Ut Health Science Center

Ut Health Science Center is a medical center in Memphis, Tennessee. It is the largest educator of health care professionals in Tennessee and the state's only public, statewide academic health science system. Its six colleges cover Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy, and it trains the largest number of residents in Tennessee, 75 percent of the state's dentists, 34 percent of its pharmacists, and the largest number of doctorally prepared nurses. Its College of Dentistry, founded in 1878, is the third oldest public college of dentistry in the United States. More than 3,100 students study in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga and Nashville, alongside more than 1,416 residents and fellows, and the university holds more than 50 endowed professorships, including 19 Chairs of Excellence. It holds a rating of 3.00 based on 4 reviews.

The university's stated mission is to transform lives through collaborative and inclusive education, research and scholarship, clinical care, and public service. It offers four undergraduate and more than 30 graduate or professional degrees, and its faculty and clinicians staff major hospitals across Tennessee. Patient care, professional education and research are carried out at hospitals and other clinical sites statewide, and 62 percent of College of Health Professions graduates stay in Tennessee. The College of Medicine runs campuses in Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville, and the College of Pharmacy has advanced pharmacy education, practice and research for more than a century. Research Centers of Excellence and endowed professorships keep both basic science and applied research focused on contemporary health topics.

The campus sits on N Dunlap St in the Memphis Medical District, a short walk from the University of Tennessee College of Social Work and the Memphis Oral School For The Deaf, both about a tenth of a mile away. Regional One Medical Center is roughly a tenth of a mile from the campus, and the Van Vleet Memorial Cancer Center about two tenths of a mile. Poplar Avenue runs about a tenth of a mile away.

Prospective students can tour the Memphis campus, with individual, group and virtual tour options, and guided walking tours cover all six colleges rather than a single program.

Services:

• Clinical Training
• Healthcare Professional Development
• Medical Education
• Public Service
• Research and Scholarship