Undergraduate Medical Education: Medical Students
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine-Chattanooga offers training to junior and senior medical students from UTHSC College of Medicine-Memphis as well as to senior medical students from other U.S. medical schools. UTHSC students from Memphis are able to elect their entire clinical training in the last two years at any UT campus. Chattanooga offers all required rotations for junior and senior UTHSC medical students.
Junior UTHSC students can complete required Core Clerkships (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Surgery, Neurology, and Psychiatry). UTHSC students may also elect other required rotations in Chattanooga: Capstone, Geriatrics/Palliative Care, and the Patient Safety/Quality Improvement Clerkship. In addition, the Chattanooga campus offers about 40 additional specialty and subspecialty electives for UTHSC students and other senior medical students throughout the U.S.
Visiting Students
Decisions for Visiting Student rotations are made based on availability after UTHSC students are registered and in accordance with AAMC and the Coalition for Physician Accountability recommendations. Click the Applying for Rotations link above for details about eligibility requirements and the process for applying for these Visiting Student Learning Opportunities through the AAMC VSLO System. Please check back periodically, and also work with your own Dean's Office regarding whether your medical school will permit you to apply for Visiting Student rotations.
The maximum time permitted for visiting students is three 4-week rotations in Chattanooga during their senior year. Visiting students must meet eligibility requirements in accordance with UTHSC and individual department guidelines. All allopathic and osteopathic visiting students must apply via the AAMC's VSLO system. Their Dean's Offices should be able to assist in completing the application process. UTHSC is not permitting international student rotations at this time unless there is an agreement the visiting school and the University of Tennessee.
Housing and Other Amenities
UTHSC-Chattanooga provides housing at The District at Riverside for UTHSC medical students during each rotation period based on availability and application date. Each furnished 2-bedroom apartment has high speed fiber-optic internet and a desk in each bedroom.
Priority is given to M3 medical students enrolled in clerkships and required rotations (up to four 4-week blocks) during the M3 and M4 years of training.
Due to the large number of UTHSC dtudents as well as a limited number of bedrooms, we cannot guarantee the availability of housing. Pets are not permitted unless a student has approval from UTHSC Disability Services for a request to bring an Emotional Support Animal (ESA).
The university does not provide housing for visiting students.
Medical students are also provided the following amenities during their rotations on the Chattanooga campus:
- Paid parking during rotations
- $15 each week to use in the Erlanger cafeteria and Starbucks in the Erlanger Medical Mall
- 24-hour access to the UT Medical Library at Erlanger
- 24-hour access to electronic resources of the UTHSC Medical Library in Memphis
Chattanooga campus UME administrative contacts:
Karen S. Rogers, MD
Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education
423.778.7442
Tiffany Nabors, BS, CMA (AAMA), CAP
Medical Student Campus Coordinator
423.778.7442
Eli Kwak, BS, CMA
Medical Student Services Associate
423.778.4886
For questions regarding medical student rotations, housing, or policies and procedures for UTHSC College of Medicine-Chattanooga, please contact:
Eli Kwak, BS, CMA
Medical Student Services Associate
423.778.4886