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
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
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
