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
In the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, care, learning, and community come together one patient at a time. 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… 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
Nursing Student’s Career Pivot Part of Sweeping Effort to Bring Cancer Care to Every Corner of Tennessee Liane K. Williams had an interest in oncology when she decided to go to nursing school after 20 years of working as a paralegal. She chose the University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Nursing because of its… Read More
