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The Graduate School of Medicine




Welcome to the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine

The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine in Knoxville enjoys a national reputation in education and is recognized for research programs of national merit. A part of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center with campuses in Memphis, Chattanooga and Knoxville, we partner with University Health System, Inc., to create the University of Tennessee Medical Center through which we provide the best medical care in the region. US News and World Report recently named UT Medical Center as the number one hospital in the region and the number two hospital in the state, with Vanderbilt University Medical Center ranked as number one. The 2012-2013 report of "America's Best Hospitals" also nationally ranked two specialties, Gynecology and Pulmonology, and listed 10 more specialties as high performers.

More information about our programs is available in this viewbook entitled, "University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine." (.pdf)

Who We Are

  • We are a regional Academic Medical Center and one of three College of Medicine campuses for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center educating students, residents, and fellows in medicine and dentistry

  • Of the nine Association of American Medical Colleges Graduate Regional Medical Centers in the Southeast, the UT Graduate School of Medicine is the largest with a total of 16 ACGME-accredited residency and fellowship programs, two ADA-accredited residency programs, and three non-ACGME/ADA-accredited programs.

  • Our clinical partner, the University of Tennessee Medical Center, is a 511 bed hospital in the top 5% in core measures with:

      • Level I Trauma Center (Top 10% in Country; includes Pediatric Trauma)
      • Level III Neonatal ICU (This is highest level, 60 beds, Regional Perinatal Ctr)
      • Certified Primary Stroke Center
      • Pediatric Dialysis and Renal Failure Center
      • Regional Hemophilia Center
      • Biomedical Imaging Center
      • Aero-Medical Service Base
      • Regional Transplantation Center
      • A Heart Hospital
      • Magnet Status (exemplary nursing status)

  • Residents are exposed to a variety of practice modalities, especially private practices, each of which has a collegial approach to teaching and a great amount of contact time given an excellent faculty-to-resident ratio (meeting or exceeding the national average in each specialty)

  • In spite of the economy this past year residents received a salary increase by advancing from one level to another (range 3%-3.4%) and a dental insurance was added to the benefit package – “Residents Count”

  • Our medical library is the best in the region and includes a clinical librarian who assists residents gathering the appropriate clinical information at the point of need

  • Our vision is to move our educational enterprise from "Good to Great" and our UT Center for Advanced Medical Simulation is part of that vision

The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine

Office of Graduate Medical and Dental Education
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920
Phone: (865) -305-9339 or
(800)-596-7249
gme@utmck.edu

Viewbook - University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine (.pdf)

About the UTHSC College of Medicine

Our Mission

As a part of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, the UT Graduate School of Medicine strives to meet the needs of our community, our region, and our state through healing, education,and discovery.