Tag: Mary Ellen Sumrall


Provider Conference Expands Impact of College of Nursing’s Sickle Cell Disease Education

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More than 150 primary care providers will come to Memphis from four states March 28 to learn best practices in caring for people with sickle cell disease. Led by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing, the one-day conference will bring nationally-known experts in sickle cell patient care to Memphis. Sponsors include… Read More


Nursing Students Find Value in Operating Room Scholars Program

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Portrait of Lucas Parrish

After graduating from college, Lucas Parrish worked multiple odd jobs trying to find use for his biochemistry degree. He intended to pursue a graduate degree in anesthesiology, but that plan changed when he started taking care of his wife’s grandmother after an accident. “She fell and broke her shoulder and was no longer able to… Read More


College of Nursing Collaborates with Baptist Memorial Health Care on OR Nursing Program

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has developed an Operating Room Scholars program to educate nursing students as perioperative nurses through the college’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. Baptist Memorial Health Care is working with the UTHSC College of Nursing to develop the curriculum and pilot the program. The… Read More