UTHSC News

Campus Police Awarded Second Tennessee Law Enforcement Accreditation

Written by Janay Jeans

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Public Service

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Campus Police Department has been awarded its second Tennessee Law Enforcement Accreditation (TLEA) from the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police (TACP). The accreditation recognizes significant professional achievement, the use of written directives, policies, and procedures that are operationally successful, and the fulfillment of TLEA program standards. “I… Read More

765 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

Rural Health Certificate Program at College of Pharmacy to Graduate First Cohort

Written by Nathan Ball

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Education

Kassidy Kirkman, a fourth-year Pharmacy student, grew up in a small town in western Arkansas, where she saw firsthand the crucial role pharmacists play in rural communities. In May 2024, Kirkman will be among the first students to graduate having completed the Rural Health Certificate program offered by UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy.… Read More

PACTS to Bring Together Experts, Providers on Bridging Gaps in Mental Health Care for Children After COVID

Written by Christopher Green

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The Center for Youth Advocacy and Well-Being and the Office of Community Health Engagement at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, in partnership with the University of Memphis School of Social Work and the Tennessee Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, will host the 2024 Psychiatric Advocacy Collaborative Teams Summit (PACTS) Saturday, May 11,… Read More

Molecular/COVID Lab Closes After Four Years of Service in the Face of Unprecedented Pandemic

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CarePublic ServiceResearch

The world shut down in response to COVID-19 in early March 2020. By late March, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center announced it was partnering with University Clinical Health (UCH) to open a lab on the Memphis campus to analyze the deluge of COVID-19 tests being done around town. By May 4, the Molecular/COVID… Read More

New Staff Senate Represents Employees Across the University

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Education

Two longstanding employee organizations at UT Health Science Center have merged to become the new Staff Senate. Formerly the Employee Relations Committee, which represented non-exempt employees, and the Exempt Staff Council, which represented exempt employees at the director level and below, the Staff Senate now represents exempt and non-exempt employees across the university. The Staff… Read More

Advisory Board to Meet May 10

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Advisory Board will meet Friday, May 10, at 11 a.m. CDT, in the Mooney Library, 875 Monroe Ave., on the Memphis campus.   On the agenda: Chancellor’s Report Report on 2024 Giving Day Presentation of Student Fees FY2025 Budget Proposal Legislative Session Summary and Special Presentation While the meeting… Read More

Dr. Samuel Dagogo-Jack Receives National Award for Achievement in Diabetes Research

Written by Christopher Green

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Clinical CareResearch
Dr. Samuel Dagogo-Jack

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has selected Samuel Dagogo-Jack, MD, DSc, chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes and director of the Clinical Research Center at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, as the recipient of its 2024 Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Diabetes Research Award. The award, which is one of the… Read More