| The University
of Tennessee College of Medicine’s commitment to medical education as
stated in its mission statement is to provide "a broad array of programs
targeted at the education and training of physicians at the
undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels. " As the responsible institution for all ACGME
accredited residency programs, the College of Medicine is responsible
for the administrative oversight and academic quality of the residency
programs that it sponsors. The policies of the University of Tennessee
and College of Medicine govern the administration of the residency
programs. Each resident is registered as a graduate student in the
College of Medicine, and all residents are paid and provided benefits by
the University of Tennessee. The faculty in all participating hospitals
holds regular or clinical appointments within the College of Medicine.
Thus, the College of Medicine is responsible for the oversight,
coordination, curricular development, allocation of positions, approval
of new programs, the periodic review of programs, quality monitoring,
the development of affiliation agreements, the appointment and
assignment of faculty and the provision of resident support.
The UT GME Program is a statewide program with
over 900 residents training in participating hospitals located
in Chattanooga, Jackson, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville. Due to the
distance and size of the Chattanooga and Knoxville Programs, the
Chattanooga Unit of the College of Medicine and the Knoxville Graduate
School of Medicine are independently accredited by ACGME to sponsor the
training programs located in those cities. However, all residents are
considered graduate students of UT and have standard salaries and
benefits. |
