Publisher: The Commercial Appeal


Officials rally behind plan to end opioid crisis in Shelby County

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The Opioid Task Force, a broad coalition of experts and officials in Memphis and Shelby County, on Wednesday unveiled a strategy aimed at ending the opioid crisis locally… …The county should have “wrap-around” services for people suffering from opioid addiction by July 1, said Dr. David Stern, a vice chancellor at the University of Tennessee… Read More


New UTHSC facility will offer high-tech simulation of patients

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In the new Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation, they’ll be able to hone their skills in virtual reality — using high-tech manikins (jointed, detachable models of humans) and other computer and robotic simulators — before experiencing the pressure of seeing actual patients.


New UTHSC facility will offer high-tech simulation of patients

The Commercial Appeal

In the new Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation, they’ll be able to hone their skills in virtual reality — using high-tech manikins (jointed, detachable models of humans) and other computer and robotic simulators — before experiencing the pressure of seeing actual patients. Formally opening on May 11, CHIPS, as the state-of-the-art center is… Read More


Church-based clinic eases trauma, stress

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Tennessee has some of the most-comprehensive health care resources in the nation. This is particularly true in Memphis, where our local health assets offer critical services to support the health of all ages. Yet, as a state and a region, we continue to have deplorable health outcomes. A 2017 report by the American Health Foundation… Read More


Attend breast cancer summit, save your life

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The 2018 host sponsors are the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, which convened the first summit in 2015; Baptist Cancer Center; and West Institute for Cancer Research.


Say goodbye to smoking on Memphis UT Health Science campus Jan. 1

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center campus is going smoke-free Jan. 1, a move intended to reinforce the school’s mission of promoting good health. The policy is sweeping, covering 55 acres of the medical district campus, including sidewalks and parking lots adjacent to university buildings. Also prohibited is smoking, as well as e-cigarettes, in… Read More


Top Workplaces 2017 – Interesting facts about local employers

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UTHSC is one reason Danny Thomas built St. Jude in Memphis. Today, the medical school and health care training complex employs 4,200 and contributes nearly $2 billion to the annual Memphis economy.


Column: Extending the bridge my parents built for me

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University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy Dean reflects on her childhood and the lessons she learned from her parents which ultimately led to her being the first in her family to graduate from high school, college, and pharmacy school.