International nurses travel to Memphis to learn about sickle cell
Sickle Cell patient Tabatha Marmon (middle) describes her experience with the disease during a panel discussion at last year’s University of Tennessee Health Sciences’ College of Nursing Sickle Cell Bootcamp. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Education about the sickle cell disease in nursing schools is limited, so the University of Tennessee Health Science Center launched Sickle Cell Nursing Boot Camp.
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Sickle Cell Disease UTHSC College of Nursing Sara Day St. Jude Children's Research HospitalAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki has been writing about Memphis since she moved to the city more than 20 years ago. She’s worked for print, digital and broadcast news outlets, including Memphis Daily News and Action News 5 (WMC), as well as public relations agencies. Her work has earned awards from The Associated Press, Tennessee Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and Public Relations Society of America.
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