They finish each other’s sentences, they have traveled the world together, and now they are completing a rigorous program in what some call healthcare’s best-kept secret: nurse anesthesia. Hunter and Spencer Turner, 27, are identical twins who grew up in Japan, Italy, and Brighton, Tennessee. Sons of a United States Department of Defense employee, the… Read More
If you notice a student seems off, showing up less, falling behind, acting out of character, the instinct can be to wait and see. Charles Snyder, PhD, vice chancellor for Student Success and co-chair of the CARE Team at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences, wants you to know there’s another option. “The problem is… Read More
Anna Hicks remembers the moment physical therapy started to feel real. “It’s really interesting to learn about somebody else, and that is PT, in a way,” she said. “You get to know these people, to really be a part of their lives, see their progress visit after visit, and see their confidence leaving the clinic.… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Sciences Advisory Board will meet Friday, May 8, at 11:00 a.m., in the Mooney Library, 875 Monroe Ave., on the Memphis campus. On the agenda: While the meeting will be conducted in person, it will also be available to view online. The webcast link, more information about the UT Health Sciences… Read More
On April 16, the Tennessee General Assembly approved the funding of $311 million for the construction of a new $350 million College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building to be built on the Memphis campus. Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer Raaj Kurapati and College of Medicine Executive Dean Mike Hocker, MD, held an interactive town… Read More
Nearly 100 people committed to transforming rural health care in Tennessee gathered in Memphis Tuesday at the first Tennessee Rural Health Care Center of Excellence Innovation and Practice Conference. The event brought together leaders from across the state in policy, research, and practice, along with the seven organizations that received funding from the center’s first… Read More
The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a competitive renewal grant of $2.26 million to Ramesh Narayanan, PhD, professor and Muirhead Chair of Excellence in the Department of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences. Dr. Narayanan also serves as deputy director of UT Health Sciences’ Center for… Read More
Recognizing the unprecedented surge in artificial intelligence infrastructure and investment across the Mid-South, the University of Tennessee Health Sciences, University of Arkansas, the University of Memphis, and University of Mississippi announced Monday the formation of the Mid-South AI Research Consortium. This collaboration seeks to unify the region’s fragmented AI capabilities into a scalable ecosystem, leveraging… Read More
