WE ARE PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS The students at UTHSC are the best reflection of our mission. They are not only learners, they are doers. In 2020, they showed they can pivot quickly from classrooms to Zoom, and continue to grow, learn, and serve in a time of uncertainty. They have shown bravery and grace under extreme pressure.
Sonali Demla
Amber Gordon, RN
Sonali Demla is a student in the College of Dentistry, Student Government Association Executive Council president, and UTHSC Advisory Board student member.
Amber Gordon, RN, is a registered nurse and a student in the UTHSC Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program in the College of Nursing. At the start of the pandemic, she spent 21 straight days of 12-hour shifts serving as a nurse in one of the hospitals that was hardest-hit by COVID-19 – Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, New York.
“ As third-year dentistry students, we have been given the green light to begin seeing our own patients. Getting to experience that has been amazing. There have been lots of changes in the clinic and changes in dentistry (during the pandemic), and if something like this were to happen again in the future, we are trained on ways that we could potentially tackle the issue.”
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“ I just knew that I wanted to help in any way that I could. I don’t think anybody really grasped the kind of experience they were going to get. This is what keeps you motivated and going. If you can change one life, that makes a big difference.”
