The new chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center signaled a fresh start for the Memphis-based school during his inaugural address Tuesday, Feb. 22. Dr. Peter Buckley described abatement of the COVID-19 pandemic and new opportunities for growth Buckley took office Feb. 1, 2022, after being confirmed unanimously by the medical system’s board… Read More
Memphis now boasts one of the largest genetic databases of people with African ancestry in the nation. Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, in collaboration with the Regeneron Genetics Center, sequenced the DNA of nearly 10,000 children who had blood drawn at Le Bonheur since 2015.… Read More
Dr. Peter Buckley came to the U.S. in 1992 to round out his medical training with plans to return to Ireland. Thirty years later, he’s poised to succeed Dr. Steve J. Schwab as the 11th chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center (UTHSC) on Feb. 1.
The advisory board to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) on Wednesday, Jan. 12, decided not to raise tuition for the 2023 academic year for all programs at all campuses, for both in-state and out-of-state students.
Dr. Erin Watson, pregnant and working full-time in the emergency room of Methodist Hospital, was an eyewitness to how pregnant women can be affected by COVID. So it is not surprising that Watson, who also practices post-acute care at Regional One Health, has become a fierce advocate for pregnant women to get the vaccine.
Dr. Claudette Shephard is an OB-GYN specializing in girls and young women. Her work with patients’ sexual development and future fertility has an impact on the community at large. She has a 30-year career in medicine, and her practice draws patients from West Tennessee, North Mississippi, Eastern Arkansas, and the Missouri Bootheel. She also provides gynecology services… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has announced the appointment of its 11th Chancellor, Dr. Peter F. Buckley. Buckley currently serves as dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, a position he’s held since 2017. His appointment, announced Monday, Dec. 6, was confirmed unanimously by the University of Tennessee System Board of… Read More
When he was a kid growing up in North Memphis, Kenneth Bradshaw dreamed of becoming an architect, but he couldn’t afford college. So, after he graduated from Manassas High in the 1970s, he took a job as a carpenter’s assistant at the nearby University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Over the next 46 years, Bradshaw… Read More
