What's Happening at Baptist

Baptist Health Sciences University President Betty Sue McGarvey, Ph.D., R.N has announced her plans to retire in the summer of 2023. After 48 years as a student, nurse, professor and accomplished leader, Dr.

On Thursday, December 15, Baptist Health Sciences University held a winter commencement ceremony at First Baptist Church, Millington, Tennessee. President, Dr.

“Medical education does not exist to provide students with a way to make a living, but to ensure the health of the community.”- Dr. Rudolf Virchow

Saturday, Nov. 12^th, the Baptist Health Sciences University auditorium was filled with students and their parents as the TN HOSA event got underway.

The purpose of this event was to:

Students, parents and advisors are invited to attend the inaugural Tennessee Health Careers Summit & Expo on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Baptist Health Sciences University in the Campus Hub Building. The free event includes breakfast and lunch.

Wrapping up midterms season, the Student Success Center and Library staff shared secrets to help fellow Baptist healers in their study journeys. Below, they share these tips.

Homecoming has come to the Baptist Health Sciences University campus. On Oct. 1, BHSU had its first on-campus Homecoming, allowing current students and alumni to reunite on campus for the day. 

Baptist University's campus has come alive again, with a slew of students eager to begin classes for the Fall 2022 Trimester.

Earlier this summer, Baptist Health Sciences University launched two new learning spaces called Immersion Rooms, one in the nursing building and one in the collaboration building. This immersive learning experience is unique to Baptist locally and is the only of its kind in the tristate area.

Vonyale Montgomery, chief of security at Baptist Health Sciences University, was a special guest presenting on the impact of violence on youth at a virtual Lunch and Learn on May 26 to honor Children’s Mental Health Awareness Month. Other special guests included Dr.

Vice Provost and Dean of Medical Education Peter Alan Bell, DO, MBA, HPF, FACOEP-Dist, FACEP, joined Baptist Health Sciences University in August 2021 to assist the university with gaining accreditation for a College of Osteopathic Medicine.

A summer camp that allows you to dissect cow eyeballs and analyze your own urine – who could not fall in love with health care after that?

Great things are happening to increase the number of highly trained neurodiagnostic technologists available to help patients with the treatment of conditions like epilepsy, traumatic brain injuries, strokes, and neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.

Summer is almost here, and it’s time for camp. BaptistU HealthCORE, Baptist’s community outreach and mentoring program, is hosting a fre

Baptist is a proud sponsor of the recently opened Best Buy Teen Tech Center in South Memphis.

In the fall of 2021, Dr. Kimberly Cunningham, the then-director of the Center for Academic Excellence, opened an email from the Department of Education that she had to reread several times to make sure it was real.

Register for Baptist Memorial Health Care’s Black Men in White Coats: Building Diverse Health Care Professionals Virtual Summit on Saturday, Feb. 27 from 9–10:30 a.m. Participation is free, but space is limited.

On August 13, Baptist College of Health Sciences held a walk-thru graduation and private event for our Doctor of Nursing Practice graduates.

We are so excited to announce that we are becoming a University! Starting August 6, Baptist College of Health Sciences will officially become Baptist Health Sciences University.

When Lois Billings Woods graduated from the then-Baptist School of Nursing in 1944, things were very different.  World War II was still ongoing and three years of tuition cost $86, including books, nursing uniforms and housing.

One of the commitment statements in the mission of Baptist University is “Fostering an atmosphere of respect for cultural diversity and the dignity of all persons.” Underlying this commitment statement is the belief that all persons are created in God’s image and worthy of love and respect.

Like so many, our students set to graduate in April 2020 from the Baptist College of Health Sciences had to reimagine their graduation activities, at least for now. Faculty, staff and administration found a unique, socially-distant and responsible way to honor their spring graduates.

In the 107-year history of the College, the school has never had an officially-recognized mascot. The College recently changed its colors to shades of blue to identify more with the Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation organization. Now with the new colors, comes a fun mascot.

In June 2019, a group of Baptist College of Health Sciences students and faculty from four different disciplines participated in a first-ever collaboration theater using real-life patient scenarios to solve a problem.

OR Nurses Nationwide President/CEO, Denise Stewart, presented Baptist College with a donation to assist senior Nursing students with immediate needs to help complete graduation requirements.

On October 16th, over 360 people attended our annual scholarship luncheon recognizing the scholarship recipients, their families and donors. A total of 210 awards in the amount of $738,050 was given for the current academic year. Alumnae, Ms.

Three Baptist College of Health Sciences students were recognized this term for their quick-thinking and expertise during clinical rotations.

OR Nurses Nationwide President/CEO, Denise Stewart, presented Baptist College with a donation to assist senior Nursing students with immediate needs to help complete graduation requirements.

The American Chemical Society selected the student chapter at Baptist College to receive a Commendable award for its activities conducted during the 2016-2017 academic year. Additionally, Dr. Charity Brannen, faculty advisor of the chapter, received a special commendation.

Baptist College's Cultural Exchange club recently won the Jenzabar Foundation’s Student Leadership Award for 2017.

The thirty-first commencement ceremony of the Baptist College of Health Sciences was held on April 13 at Bellevue Baptist Church. President Betty Sue McGarvey presided over the ceremony. Dr. William Cochran, chair of the College Board of Directors, introduced the featured speaker, Mr.

Congratulations to the Baptist College case competition team of Krista Rinehart, Bretley Agee, Amanda Deering, Taylor Wisdom, and Sarah Johnson on their victory over Christian Brothers University on Tuesday evening at the 2nd Annual Inter-Professional Health Care Case Study Challenge.

Join us Tuesday, February 21st for the 2nd Annual Interprofessional Health Care Case Study Challenge between Baptist College of Health Sciences and Christian Brothers University (CBU).

February 21st

6:30 – 8:30 pm

Want to know more about the upcoming Doctor of Nursing Practice at Baptist College? Join our Twitter Chat on January 23rd, 3pm – 4 pm to get all your questions answered from the Baptist University DNP team.

Baptist College of Health Sciences received approval from the Tennessee Board of Nursing to offer the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). The first cohort of students to begin the post BSN to DNP Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program is targeted for January, 2018.

Please join us in welcoming our four new faculty members joining the GEHS division - Ms.  Kimberly Cotter,  Assistant Professor of Sociology; Dr. Richard Ewool Assistant Professor of Mathematics;  Dr. Sumedhe Karunarathne, Assistant Professor of Physics; and Dr.

Campus Ministries sponsored the annual Spiritual Renewal Week, February 22 – 26. This year’s theme was “Expressions of Prayer,” praying through color to express your faith. 

Baptist College of Health Sciences was honored as the 2015 "Healthcare Group of the Year" during Lifeblood's seventh Annual Awards Luncheon.

Congratulations to the students and faculty from Baptist College for winning the inaugural Baptist College/CBU Inter-Professional Health Care Case Study Challenge. Dr.