MBJ honors projects ‘revitalizing’ and ‘reinvigorating’ Memphis
UTHSC’s Plough Center for Sterile Drug Delivery Solutions won Best Renovation (Large Category) in the 2018 Building Memphis Awards sponsored by the Memphis Business Journal.
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Dotson honored by UT Health Science Center
In celebration of Black History Month, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis) recently recognized Aisha Jenae Dotson for her outstanding academic performance and community service.
College Awarded Training Grant for Nurses for Crisis Situations
The College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, in collaboration with Regional One Health, has been awarded a $16,000 grant to train area nurses to handle and diffuse crisis situations in hospitals and other health care settings.
Local doctor tries to make physical therapy simpler
Dr. Scott Holmes is a physical therapist who’s seen the effect of mechanical diagnosis and therapy (MDT) in his own life, and he’s gone out on his own to try to have that same effect on others in West Tennessee.
For patients with disabilities, dental treatment presents extra challenges
Disability advocate Jean-Marie Lawrence was born with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, a category of rare, inherited neuromuscular diseases that cause progressive muscle weakness and wasting. As a result, she’s must use a wheelchair. Lawrence works full time at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, serves on the Council on Developmental Disability, and aside from an assistant… Read More
More Than 80 Kids Get Free Dental Care at UTHSC
The College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) was among the many institutions participating in Give Kids a Smile 2018 on February 1. Dentistry and dental hygiene students provided 1,105 free procedures valued at $22,188 including examinations, radiographs, cleanings, fluoride varnishes, sealants, fillings, extractions, pulpal therapy, and oral hygiene instruction… Read More
Helping students cope with stress
College is a difficult time for any student, but the schedule can be downright grueling for those studying to be a doctor or nurse. That`s why the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is trying to help.
Study: Community navigators can reduce the high cost of ‘superusers’ in hospital settings
Patients who use high levels of hospital services are a costly burden on the healthcare system, but a new study suggests that pairing them with community navigators can help. Researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare studied the role community navigators can play in reducing the burden of… Read More