Tag: Dr. Michael Hocker

First Horizon Foundation Commits $5 Million Lead Gift for New College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building

Written by Aimee C. McMillin

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College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building (rendering)

Transformational investment officially launches private fundraising efforts for state’s largest higher education project The University of Tennessee Health Sciences announced today that First Horizon Foundation has committed $5 million as a lead private investment in the new College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building, part of the largest state-funded higher education capital investment in Tennessee history. The… Read More

Podcast Helps Students Find Their Voice Before Their Specialty

Written by Brianna Peck

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Clinical CareEducation
Dr. Faria Abdullah with her podcast team, the podcast table in the foreground and a UT Health Sciences College of Medicine sign in the background.

We all know medical school is known for its demanding coursework, long hours, intense studying and steep learning curve. Students quickly become immersed in anatomy, physiology and clinical skills as they prepare to care for future patients. But some of the most important lessons in medicine are harder to teach. They happen in moments of… Read More

More Than a White Coat: College of Medicine Welcomes Largest Class in History

Written by Brianna Peck

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Clinical CareEducation
Inside a dim auditorium, students in short white coats hold up their right hands while reading an oath printed in a pamphlet.

One by one, 181 first-year medical students walked across the Cannon Center stage in Memphis recently, as faculty members from the University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Medicine helped them into their first white coats. The annual White Coat Ceremony represents one of medicine’s earliest traditions. This year’s event carried additional significance. The Class… Read More

2 from UT Health Sciences Honored with UT President’s Awards

Written by Chris Green

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Side-by-side headshots of Edwin Jeffres and Dr. Tina Dudney

The University of Tennessee System has named two employees from the University of Tennessee Health Sciences among the recipients of the 2026 President’s Awards, the highest honor a UT employee can receive. Edwin Jeffres, assistant vice chancellor of Facilities, and Tina Dudney, MD, professor and assistant dean for Graduate Medical Education in the College of… Read More

Dr. Tejesh Patel Appointed to Dual Chair Role in Pathology and Dermatology

Written by Brianna Peck

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Dr. Tejesh Patel headshot

Tejesh Patel, MD, FAAD, has been named chair of the University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Medicine’s Department of Pathology, effective July 1. Dr. Patel has served as interim chair since March 2024. He has also served as chair of the Kaplan-Amonette Department of Dermatology since 2018 and will now lead both departments. “Being… Read More

Researcher Receives $466,000 Federal Grant to Study Eye Damage from Chemical Warfare Agents

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research
Dr. Nawajes Mandal looks into a microscope

Nawajes Mandal, PhD, professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences, has been awarded a $466,103 grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, to investigate how chemical warfare agents, specifically blister agents like mustard gas, damage the eyes and cause long-term vision loss. Blister agents like… Read More

Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program Secures $5.1 Million for Next 5 Years

Written by Brianna Peck

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Clinical CarePublic Service
Girls in white dresses twirl with umbrellas

The Center on Developmental Disabilities at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences has received approximately $5.1 million from the state of Tennessee to continue operating the Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program for the next five years. The funding was secured through a statewide competition administered by the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services. The award extends… Read More

Tennessee to the World, Graduates Head to Armed Forces

Written by Allyson Lawson

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Emily McCulley grew up in Memphis, about as far from a coastal naval base as you can get. Then she enrolled in medical school and started asking a different kind of question. “I kind of wanted more out of life,” she says. “Adventure.” This spring, Emily McCulley, MD, crossed the commencement stage at the University… Read More