The mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of
Medicine - Chattanooga is to facilitate and support the education, research, and service
goals of the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Dean, UTHSC College of Medicine - Chattanooga:
James W. Haynes, MD, MBA, FAAFP
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, and
ACGME Designated Institutional Official (DIO):
Paul M. Schwartzberg, DO, MBA, FAAP
[UTHSC Media Release 04/17/2023]
Our primary clinical training site is The Erlanger Health System, specifically the Erlanger Baroness Campus shown at the top of the page, as well
as other Erlanger campuses: Children's Hospital at Erlanger (located adjacent to the
Baroness Campus), Erlanger East Campus (including a surgery center, inpatient facilities,
women's services, and an Emergency Department), Erlanger North Campus, and the UT
Family Practice Center just across from the main Baroness Campus. Erlanger is the
region’s only tertiary care center, Level I Trauma Center for both adults and children,
the 6th largest public health system in the U.S., and a major academic teaching hospital.
The Erlanger Health System is licensed for 818 acute beds and 50 long-term care beds
serving patients from 50 counties within a 150-mile radius including Southeast Tennessee,
North Georgia, North Alabama, and Western North Carolina.
The UTHSC College of Medicine - Chattanooga is accredited to provide undergraduate
clinical training for junior and senior medical students, graduate medical education
for residents and fellows, and continuing medical education for practicing physicians:
