Regional One could become the Mid-South’s first academic medical center
University of Tennessee Health Science Center Chancellor Dr. Peter Buckley said a permanent Regional One Health partnership will not weaken UTHSC’s existing partnerships with other hospitals, which include Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Memphis VA Medical Center and Baptist Memorial. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Officials envision the new entity — the name UT Health was floated — as a hub of innovation that would attract top medical talent, grow research opportunities and offer new therapies, specialized surgeries and access to clinical trials.
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Aisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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