Tag: Shelby County

UTHSC College of Medicine, Shelby County Government Transform Health Care Access with ShelbyCares on 3rd

Written by Erika Wynn

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Clinical CarePublic Service

Leaders of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Medicine and Shelby County government gathered Thursday to mark the opening of ShelbyCares on 3rd, a community health and wellness facility aimed at enhancing access to free health coaching, preventive health screenings, and nutritional support classes for underserved populations in the community. G. Nicholas… Read More

Student National Medical Association to Host Dream BIG Conference January 19

Written by Amber Carter

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Education

Christian Salcedo, a second-year medical student at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has volunteered in the past for Dream BIG, a free community outreach conference for Shelby County middle and high school students. This year, however, he helped plan the event and is excited to see what comes of it. Now in… Read More

Going Public: UTHSC Nurse Takes Helm of Shelby County Health Department

Written by Communications and Marketing

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Public Service

Last year, the Shelby County Health Department was looking for a director who embodied a passion for public health, a commitment to innovation, a taste for change and well honed leadership skills to do the job. The county got that in January when Alisa Haushalter, DNP, began her new job heading up the agency that… Read More