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About UTHSC College of Medicine-Chattanooga

Our institution and all programs are fully accredited  by the ACGME.

UTHSC College of Medicine-Chattanooga is home to:

  • 10 specialty residency programs
  • 14 sub-specialty fellowship programs 
  • A medical student population of ~250 annually 
  • Over 200 residents and fellows 

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 college and local department chairs were identified.

2024 marked the 50th anniversary of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine-Chattanooga and Erlanger working together towards improving healthcare throughout the greater Chattanooga area and the state of Tennessee. 

Erlanger Quick Facts

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Our primary clinical training site is Erlanger Medical Center

UTHSC College of Medicine-Chattanooga medical and PA students, residents, and fellows train mainly at Erlanger Baroness Campus.

Other training sites include: Children's Hospital at Erlanger, Erlanger East Campus, Erlanger North Campus, the UT Family Practice Center, Erlanger Bledsoe in Bledsoe County, and Erlanger Murphy in North Carolina. 

6 Hospital System serving patients from 50 counties with a 150-mile radius including Southeast Tennessee, North Georgia, North Alabama, and Western North Carolina.

Region's only children's hospital

797 adult/133 pediatric care beds

Over 1,000,000 patients/ year

Level 1 trauma center

6 LIFEFORCE helicopters

10 intensive care units

 

COMC Mission, Vision, and Values

Mission
Our institution serves the UTHSC mission of transforming lives through collaborative and inclusive education, research/scholarship, clinical care, and public service. 
Vision
Healthy Tennesseans. Thriving Communities.
Values

BE ONE UTHSC

  • Bold and Impactful
  • Embrace Diversity
  • Optimistic and Visionary
  • Nimble and Innovative
  • Excel in all we do
  • United and Connected
  • Transparent and Trusted
  • Health Focused
  • Science Driven
  • Caring and Professional 

UTHSC affirms the educational value of a diverse and fully inclusive campus community, one that is enriched by persons of different backgrounds, points of view, cultures, socioeconomic status, and other diverse characteristics.

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Jul 21, 2025