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Scott Campbell Named Emergency Management and Safety Officer at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Written by Amber Carter

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Scott Campbell, a long-time emergency management official with the United States Coast Guard, has been named emergency management and safety officer for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). A native of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, Campbell comes to UTHSC from New Orleans, Louisiana, bringing 26 years of military experience in emergency management, physical security,… Read More

Kaplan-Amonette Department of Dermatology at UTHSC Growing; Expanding Clinical Practice

Written by Peggy Reisser

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If you have a suspicious-looking mole or a strange patch on your skin, Tejesh Patel, MD, FAAD, has some advice – get it checked out. And he wants you to know that, as faculty and staff at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), the Kaplan-Amonette Department of Dermatology is ready to help. “We’re… Read More

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Names Retired Memphis Police Department Deputy Director Anthony Berryhill Chief of Police for the Memphis Campus

Written by Jackie Denton

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After a three-month search, Ken Brown, JD, MPA, PhD, FACHE, executive vice chancellor and chief operations officer for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has named retired Memphis Police Department Deputy Director Anthony Berryhill chief of police for the UTHSC Memphis campus. He will serve in his new role beginning November 1. With the… Read More

Video Aims to Raise Awareness on Campus of Those with Special Needs

Written by Peggy Reisser

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National Disability Employment Awareness Month each October celebrates the many contributions of America’s worker with disabilities. For UTHSC’s observance, Amber Carter, publications coordinator in the Communications and Marketing Department, thought making a video would be a great way to raise awareness on campus of those with special needs. Carter, who has cerebral palsy, wrote, directed… Read More

UT Health Science Center: Shaping the Future of Health Care Since 1911

Written by Peggy Reisser

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[efsflexvideo type=”other” url=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/NiYDtugjwfQ?rel=0″ allowfullscreen=”yes” widescreen=”yes” width=”420″ height=”315″/] Editor’s Note: UTHSC had the chance to tell our story in the Aug. 29 edition of The Commercial Appeal. We are reprinting the story, along with the accompanying ad and our new campus video, all of which  spotlight the great things happening at UTHSC.  The University of Tennessee… Read More

Ignite the Torch Aims to Motivate Teens To Choose a Better Future

Written by Communications and Marketing

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Public Service

Michael Stackens knows what a great impact a mentor can have on a young person. Now, he has dedicated his life to making sure others do, too. The former college athlete and intramural coordinator in the Department of Campus Recreation at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is a founding member of an… Read More

UTHSC’s Role in Back-to-School Health Fair Reflects Commitment to Help Community

Written by Communications and Marketing

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Public Service

The annual Back-to-School Family Affair Event is extremely important to the entire UT Health Science Center family, Pamela Houston, director of the Office of Special Events and Community Affairs at UTHSC, said after the most recent one held last weekend. Sponsored by Omega Ministries/Omega Healthy Practices and the Healthcare Organizations of Greater Memphis Coalition, the 28th annual… Read More

Communications and Marketing Department Receives Two Awards from the Tennessee College Public Relations Association

Written by Communications and Marketing

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UTHSC’s Communications and Marketing department recently took home two awards from the Tennessee College Public Relations Association (TCPRA). The department was awarded first place, gold, in the specialty item category for the UTHSC Mid-South Heart Walk T-Shirt and third place, bronze, in the printed newsletter category for The Record. The TCPRA awards, which were presented… Read More