UT Health Science Center’s Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology held a grand opening ceremony in October for its renovated state-of-the-art space at the UT Conference Center in Knoxville. The almost $20 million, four-year renovation increases the department’s space to approximately 65,000 square feet. Previously, the department operated in three spaces on the UT Knoxville campus. The renovation gathers its academic, research and clinical operations under the same roof for the first time in 40 years.
Developing Senior Leaders
Fifteen faculty and staff members from the first cohort of the Health Sciences Senior Leadership Academy received valuable lessons from two extraordinary individuals who know a thing or two about leadership. At its first meeting in January, the group was honored to welcome UT System President Randy Boyd and Rob Carter, recently retired global chief technology officer and chief information officer at FedEx after a 25-plus-year career with the company. Both described leadership as service. “If you’re the leader, you’re the primary server for everybody,” Boyd says. “Any other approach, and you’re probably going to be unsuccessful.” The focus of the academy is to increase institutional leadership capacity among senior leaders and develop core skills required for leading in a complex and sophisticated statewide academic health sciences environment.
Chancellor Buckely Honored
For the third year in a row, Chancellor Peter Buckley was named to the Power 100 list by the Memphis Business Journal. The list profiles the 100 most influential people in business in Memphis and the Mid-South. It recognizes outstanding leaders from sports, education, business, politics, health care and community service.
Expressing Gratitude
About 150 medical students gathered on a January evening for a memorial ceremony honoring the people who donated their bodies to the university for education and research purposes. The bodies donated through the university’s Anatomical Bequest Program are a critical aspect of training for the future health care workforce, providing unparalleled learning experiences that cannot be replicated through simulations or textbooks. The UTHSC program and similar ones at other schools across the country rely on the generosity of individuals who choose to donate their bodies to science upon their death.
