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UTHSC Graduates 779 New Healthcare Professionals

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center graduated 779 new healthcare professionals during separate ceremonies for each of its six colleges last month … Lori Gonzalez, PhD, vice chancellor for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs, said this year’s class of 779 is a significant increase in number over last year’s class of 698 graduates.


Inaugural CORNET Awards Presented for Nine Research Initiatives

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Nine research grants have been announced as the 2016 awardees for the inaugural University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) Collaborative Research Network (CORNET) Awards. This year’s winners are: Isaac Donkor, PhD; Michio Kurosu, PhD; Ying Kong, PhD Bob Moore, PhD; Byron Jones, PhD; Megan Mulligan, PhD Detlef Heck, PhD; Francesca-Fang Liao, PhD; Anton Reiner,… Read More


Tara O’Brien: People on the Move

The Memphis Business Journal

Dr. O’Brien received the 2016 International Transplant Nurses Society’s Research Grant Award for her proposal “The Use of Mobile Technology in Kidney Transplant Patients.”


Delta Dental, UTHSC Dental Students Provide Services in Bristol

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As a senior dental student finishing his doctor of dental surgery degree at the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry in Memphis, Logan Hall knows about the importance of oral health and the consequences of forgoing dental care … “We’re making an impact,” Hall said while taking a break between patients.


Activity trackers may underestimate steps when walking is impaired

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Regardless of exact accuracy, tracking steps can help older adults move more, and most of their activity already comes from walking, said Tara O’Brien, assistant professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis


UT College of Nursing Basketball Remembered

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The story of women’s basketball in the State of Tennessee begins at the University of Tennessee College of Nursing in Memphis.


Chad Epps in People on the Move

The Memphis Business Journal

Dr. Epps began his new position as Executive Director of Interprofessional Simulation and Patient Safety on June 1 and will be the first to lead academic programs in the $36.7 building, which is slated to open next year.


Marshall Elam in ‘People on the Move’

The Memphis Business Journal

Dr. Marshall Elam, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, has been selected to be on the executive committee for the PROMINENT study, an international clinical trial that will test the effectiveness of a new cholesterol lowering medication called Pemafibrate and its effects on reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke.