enforce traffic safety and speeding prevention in the “Slow Down Tennessee” campaign until April 28. To decrease speed-related crashes and help raise awareness of dangerous driving, the UTHSC Campus Police Department will… Read More


UTHSC College of Dentistry to Host “Floss Cutting,” Grand Opening of New $45 Million Delta Dental of Tennessee Building

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The College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will host a “floss cutting” and grand opening of the new $45 million Delta Dental of Tennessee Building on the Memphis campus at 1 p.m., Friday, April 14. The 68,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art building increases space for training Tennessee’s dental workforce and expands facilities to… Read More


Medical Student Searches for a Cure, Continues His Sister’s Fight

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Jon Pat “JP” Ransom has been pursuing pediatrics since his younger sister passed away from neuroblastoma when she was two years old. Now in his second year of medical school, he has joined researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in studying a new treatment for the cancer. “At an early age, I knew I… Read More


Valarie Fleming joins the Office of Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs as Senior Associate Vice Chancellor

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On April 1, 2023, Valarie Fleming, PhD, CCC-SLP, began her role as the Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for the Office of Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs. In this role, she will provide executive leadership for, and oversight of central campus administrative units that support academic programs and faculty members across the University of Tennessee Health… Read More


Student Pharmacist Expands Internship into Mentoring Opportunity

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For Brianna Hawkins, PharmD/MBA candidate, class of 2023, cancer has been a constant presence in her life. Many of her grandmother’s siblings and their children suffered from colon, liver, breast, pancreatic, and lung cancer, along with other malignancies. Hawkins said after contemplating the impact of cancer on her family tree, she decided to pursue a… Read More


Experienced Leader in Higher Education Joins UTHSC as Registrar

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Scott Summers, MSEd, joined the University of Tennessee Health Science Center earlier this year as the university’s registrar. Lyndsay Pittman, MEd, who previously held the position, is now the assistant vice chancellor for Enrollment Management. As the registrar, Summers is responsible for the integrity of academic records in enrollment verification, transcripts, correct student registration, state… Read More