University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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University of Tennessee
File:UTHSC logo.svg
Type Public
Established 1911 (113 years ago) (1911)
Chancellor Steve J. Schwab, M.D.
Students 2,851
Location
Memphis
,
Tennessee
,

 United States
Website http://www.uthsc.edu/

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) in Memphis includes the Colleges of Allied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy.

There are also graduate medical education programs in Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, family medicine centers in Knoxville, Jackson, and Memphis, and public and continuing education programs across the state. The Health Science Center is part of the statewide, multi-campus University of Tennessee system.

As of 2010, US News and World Report ranked the College of Pharmacy 16th among American pharmacy schools.

Programs

Its pediatric residency program is affiliated with Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center and residents in pediatrics, radiology, and other fields spend time working at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis.

The Hamilton Eye Institute, located in Memphis, is the department of ophthalmology. The institute opened in 2004 in an 8-story building donated to the University of Tennessee by Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis.[1] The capital campaign to establish the institute was initiated by department chair Barrett G. Haik, MD, FACS, and led by Robert B. Carter, chief information officer and executive vice-president of FedEx Information Services. The institute was named for the family of Ralph S. Hamilton, MD, a professor and physician with the department, who contributed $6 million toward its construction.[2] The mission of the institute is to provide advanced treatments for eye care, foster interplay of ideas among researchers, and transfer skills and knowledge to the next generation of ophthalmic physicians and researchers.

Accreditation

The Health Science Center is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master, and doctoral degrees. Each of the professional colleges or programs is accredited by the appropriate agency for the profession or program.

Nobel laureate Peter C. Doherty is an adjunct faculty member of this institution.

Degrees offered

The Health Science Center offers the degrees of Bachelor of Science (in certain fields):

Additional combined degree programs, such as DNP/Ph.D, MD/Ph.D, and Pharm.D/Ph.D are also offered.

For medical school graduates, the office of Graduate Medical Education (GME) oversees 55 different residency programs and fellowships on the UTHSC campus. The UT GME Program is statewide with approximately 900 residents training in participating hospitals located in Chattanooga, Jackson, Knoxville, Memphis, and Nashville.

Colleges

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center includes six colleges:

See also

References

  1. ↑ UT Memphis facility expands eye care, research in Mid-South
  2. ↑ Hamilton Institute quickly gaining global reputation

External links

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