Tag: Commander Mark MacNamara

UT Health Sciences Launches Naloxone Training Plus OneBoxes

Written by Allyson Lawson

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Clinical CareEducationPublic Service
Dr. Jessi Gold is wearing a "Narcan Saves Lives" T-shirt, smiling, and holding a box of naloxone medicine and a gray bag it came in.

The University of Tennessee Health Sciences held a pilot naloxone training April 14, gathering a group of interdisciplinary students to dive deeper into overdose recognition and proper administration of intranasal naloxone. The event also kickstarted the Memphis campus OneBox effort, placing over a dozen naloxone overdose kits alongside existing automated external defibrillators in high-traffic locations… Read More

New Director of Military-Affiliate Student Services Committed to Supporting Veterans, Students

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Education
Portrait of Commander Mark MacNamara

In 2015, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center was named the first institution in the UT System to receive the “VETS Campus” distinction from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, recognizing the university’s work to help veterans transition from military service to higher education. UT Health Science Center has recently taken another major step in… Read More