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Hamilton Eye Institute Lions Club to Host 6th Annual Race for Sight 5K

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The Hamilton Eye Institute Lions Club at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is hosting the 6th-annual Brad Baker Honorary Race for Sight 5K on Saturday, March 4, at 9 a.m. The race will be held at the Tour de Wolf Pavilion at Shelby Farms Park, 500 North Pine Lake Dr, Memphis, 38120. The… Read More


Black Student Association Honors Outstanding Student Leaders

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Since 1992, the Black Student Association (BSA) Awards Ceremony has honored student leaders from each of the colleges at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, as they move toward graduation.   Seven outstanding students were recognized at this year’s awards ceremony Friday, February 17, at Collage Dance Collective in Memphis. Shanea McKinney, PharmD, an… Read More


The College of Dentistry at UTHSC to Hold Annual Give Kids a Smile Day February 23

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The College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will hold its annual Give Kids a Smile Day February 23, providing free dental services to 97 children and teens from Freedom Preparatory Academy in Memphis. For roughly a decade, the UTHSC College of Dentistry has participated annually in Give Kids a Smile… Read More


Pioneer of Rural Track Residency Passionate About Improving Health Care Access in Rural Communities

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Growing up in rural Middle Tennessee, Thomas Atkins, MD, saw firsthand the need for improved access to health care outside of cities and metropolitan areas. “People in my community would have to decide between taking off work and driving all the way to Nashville to get care for something, or just dealing with being sick… Read More


UTHSC CHIPS to Host Town Hall on Role of Simulation in Health Equity

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The Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation (CHIPS) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will host a town hall February 22 to explore the role of simulation education in helping learners provide equitable health care. The event, titled “The Power of We,” will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. in the… Read More


College of Nursing Offers 3rd Annual Opioid Conference

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The 3rd Annual Opioid Conference and Pre-Conference will bring together experts in substance use disorder to share how genetics, trauma, and opportunity contribute to developing opioid use disorder across the lifespan. This conference will be hosted by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing March 3, with a pre-conference for prescribers March… Read More


UTHSC Team’s COVID Data System Highlighted in Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness Journal

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When COVID-19 hit the Mid-South in 2020, researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center quickly saw how Memphis was struggling to keep pace with the rapid advance of the pandemic. So, they got to work. In a report recently published in Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, senior authors David Schwartz, MD, FACR,… Read More


UTHSC Advisory Board Votes Not to Increase Tuition

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For the fourth straight year, tuition is expected not to increase for students at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. During the winter meeting of the UTHSC Advisory Board Friday, members voted unanimously in favor of keeping the current tuition rates, at the recommendation of Chancellor Peter Buckley, MD. “This is not an organization… Read More