Tag: Public Service


The Power of Addiction: A Five-Part Spotlight Article

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A five-part Spotlight article from Medicine Magazine (Winter 2016) exploring the College of Medicine’s coordinated effort to battle the addiction through each of the four duties of the UTHSC mission – Education, Clinical Care, Research and Public Service…. Read More


Student Nick Saites Honored for Exceptional Community Service

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For as long as he can remember, UTHSC student Louis “Nick” Saites has had a love for science, research and public service. Now, he is in a position that marries all three, and he’s being honored for pursuing those passions. Involved in many service-oriented organizations, Saites was recently awarded the 2016 Harold Love Award for… Read More


Student Nick Saites Honored for Exceptional Community Service

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For as long as he can remember, UTHSC student Louis “Nick” Saites has had a love for science, research and public service. Now, he is in a position that marries all three, and he’s being honored for pursuing those passions. Involved in many service-oriented organizations, Saites was recently awarded the 2016 Harold Love Award for… Read More


The Power of Addiction

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Addiction can be an overwhelming force, and the statistics it produces are daunting and dismaying. A 2012 report from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASAColumbia) reveals that addiction and risky use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs account for the largest preventable and most costly health problems facing the… Read More


The Power of Addiction: The Public Service Front

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Continued from … The Power of Addiction: The Research Front On March 18, 2015, the community leaders who constitute the College of Medicine Advisory Board were presented with a plan for an initiative to help reduce the number of children who become embroiled in the juvenile justice system. Seventy percent of children in the system meet… Read More