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At UT Health Sciences, our story has never been more compelling — or more important to tell well. Every day, across our six colleges, we are educating the next generation of health care professionals, advancing discovery, and improving the lives of Tennesseans. Central to this work is our shared mission: to create Healthier Tennesseans and Thriving Communities across our state. At its heart, ...Read more
A Historic Investment
New College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building a Game Changer for Tennessee A photo illustration shows where the College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building while stand by 2029. 2026 College of Medicine Class President Evan Finder took the long view when he heard that the Tennessee General Assembly had appropriated $311 million for the construction of the new $350 million College of Medicine ...Read more
PA Students Put Tennessee First
A new generation of Physician Assistants trained at UT Health Sciences are heading toward the communities that need them most. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ceT0sZSBsg The bus pulled out of Memphis before sunrise. A few students dozed in the early dark, heads tilted toward windows as the highway unspooled west to east. In the quiet, a voice carried from the front. “What are you doing?” Another student had cracked open his ...Read more
Life, Amplified
In the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, care, learning, and community come together one patient at a time. https://youtu.be/csXVLVpPuiA?si=MT2KZT6QqhTnzdzI On a recent morning inside the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Audiology and Speech Pathology (ASP) clinic in downtown Knoxville, Rachel Brock sat for a routine appointment she has experienced dozens of times before. A clinician adjusted the settings on her cochlear implant, fine-tuning the ...Read more
Leveling Up
Trauma Care Led by UT Health Sciences Physicians Achieves Highest National Recognition As chief of trauma at UT Health Sciences and Regional One Health, Andrew Kerwin, MD, leads the Elvis Presley Trauma Center, which recently earned the highest national designation for trauma care. Andrew Kerwin, MD, often compares a trauma center to a fire department, an essential resource people hope ...Read more
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‘Blessing’ Tennesseans with Better Oral Health
Back in 2012, Union City businessman William “Bill” Latimer had an idea that has helped thousands of Tennesseans smile. “Everyone has medical care in the U.S., because they can always go to an emergency room,” he said. “But you don’t have an emergency place for dental care. I knew a lot of people don’t have… Read More
Connecting Resources to Communities
Center of Excellence at UT Health Sciences Fosters Rural Health Care Solutions Michelle DeBord-Rains grew up in Bledsoe County, where she lives and works as a health services supervisor for Bledsoe County’s Coordinated School Health program. Mountainous and sparsely populated, Bledsoe County is one of the 10 most distressed counties in Tennessee. Home to Fall… Read More
Driven by Curiosity
Prestigious Fellowship Helps PhD Student Thrive “I’ve always been fascinated by the brain and how it shapes who we are.” That curiosity has guided Kelsey Glasper to national recognition as she works toward her PhD in neuroscience at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences. Glasper is the first UT Health Sciences student to be selected… Read More
Where Academic Healthcare Meets AI
There is a version of the artificial intelligence story that everyone has heard by now: the billion-dollar campuses, the coastal cities competing for the next great tech company. Memphis, Tennessee, does not fit that story. And that, it turns out, may be precisely the point. The University of Tennessee Health Sciences’ achievement of R1 research… Read More
A Legacy of Care
Alumnus Dr. Mitch Godat’s Mission of Mercy What began as a simple idea to provide free dental care for people in need has grown into one of the most impactful community health efforts in the Mid-South region. For Mitch Godat, DDS, a graduate of the University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Dentistry, the 10th… Read More
Behind Tennessee’s Emergency Teams
UT Health Sciences Pharmacists Save Lives When Every Second Counts Seconds can mean the difference between life and death in the emergency room. As the trauma bay erupts into motion, emergency medical services (EMS) rushes through the doors, nurses scramble to assist, and physicians rapidly assess a patient who may be unconscious, unstable, or unidentified.… Read More