Our institution and all programs are fully accredited.
UTHSC College of Medicine-Chattanooga is home to:
- 10 specialty residencies
- 12 sub-specialty fellowship programs
- A medical student population of ~250 annually
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 University and local
Department Chairs were identified. 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the UT College
of Medicine - Chattanooga being responsible for all Undergraduate, Graduate, and Post-Graduate
Medical Education in Chattanooga. Through that affiliation, Erlanger is designated
as the primary clinical training site for all medical education in Chattanooga. Our
Medical and PA Students, Residents, Fellows, and Faculty are involved in the clinical
care of almost every patient seeking treatment at Erlanger.
Our primary clinical training site is Erlanger Medical Center, specifically the Erlanger Baroness Campus, 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. The entire system is known as "Erlanger Health" and
even includes Erlanger Bledsoe in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, and Erlanger Murphy
in North Carolina. 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. "Erlanger Health" 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.
