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Grant W. Somes, Ph.D., Chair
OVERVIEW
Department of Preventive Medicine faculty members include
biostatisticians, epidemiologists, physicians, psychologists, and
professionals of various other fields whose work is oriented toward
disease prevention and health promotion. This department is organized
into three main divisions (click on underlined words to learn more):
Our services, programs, and initiatives include:
HISTORY AND MISSION
Established in 1939, the Department of Preventive
Medicine is integral to the UT Health Science Center's mission "to
improve human health through education, research, and public service,
with an emphasis on improving the health of Tennesseans." In
the early 1970s, this department was the key mover in Memphis/Shelby
County in developing one of the nation's premier community-based,
nurse-run, chronic-disease treatment programs, designed and initiated
by John W. Runyan, Jr., M.D.,
department chair from 1972 to 1994. The department's clinical research
expanded while William B. Applegate,
M.D., M.P.H., was chair from 1994 to 1999. During
this period, the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology merged
with the Department of Preventive Medicine, strengthening research
and other initiatives. Grant W. Somes,
Ph.D., the present chair, has continued this progress
and expanded the department's teaching mission through the Master
of Science in Epidemiology program. With this leadership, the Department
of Preventive Medicine emphasizes prevention-sciences scholarship,
education, and community outreach.
Left to right: Drs. Runyan, Applegate, and Somes
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