Assistant surgeon general visit first in UTHSC history
Assistant Surgeon General gave a personal account of the Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health to an excited group of UTHSC College of Dentistry students and teachers at their Medical District campus Oct. 7, 2019. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The assistant surgeon general is a dentist and the nation's spokesman on oral health issues.
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University of Tennessee Health Science Center Oral Health Rear Admiral Timothy RicksJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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