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Rural healthcare remains a challenge for UTHSC and several partners across the state. The system’s strategic plan provides some goals to address them, but it requires a coordinated approach and better outreach, some say. dailymemphian.com/article/64006

It's the last day of clinical rotations for these #BSN students! Our nursing students at @uthsc learn so much from their hands-on, clinical experiences! We appreciate all of our clinical partners. @MethodistHlth

Yesterday, the students, faculty, and staff across UTHSC campus, as well as the citizens of the community had a chance to enjoy our "Hydrate and Say Hi" hydration stations where officers handed out cold bottles of water to combat these high temperatures.

Dr. Barnes, chief of Pediatric Psychiatry at Le Bonheur and Urban Child Institute Endowed Chair of Excellence in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at @uthsc, joined @WMCActionNews5 to talk about what it will take to close the gaps in mental healthcare. ow.ly/xQ6v50ZfkvF

UTHSC Police Safety Tip Tuesday! Heads Up, Phones Down! Whether you're walking, driving or riding a bike, taking your eyes off of your surroundings for a few seconds to look at your phone is all it takes for accidents to happen. The phones can wait; your safety cannot.

When Dr. Lawrence Pfeffer and researcher Duane Miller decided to team up at the UT Health Science Center, things started looking up for patients diagnosed with glioblastoma. Their work contributed to the refinement of a drug molecule named IV 129. our.tennessee.edu/2026/uthsc-gli…

Congratulations to Dr. Taleka Perry, who has been selected as the new concentration coordinator for the DNP for Nurse Executives at @uthsc. Dr. Perry joined the college in Aug. 2025 and brings a strong background in leadership and academics!

Dr. Balaji Krishnaiah, associate professor in the Department of Neurology at the UT Health Science Center, wrote The Last Word. Read his full letter here: our.tennessee.edu/2026/addressin…

Welcoming the new cohort of Nurse Anesthesia students to our Doctor of Nursing Practice Program at @uthsc! Forty-five future nurse anethetists! @TNCRNA @aanacrna

A doctor's letters from the 1878 yellow fever epidemic. Books from 1552. Sickle cell research that changed medicine in the South. It's all inside the UT Health Sciences Historical Collections. Full story coming in the Health Sciences Magazine in June. #UTHSC

Very proud to honor nursing in Memphis and the Mid-South for 10 years! @uthsc @UTSystemNews Read the complete story at news.uthsc.edu/nightingala-ma…

837 graduates. Six colleges. One unforgettable spring. Congratulations to the UTHSC Class of 2026. #UTHSC

Congratulations to the 837 new graduates that will go on to improve healthcare in Tennessee and throughout the nation! #uthsc

Happy Nurses Week! We are always happy to highlight our excellent students at @uthsc! Twins Support Each Other in Nurse Anesthesia Goal news.uthsc.edu/twins-support-…

Really good meeting with our colleagues at River Valley Health about ways the Tennessee Rural Health Care Center of Excellence can support rural communities in developing a healthier Tennessee! @uthsc @UTSystemNews

We recently welcomed Dr. Gabor Tigyi as our featured speaker for this year’s Nicholas Bodor Distinguished Lectureship Series! Dr. Tigyi is a professor and the Harriett Van Vleet Endowed Chair in Basic Oncology Research in the Department of Physiology at the @uthsc in Memphis.

When Dr. Travis Brannon passed away, he made one request: keep the Class of 1986 connected. That promise became a scholarship. Their story is one of many behind UTHSC's sixth annual Giving Day. Read more: news.uthsc.edu/every-gift-cou… #uthsc

We've got something new coming to mailboxes this summer 👀 Can you guess what it is? #UTHSC #HSM

A friend’s diagnosis changed everything. Lawrence Pfeffer turned grief into purpose—and into a mission to improve glioblastoma treatments. His partnership at UT Health Science Center is driving real progress. Follow along here: our.tennessee.edu/2026/uthsc-gli…

Our Director of Physical Therapy, Ben Graves, is proud to announce that two members of our PT team, Paige Boyce and Juan Prado, have been accepted into the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at @uthsc. Congratulations Paige and Juan!