University of Tennessee College of Medicine

University of Tennessee
College of Medicine
TypePublic medical school
Established1850 (1850)
Parent institution
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
DeanScott Strome, MD
Academic staff
945
Students671
Location, ,
U.S.

35°8′27″N 90°1′48″W / 35.14083°N 90.03000°W / 35.14083; -90.03000
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUniversity of Tennessee system
AAMC
Websitewww.uthsc.edu/Medicine

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.