There are 13 article(s) tagged Baptist Health Sciences University:

• September 2026

  • Movers & Shakers: ARTSmemphis adds to leadership

    Also, a college adds new faculty, an architecture firm grows, a top real estate agent joins a storied firm and a local grocer adds to its leadership.

    By Alys Drake September 30, 2026

• April 2026

  • Tennessee faces a physician shortage of 3,900 by 2035. How do local medical leaders think we can fix it?

    There are many solutions to a statewide physician shortage facing Tennessee in coming years. Local medical leaders said one thing is key — the ability to train people where they might eventually practice. 

    By Steve Bohnel April 06, 2026

• February 2025

  • ‘Black Men in White Coats’ event inspires medicine and science careers

    Hundreds of Mid-South students got to meet medical and science professionals at the Black Men in White Coats event at Baptist Health Sciences University in the Memphis Medical District. 

    By Aisling Mäki February 22, 2025

• October 2024

  • Memphis’ first lady talks health careers with teen girls at symposium

    Eighty girls and young women registered for SHE Leads the Way, a symposium at Baptist Memorial Hospital where Jamila Smith-Young served as the special guest speaker. 

    By Aisling Mäki October 23, 2024

  • Baptist Health Sciences University names new provost

    Anuja Ghorpade, who comes to Memphis from the Albany College of Pharmacy, is a cell and molecular biologist by training. She has helped secure more than $13 million in research funding.

    By Aisling Mäki October 11, 2024

• April 2024

  • ‘Black Men in White Coats’ aims to diversify the future of medicine

    The free event for students of color in fifth grade through college centers on inspiring the next generation of medical and science professionals while helping to diversify the ‘white coat’ professions. 

    By Aisling Mäki April 05, 2024

  • New president takes helm at growing Baptist Health Sciences University

    Baptist Health Sciences University inaugurated Hampton Hopkins just as its College of Osteopathic Medicine opens. Its other programs range from nursing to biomedical sciences to public health. 

    By Aisling Mäki April 01, 2024

  • First Look: Baptist to open $34M College of Osteopathic Medicine

    The 100,000-square-foot college on Union Avenue in the Memphis Medical District will open its doors April 6 and welcome its first class of osteopathic medicine students in August. 

    By Aisling Mäki April 01, 2024

• October 2023

  • Baptist university creates health career tracks for underrepresented students

    SHE (Science, Health, Empowerment) Leads the Way offers networking, mentoring and educational opportunities for girls and women, while Black Men in White Coats encourages Black boys and men to consider health care careers. 

    By Aisling Mäki October 22, 2023

• June 2023

  • Baptist Health Sciences University names new president

    Hampton Hopkins most recently served as president of Carolinas College of Health Sciences in Charlotte, where he planned a relocation for the college and a $4.5 million renovation.

    By Aisling Mäki June 28, 2023

• May 2023

  • Baptist’s new college of osteopathic medicine ready to recruit inaugural class

    The College of Osteopathic Medicine will accept students from across the U.S., focusing on medical students in the Mid-South. 

    By Aisling Mäki May 04, 2023

• November 2022

  • New college of medicine could ease doctor shortage

    “Starting a med school is a big deal. If it was easy, everybody would do it. It takes a lot of effort.”

    By Aisling Mäki November 15, 2022

• October 2021

  • Baptist Health Sciences U receives $4.3M to help Black students succeed

    Only 13% of its Black students graduate in six years, compared to 50% or more for other races.

    By Jane Roberts October 21, 2021