Clinical Care
Administered through a wide variety of venues, the Department of Family Medicine provides patient care and educational activities on site at University Medical Center and in multiple community facilities. The practices of the Academic faculty and the Residency programs, provide patient care primarily at the University Family Physician office located adjacent to the Medical Center in the Graduate School of Medicine Building. The community based clinical faculty see patients in private offices located throughout Knoxville and several surrounding counties.
University Family Physicians
The faculty and residents see an average of 125 patients per day in the Harry H Lyon, Sr. Family Medicine Center. Evaluation and treatment for the most commonly occurring medical problems in primary care are provided by our staff of over 40 physicians. Presently ambulatory cardiac stress tests and ultrasounds are performed in this clinic. Colonoscopy screening exams are completed in the GI suite of UT Medical Center. Clinic patients are supported by nutritional services provided by Jane White Ph.D. A chronic disease management program is available to help physicians and patients manage diabetes and hypertension. The faculty and residents take care of 200 patients at a local nursing home, providing both acute and chronic care . This Intermediate and Skilled Care facility also serves as a site for resident and fellow training. The Family Medicine inpatient services is staffed by residents, community and full time faculty. The average census on the resident services is 30 patients per day who are managed by two teams. Each team has a faculty member and two or three residents.
Community Faculty Practices
The department currently has 30 community physicians, including both full time and part time faculty, who in addition to their educational responsibilities to residents and students, carry on private patient care practices. In addition to the University Family Physicians located at the medical center, Family Physicians West, Rocky Hill Family Physicians, Valley View Family Physicians, East Tennessee Family Physicians, and Lakemoor Family Physicians provide primary family medical care throughout the Knoxville area. Dr. Gary Lethco in the Seymour area, and Dr. John Short in Sneedville provide care to an even wider regional population.
University Occupational Health Services
The Occupational Health Clinic is staffed by residents and faculty and provides services to local businesses and industries. Certified providers perform FAA pilot physician exams. The Oak Ridge DOE Medical Screening Program contracts for services through this division of the department. We are available to community business to contract services such as drug screenings, pre-placement exams, executive physicals and post accident and return to work evaluations.
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
University Family Physicians
UT Graduate School of Medicine
UT Medical Center
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, Tennessee 37920-6999
(865) 305-9352