The first test preparation text ever published for the national certification exam for neonatal nurse practitioners has entered the textbook market, thanks to the efforts of a nursing professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Assistant Professor Amy Koehn, PhD, MSN, NNP-BC, who coordinates the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) program for the UTHSC… Read More
The new issue of the College of Medicine Magazine spotlights the growing research enterprise within the college. In this issue you’ll meet the researchers working diligently to improve health and health care for the people of Tennessee including faculty who are improving outcomes for kidney and liver transplants, sickle cell disease, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.… Read More
As the first College of Nursing established in Tennessee, the UTHSC College of Nursing is leading the way in recognizing the impact of the nursing profession in the Mid-South during 2020, which has been designated as the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO estimates that the world… Read More
Ankush Gosain, MD, PhD, FACS, FAAP, associate professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, was awarded the 2019-2020 Mid-Career Award from the Society of University Surgeons (SUS). Dr. Gosain is also the director of Pediatric Surgery Research in the Children’s Foundation Research Institute at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. The… Read More
The UTHSC College of Pharmacy will always be a special place for Martha and David Shepard. After all, if their paths had not crossed as pharmacy students on the Memphis campus, the two would never have met. She was a year ahead, earning a pharmacy degree in 1973. He followed, graduating in 1974. That was… Read More
The Student National Medical Association at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is gearing up to host Dream BIG, a free community outreach conference for 50 Shelby County middle and high school students. It will take place Saturday, February 8, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the UTHSC Student-Alumni Center, 800 Madison Avenue,… Read More
Surgeon Denis Foretia was born in Cameroon and has made it his mission to improve surgical care, research, and health outcomes in Africa. In doing so, this assistant professor in the Division of General Surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is extending the university’s impact overseas and bringing knowledge and experience back… Read More
Chasity Shelton knows the benefits of attending the UTHSC College of Pharmacy. She began her journey as a student in the college in 2001 and is now charged with ensuring the success of others who attend the college. Promoted to assistant dean for student success earlier this year, Dr. Shelton, who holds PharmD, FCCP, BCPS,… Read More
