Department Benefits
Educational Meetings
PGY-2 & PGY-3
Resident travel to approved regional or national conferences when presenting an accepted poster, abstract or oral presentation, or to receive an award. Amount - $2,250 per such meeting.
Educational Benefits
Additional courses provided by the Graduate
School of Medicine:
Business Course for the Practicing Physician
Research Design and Statistics
Foundational Curriculum
Fitness
Access to the University of Tennessee Fitness Center and/or the UT Medical Center fitness areas are available at a faculty/staff rate. In addition, many local gyms offer discounts to UT staff and faculty.
Holidays
In addition to vacation days, residents receive one additional week of administrative closing time during the winter holidays and new years.
Meals
Lunch provided daily during noon didactics. Meal allowance provided during on call hours.
Medical Simulation Center
Available for residents in all training programs.
Memberships
Memberships in The American Academy of Family Physicians and the Tennessee Chapter, and the American Osteopathic Association are provided at
no cost to the resident.
Technology Allowance
Up to $300 allowance for education software (epocratesessentials, smart phone apps) and/or hardward (iphone, droid, ipad)
for PDA.
Preston Medical Library
Photocopying and Medline searches provided. Computer Laboratory available. Library Access 24/7
Relocation Funds
Up to $1,500.
Step III Fees
Registration fees paid.
Uniforms
Monogrammed white lab coats and scrubs provided. Hospital laundering service available for lab coats.
UT Athletics
UT Athletics season tickets available at a discounted rate.
Additional perks such as cellular phone plans, discounted tickets to local and regional tourist attractions, housing, computers, and more options are available. Read more
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) 305-9350
Academic Inquiries:
(865) 305-9352