University of Tennessee Health Science Center in USA

About UTHSC, Healthy Tennesseans. Thriving Communities.
The mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is to transform lives through collaborative and inclusive education, research/scholarship, clinical care, and public service.

More than 3,100 students in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville
More than 1,416 residents and fellows
Over $132 million in grant and contract awards in FY2022

Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, UTHSC offers four undergraduate and more than 30 graduate or professional degrees, and has more than 50 endowed professorships, including 19 Chairs of Excellence.

Six Colleges

• Dentistry
• Graduate Health Sciences
• Health Professions
• Medicine
• Nursing
• Pharmacy

Memphis Brag Points
According to Best Places, Memphis’ cost of living is 22.5% lower than the U.S. average
Conde Nast Traveler named Memphis one of the 23 Best Places to Go in 2023
Memphis was ranked in Bungalow’s list of The 10 most affordable cities in the US
Money Inc. ranked Memphis #9 on its list of 20 Cities with the Cheapest Rent in the U.S.

As the statewide, public, academic health system, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center trains the next generation of health care providers for Tennessee, cares for the people from one end of the state to the other, and researches the cures for the diseases that most affect all who call Tennessee home.

In 1911, the University of Tennessee first launched its Memphis campus, dedicating it solely to health science education and research. Seed programs in medicine, dentistry and pharmacy quickly flourished, and within a few short years, new programs were initiated in health professions, graduate health sciences and nursing. Each of those programs grew to become a college in its own right.

In 1963, the UT Graduate School of Medicine in Knoxville, based at the UT Medical Center, became part of the UT Health Science Center. In 1974, the UT College of Medicine in Chattanooga, based at Erlanger Health System, joined the UTHSC system.

In 2014, Saint Thomas Health in Nashville began collaborating with UTHSC to create a Nashville campus.