About the UT College of Medicine - Chattanooga and Our Campus News
Mission, Vision, and Goals Overview
The University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga (UTCOMC) will be a top-tier medical education/ health sciences institution.
Quality Education - UTCOMC will provide the highest quality of state-of-the-art education for Medical Students, Residents, Fellows, and practicing physicians in an integrated, multidisciplinary environment. Faculty will be recruited, supported, and retained to teach, engage in scholarly activity/ clinical research, and provide the highest level of healthcare for area patients.
- Cutting-Edge, Nationally-Recognized Research: Recognizing that medical education must be built on a strong scientific foundation, faculty and students will engage in scientific research projects for the purpose of improving health and reducing the burden of illness globally.
- Health Enhancements for Greater Chattanooga Area (and beyond): The region will have improved health outcomes due to the work of the UTCOMC. Many of the institution's students will choose to stay in the region to practice; thus, our excellence translates into better regional healthcare.
- Excellence: Superior performance will be expected from all Faculty, Staff, and Medical
Students, Residents, and Fellows.
Fiscal Responsibility - Fiscal soundness will be the basis for all decisions regarding resources and how those resources are best utilized. - Compassion and Social Responsibility: Faculty, Staff, Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows will embrace the reason we are here: to contribute to health care one individual at a time. We will never lose sight of the fact that we serve individuals and their families, and they depend on us for their wellbeing.
- Diversity: UTCOMC will recruit, educate, and graduate an increased number of underrepresented minorities, and we will work to reduce health disparities that exist for persons of color.
- Health Access: UTCOMC will work with physically and mentally challenged individuals and organizations advocating for these individuals to ensure access to top- level health care is available for those who may not be able to navigate through and access health services for themselves.
- Medical Community Integration and Enhancement: Recognizing that medical education is best when information is shared among the medical disciplines, UTCOMC will offer educational opportunities where all students, whatever their areas of specialty, will work together and learn that a collaborative medical community is a necessity.
The UTHSC College of Medicine Chattanooga will work to support the Strategic Plan of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
2023 News
November
- UT Chat GME DIO Digest (November 29, 2023)
October
- UT Chat GME
DIO Digest (October 13, 2023)
April
- New DIO: Paul M. Schwartzberg, DO, MBA, FAAP (Effective May 1, 2023)
- Approval of a new Advanced Neurology Residency (April 4, 2023)
March
- National Doctors Day (March 30, 2023)
- Inaugural "Dean's Digest" (March 9, 2023)
- Jeremy Bruce, MD, named Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (March 1, 2023)
February
- "Thank a Resident Day" (February 24, 2023)
January
- Robert Fore, EdD, named Professor Emeritus for his service, and Sudave Mendiratta,
MD, named Interim DIO
January 1, 2023
2022 News
December
November
- Erlanger Health System Receives "Orthopedic Center of Excellence Designation" from the DNV accreditation body -- the 1st in TN to do so(link posted 11/2/2022)
- UTHSC makes virtual "Guided Meditation Sessions" available via its YouTube Channel (UTHSC Website Post 11/3/2022 with more content being continually added)
October
- James W. Haynes, MD, MBA, FAAFP, named Dean for the UT College of Medicine - Chattanooga(News release 10/5/2022)
- Two UTHSC Leaders awarded by AMWA for Inspiring Women (News release 10/6/2022)
September
- 2022 Champions of Health Care - Academic Physician Award: Dr. Mukta Panda. View the Chattanooga Times FreePress article from 9/4/2022.
- 2022 Champions of Health Care Non-Physician Provider Award: Dr. Bob Zylstra. View the Chattanooga Times FreePress article from 9/4/2022.
- 2022 Champions of Health Care Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Joseph Cofer. View the Chattanooga TImes FreePress article from 9/4/2022