Health

Nursing students
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Nationally Ranked Nursing Program

An online program designed to help nurses with two-year RN degrees advance to bachelor’s degrees was ranked a top 10 “best values” nationally.

A female UTC nursing student listens to an older man's heartbeat
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UTC Nursing Leads in Gerontology Care

UTC's programs and leaders are recognized statewide and nationwide.

The Fetal Heart Monitor App in the simulation lab
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An Innovation in Simulation

Fetal heart monitor app helps train future nurses.

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All Vol Cheese: Made in Tennessee, Enjoyed Everywhere

Checkerboard Mild Cheddar, Game Day Sharp Cheddar, Smokey’s Smoked Gouda and Torchbearer Jalapeno. If you’re a fan of cheese and familiar with UT Knoxville, there’s no need to explain the iconic references.

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New Therapy Clinic is Labor of Love

The ribbon cutting at the Rachel Kay Stevens Therapy Center at UTHSC was a cause for celebration.

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Community-based Changes for Better Health

Heather Wallace helps Tennessee families add more movement and healthful foods into their lives.

Joshua Light
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Fulfilling a Passion, Making a Difference

If you told Joshua Light a few years ago that he would have a nursing degree and a good job at a Memphis hospital by the time he was 23, he probably would not have believed you.

Dave Ramsey and Joe DiPietro
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Educate, Discover, Connect

When talking about the impact of the University of Tennessee, I often use the phrase “educate, discover and connect.” There are hundreds of examples of UT faculty, staff and students fulfilling that mission every day.

Martha and David Shepard
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Health Care Providers

Pharmacist couple mix advocacy and service

Lisa Vanderwall
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What is a Nurse?

Changes in health care help expand opportunities and roles for nurses

Ann Cashion
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What is a Nurse?: UT Nursing Alumni

"There are so many ways you can choose to practice the art of nursing. I think that gets broader every year as new opportunities arise and healthcare changes"

Matthew Burleson
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What is a Nurse?: UT Nursing Students

UT Nursing students share what led them to choose nursing as a major, career path, and vocation.

Ramesh Narayanan
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Working Together to Fight Cancer

UTHSC and two partners form West Cancer Center

City employee working out in fitness center
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Strategy to Finance Health Care Costs

IPS helps local governments tackle spending

UT Martin Assistant Professor Dexter Davis, center, helps former Chinese athletes move on to the next phase after competition.
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Life After Competition

Photo: UT Martin Assistant Professor Dexter Davis, center, helps former Chinese athletes move on to the next phase after competition. Dexter Davis is accustomed to taking his sport management students ... Read more

Jayne Wu and Shigetoshi Eda
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Quick Diagnosis

An innovative disease detection technology developed by UT Knoxville and UT Institute of Agriculture researchers is on its way to the marketplace.

Whether it is a crate of corn or a handful of squash, no amount of fruits and vegetables is too small to fill the void of those who need it most. Jean Hulsey, left, assists Mike Smith, a volunteer of the Society of St. Andrew. Smith transports the produce to East Tennessee shelters and food banks.
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Circle of Greater Good

Alliance of Women Philanthropists provides funding for UT Projects

Central BBQ in Midtown Memphis
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Local Favorites with Alumni

We asked alumni to help us choose restaurants to visit in each city.

Paul Juarez, PhD, and Patricia Matthews-Juarez, PhD,
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Lower the Numbers

Health disparities draw research team to Memphis

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Dream to be a Nurse

Carla Thomas Ramsey approached her nursing education at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga quietly.

Levita Mondie
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Eating Well

When Levita Mondie (Knoxville, '93) won a chili cook-off in her Washington, D.C., neighborhood, she was as proud as any Top Chef victor

Tandy Wilson
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Son of the South

Tandy Wilson (Knoxville, '00) is devoted to Nashville, where his family has lived for five generations. Nashville likes him, too, which was affirmed in a recent issue of Bon Appetit.

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Digital Doctors

Electronic health records promise to improve patient care, reduce costly duplicative procedures, involve the patient more completely in his or her own care, and ultimately save money. But when?