Incoming Residents and Fellows

The UT Health Science Center College of Medicine-Chattanooga is pleased to have you interested in our residency/fellowship programs!

Our institution has a strong partnership with the region's leading academic medical center,  Erlanger . Primary clinical sites include Erlanger Baroness, Children's Hospital at Erlanger, and Erlanger East Hospital. 

If matched with our Chattanooga GME Programs, our institution and respective departments will have information for you to review and requirements that must be accomplished via online onboarding checklists. Once matched, it is recommended to contact your program coordinator asap to determine your specific arrival date to complete all required orientation and training. 

All incoming residents/fellows must--

1. Acknowledge that the first official day of clinical responsibilities is Tuesday, July 1, 2025 for most of our incoming Residents and Fellows.  Colon/Rectal Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery, and Vascular Surgery Fellows will begin Friday, August 1, 2025.
2. Give permission for and pass a Criminal Background Check (online) through a third party company called the "Cora Croup."
3. Pass a drug screen, mask fit test, 2-TB skin tests, and immunization screening (including necessary titers and immunizations) performed by the Erlanger Employee Health arm of Erlanger Express Care.  Erlanger requires that male residents and fellows must be clean- or close- shaven in order that the respirator will be able to seal for the OSHA-required mask fit test which would be used in negative pressure patient rooms.
4. Document a physical exam conducted since January 2025 and have a health statement form stating that the resident/fellow is physically and mentally fit to begin duty in our residency program. The form must be signed by a U.S. licensed physician who is not related to the incoming resident/fellow.  Residents or fellows may not conduct and sign the physical exam/health statement form for one another.  If you do not have a primary care physician and cannot get the physical exam done prior to July 1,  you will be able to contact Erlanger Express Care to schedule a physical exam earlier this upcoming Spring (at your own cost: $65).
5. You can begin scheduling appointments for your pre-employment drug screen, mask fit-tests, TB skin tests, and immunization screening, as well as physical exams if you cannot get one otherwise as early as April 28, 2025.

You should have already received emails to log into our secure, web-based residency management information system "New Innovations." Please complete the onboarding checklist. 

Congratulations and welcome to the UT Health Sciences family!