New College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building a Game Changer for Tennessee 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 Interdisciplinary Building. “The new College of Medicine building represents a… Read More
A new generation of Physician Assistants trained at UT Health Sciences are heading toward the communities that need them most. 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… Read More
Trauma Care Led by UT Health Sciences Physicians Achieves Highest National Recognition Andrew Kerwin, MD, often compares a trauma center to a fire department, an essential resource people hope they never need. “Nobody ever gets up in the morning and says, ‘I’m going to slip on the ice while I’m shoveling snow and hit my… Read More
Medicine’s Class of 2026 Brave Tension and Thrill of Match Day Fourth-year medical student Avery Dargie had always viewed medicine as something more than a job. That grounding shapes her vision for the future. “It’s something that allows for this beautiful combination of science with teamwork, and this human connection that is so tangible,” she said.… Read More
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
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
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
When Dee and Jamie Evans talk about their daughter, Stacey Lane Evans, MD, they don’t begin with personal accolades or professional titles. They start with the constants of who Stacey was as a person and as a physician. Quietly principled. Deeply empathetic. Unwaveringly kind. The words are delivered, cloaked in the love and pride they… Read More
