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
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
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.