Tag: UT Health Science Center College of Medicine

Education = Prevention: Physician Called to Educate Public on Infectious Disease Prevention

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CarePublic Service
Portrait of Dr. Chinelo Animalu

Here’s how Chinelo Animalu, MD, describes her role as an infectious disease physician:  “We deal with those cases that make everybody else run in the opposite direction,” she says.  An associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the College of Medicine at UT Health Science Center, Dr. Animalu is also the medical director for Infectious Disease and Geographic Medicine for Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare… Read More

College of Medicine Receives Excellent Outcome from Medical Education Review

Written by Communications and Marketing

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Clinical CareEducation
Photo of the UT Health Science Center arches

The recent review by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) resulted in an excellent outcome for UT Health Science Center’s College of Medicine.  The LCME is the national body that accredits all MD-granting medical schools in the United States and Canada. The organization sets rigorous standards for medical education, including curriculum, student outcomes, clinical… Read More

‘We’ve Just Had a Good Time Doing It,’ Terrance Cooper, PhD, Says of His Career in Research

Written by Janay Jeans

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Research

Terrance (Terry) Cooper, PhD, developed his interest in biology while taking photomicrographs with direction from his biology professor as an undergraduate student at Wayne State University in the mid-1960s. Now, Dr. Cooper, a researcher and Harriet Van Vleet professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Biochemistry in the College of Medicine, is a nationally… Read More

Hematology/Oncology Fellow Awarded Acceptance into Competitive Research Institute

Written by Janay Jeans

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EducationResearch

The loss of several family members to sickle cell disease set Terrence Jones, MD, on a quest at an early age to find a cure for the disease. “Sickle cell disease has affected my community and family for many years, and because of the disease I have lost several of my close family members,” Dr.… Read More

Researchers Awarded Department of Defense Grant to Study the Role of Gut Microbiomes to Improve Outcomes in Dystonia

Written by Janay Jeans

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Research

Mohammad Moshahid Khan, PhD, principal investigator and associate professor in the Department of Neurology in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, was recently awarded a $308,000 grant from the Department of Defense for a study that will investigate the role of the gut microbiome in dystonia, a movement disorder… Read More

Frayser Community Urban Garden Helps ‘Change the Narrative’ of the Community

Written by Janay Jeans

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Public Service

The Frayser Community Urban Garden recently won the City of Memphis’ first Community Beautification Pitch Competition, a competition for individuals to pitch to the Memphis City Council on projects focusing on improving neighborhoods. The Frayser Community Urban Garden was established in a collaboration between UT Health Science Center’s College of Medicine and its Board of… Read More

776 Degrees to be Awarded in Spring Commencement Ceremonies May 13, 19

Written by Communications and Marketing

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Education

Jasmine Walker, BSN, RN, who will graduate from the Doctor of Nursing Practice Nurse-Midwifery program May 13, believes her degree will help her advocate for the best care for women, especially in underserved communities. “Midwifery represents everything I stand for: women’s empowerment, creating a safe environment to build rapport with people, educating, providing evidence-based care, and… Read More

President of the Southern Medical Association Inspired by Late Mom to ‘Be the Doctor I Never Had’

Written by Janay Jeans

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Education

Christopher Jackson, MD, was inspired by his grandparents to pursue medicine, especially his grandmother, who was a nurse. “She was the first person in my life who told me I could be a physician, and after she passed away, I wanted to pay homage to her desire for me to be a part of health… Read More