Type | Public medical school |
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Established | 1850 |
Parent institution | University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Dean | Scott Strome, MD |
Academic staff | 945 |
Students | 671 |
Location | , , U.S. 35°8′27″N 90°1′48″W / 35.14083°N 90.03000°W |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | University of Tennessee system AAMC |
Website | www |
The University of Tennessee College of Medicine is one of six graduate schools of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) in downtown Memphis. The oldest public medical school in Tennessee, the UT College of Medicine is a LCME-accredited member of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and awards graduates of the four-year program Doctor of Medicine (MD) degrees. The college's primary focus is to provide practicing health professionals for the state of Tennessee.