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Our institution and all programs are fully accredited.
UTHSC College of Medicine-Chattanooga is home to:
- 10 specialty residency programs
- 14 sub-specialty fellowship programs
- A medical student population of ~250 annually
The University of Tennessee College of Medicine and Erlanger signed a formal affiliation agreement effective January 16, 1974. This agreement officially recognized that the University provided oversight, clinical experience, and education for UT Medical Students at Erlanger, as well as Graduate and Continuing Medical Education. Practicing physicians involved with medical education were appointed as Faculty of the University and local Department Chairs were identified. 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine-Chattanooga being responsible for all Undergraduate, Graduate, and Post-Graduate Medical Education in Chattanooga. Through that affiliation, Erlanger is designated as the primary clinical training site for all medical education in Chattanooga. Our Medical and PA Students, Residents, Fellows, and Faculty are involved in the clinical care of almost every patient seeking treatment at Erlanger.
Our primary clinical training site is Erlanger Medical Center, specifically the Erlanger Baroness Campus, 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. The entire system is known as "Erlanger Health" and even includes Erlanger Bledsoe in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, and Erlanger Murphy in North Carolina. 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. "Erlanger Health" 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.