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Department of Preventive Medicine

The mission of the Department of Preventive Medicine is to improve human health through research, education, and public service. The Department’s mission is integrated with the broader mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, to bring the benefits of the health science to the citizens of Tennessee and beyond through education, research, clinical care, and public service.

 

Education

The Department of Preventive Medicine plays a critical role in advancing the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's educational mission by offering a Masters of Epidemiology and a Certificate in Clinical Investigation and also by contributing to the Undergraduate Medical School Curriculum.

Research

Our faculty are involved in a wide range of ongoing studies and also provide support facilities for Clinical Trials. For content specific research areas see: Biostatistics, Epidemiology, or see this list of Ongoing Studies.

Service

Members of the Divisions of Biostatistics and Epidemiology provide direct support to researchers at UTHSC and beyond through the Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) Core of the TN-CTSI and are separately available as consultants on research projects.

Seminars and Events

COVID-19 Efforts

Department of Preventive Medicine efforts to combat the pandemic: 

Meet the Chair

Karen C. Johnson

Karen Chandler Johnson, MD, MPH

  • Chair of Preventive Medicine
  • Endowed Professor of Women's Health
  • Co-Director Tennessee Clinical and Translational Science Institute

News

May 8, 2023