The new executive dean for the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center got his start in health care while in high school, helping out at his uncle’s ambulance company in his hometown of Littleton, Colorado, near Denver. “When I was still in high school, I got my EMT (emergency medical… Read More
The Children’s Foundation Research Institute (CFRI) at Le Bonheur invites you to this month’s CFRI Discussions – Fellows Symposium, which features monthly updates of fellow-led research. We will hear an update from Sandra Castejón Ramirez, MD from the St. Jude/UTHSC Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program on her research, “Cytokine and Transcriptome Profiles and Microbial Metagenomics… Read More
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Nik Hopkins, MD, was a medical student at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center when the Hamilton Eye Institute hosted the first Ivan Marais Cataract‑A‑Thon in 2017. Since then, he had hoped to do his part to provide free, vision-restoring surgeries to people in need. “I was amazed at how many people of different medical backgrounds… Read More
The ITS Service Desk’s hours of operation will change on Monday, July 7, to 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday, for walk-in help, telephone services, and TechConnect ticket handling. This change better serves our UT Health Science Center customers by increasing our available staff during the busiest times each workday. Thank you.
You’ve just been assigned a new project and don’t know where to start. One way is to ask Microsoft 365 Copilot to suggest ideas; another is to create ideas based on an existing file. Just use a forward slash (“/”), also known as Context IQ, in your Copilot prompt to see a list of suggested… Read More
African Americans with sickle cell trait (SCT) have 39% higher odds of acute heart failure compared to non-African Americans with SCT, according to a study led by Ugochi Ogu, MD, associate professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the medical director of the Diggs-Kraus Comprehensive Sickle Cell… Read More
When it comes to cybersecurity, protecting more than just your passwords and credit card details is crucial. Every piece of personal information—like your address, date of birth, or even seemingly harmless details such as your pet’s name—can be compiled by cybercriminals to commit identity theft or other malicious activities. Why It Matters: Identity Theft: Hackers can… Read More
