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
Iran Asif, MD discusses the severity of concussions among student athletes (source: WBIR)
Family Medicine Faculty, Fellows and Residents participate in Marine Corps Marathon
Family Medicine Department Supports Local Heart Walk
Groundbreaking ceremony held September 19.
Family Medicine and Its Clinic to Expand; Breaking Ground September 19
UTGSM Family Medicine Faculty listed in "Top Docs" by Their Peers
Julie Jeter, MD, Recognized during Faculty Appreciation Week
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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