It’s not every day ribbon is cut at 534 N. Second, the two-story, early 20th-century brick building that is a landmark in Uptown. Saturday, Oct. 30, it drew a cluster of walk-ups coming to check out the UTHSC Health Hub, the newest tenant. UTHSC had banner year in research, revenue “I am going to be… Read More
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There is excitement in a Memphis neighborhood where many with an increased risk of certain health complications, seen in many African Americans, will now have access to healthcare right in their neighborhood. It’s a model doctors are planning to expand to more neighborhoods in the city. “It sustains life, and that’s what… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine will open its first UTHSC Health Hub on Saturday, October 30th at 10am in Uptown at 534 North Second Street.The UTHSC Health Hub is a community program that will go out into neighborhoods to provide convenient primary care in underserved areas of Memphis and Shelby County. The… Read More
Marie Chisholm-Burns, Pharm.D., leads the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) in an era where advancing research, innovation, and scholarly/creative achievements are key initiatives for the college. And, under her leadership, the College of Pharmacy’s ranking in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding has fulfilled that institutional goal. For… Read More
he University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine will open its first UTHSC Health Hub on Saturday, October 30th at 10am in Uptown at 534 North Second Street. The UTHSC Health Hub is a community program that will go out into neighborhoods to provide convenient primary care in underserved areas of Memphis and Shelby County. The… Read More
Scientists Kenneth Ataga, MD, and Santosh Saraf, MD, have received a $3.2 million grant to continue investigating the potential of machine learning as a method to help identify sickle cell disease (SCD) patients at high risk of developing progressive kidney disease. The grant awarded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes… Read More
The UTHSC College of Medicine in Memphis, the sponsoring institution for medical residencies in Memphis, Nashville and Jackson, has been put on probationary accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The institution’s status does not affect accreditation of its 73 residency and fellowships programs in those cities. Residencies at the Knoxville and Chattanooga… Read More
Attorneys representing Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare are asking a federal court to prevent the Justice Department from intervening in a false claims lawsuit filed by whistleblowers against the Memphis, Tenn.-based health system, according to the Commercial Appeal. The plaintiffs in the case, two former Methodist executives, said they strongly support intervention by the U.S. The executives were… Read More
