College of Medicine Chattanooga

The mission of the 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.

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.