Cohen Announces More Than $20,000 for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis was awarded a $22,089 grant for nurse anesthetist traineeships. The funding for this grant was provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration, a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

“This grant will help to maintain the excellent standard of medical education at the UT Health Science Center.” said Congressman Cohen.

The funding announced today will be used to train nurses in applying anesthesia to patients, a crucial and potentially dangerous aspect of many operations.