History

In January of 2000, the UT College of Medicine launched the Mid-South Telehealth Consortium (MSTC) to improve access to healthcare and education for underserved, isolated, and minority communities in the Mid-South.  In 2003, MSTC won the distinction of being named by the Department of Health and Human Services as the nation’s third largest telehealth program and has continued to hold this distinction for 2 years.  The Center’s ongoing telehealth outreach projects and their research findings have clearly demonstrated the value of the Center to the community through effective use of cutting-edge telehealth and e-health technologies in broadening access and reducing disparities.  

Building on the success of MSTC, the College of Medicine established The UTHSC Outreach Center in April 2004 by combining three separate and uncoordinated units into a central organization.  The overall objective of this re-organization is to funnel all UTHSC College of Medicine’s outreach initiatives and projects into one of three interconnected functional areas.       

1. The Mid-South Telehealth Consortium

2. The UT Health Disparities Center

3. Community Coordination