The Department of Family Medicine
The mission of the Department of Family Medicine is to serve the people of East Tennessee by selecting and educating competent, caring physicians to provide optimal, affordable health care for all members of the family.
The department and its faculty are dedicated to providing compassionate, comprehensive, quality health care to the people of East Tennessee. Family physicians are the specialists educated to meet the health care needs of the entire family. Family medicine physicians are the doctors who “Specialize in YOU. ”
Who We Are
The Department of Family Medicine consists of approximately 60 healthcare professionals:
The department provides care in the areas of:
- Adult Medicine
- Behavioral Medicine
- Community Medicine
- Emergency medicine
- Geriatrics
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Occupational Medicine
- Pediatrics
- Preventive Health
- Sports Medicine
The Department of Family Medicine hopes you find this Web site useful and informative as you seek care for yourself and the members of your family.
Family Medicine in the News
Dr. Edwin Rogers Addresses ADHD study
(Source: WBIR)
Family Medicine resident Dr. Benjamin Huff discusses how the implementation of electronic medical records is impacting physicians
(Source: WBIR)
Dr. Anthony Wilson discusses tips for how to stay healthy while traveling during the holidays
(Source: WBIR)
Flu season arrived early this year, and Dr. Anthony Wilson encourages people in the community to get a flu vaccination
(Source: WATE)
Dr. Amy Barger Stevens Receives "Excellence in Teaching Award" 2012
UTGSM Family Medicine Faculty Named 'Top Docs' by Their Peers
Resident Dr. Aimee Battaglia makes a house call during her rural rotation under the guidance of Dr. Anthony Wilson and discusses why she plans to incorporate house calls into her future practice
(source: WATE)
Dr. Anthony Wilson discusses the results of the 2012 Tennessee Men's Health Report Card and preventive measures he recommends for key health issues (source: WATE)
Dr. Anthony Wilson comments on how he thinks the new Tennessee Prescription Safety Act will affect controlled substance abuse (source: WBIR)
Sports Medicine Faculty Highlight Concussion Research in Advance and Frontiers Magazines
Irfan Asif, MD discusses the severity of concussions among student athletes (source: WBIR)
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University Family Physicians
UT Graduate School of Medicine
UT Medical Center
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, Tennessee 37920-6999
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