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Department of Family Medicine

Research

Original research and scholarly work are important components of the Family Medicine Residency Program at the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine-Knoxville. Faculty, fellows, and residents are currently involved in a wide variety of scholarly activities.

Our department is one of four members (College of Health at the University of Tennessee, Knox County Health Department, Regional Health Department) of the Public Health Forum, which meets quarterly to discuss emerging research topics.

Statistical consultation and research-related services are available at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Over the years, the department has focused its research efforts in a wide range of areas, including:

  • Asthma
  • Bioterrorism
  • Cancer screening and prevention
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Emergency medicine
  • Faculty productivity
  • Geriatrics
  • Health behavior change and maintenance
  • Influenza
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Obesity
  • Occupational medicine
  • Osteoporosis
  • Patient education
  • Pneumonia
  • Primary care psychiatry
  • Resident education
  • Sexually transmitted diseases
  • Sports medicine

 

Department of Family Medicine

University Family Physicians
UT Graduate School of Medicine Bldg.
UT Medical Center
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, Tennessee 37920-6999

(865) 305-9352

 

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All Graduate School of Medicine faculty, staff or students who propose to engage in any research activity involving the use of human subjects must have prior approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) . The IRB is responsible for safeguarding rights and welfare of all persons participating in research projects, whether funded or non-funded.