Degrees Offered

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine  offers an educational program leading to the Doctor of Medicine, MD  degree. The College of Medicine  also participates in the Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy (M.D./Ph.D.) combined degree program, with the College of Graduate Health Sciences . In 2011, the College of Medicine initiated a six-year, combined program with the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS)  program at the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine in Knoxville (OMFS/MD ).

Program Modification Statement

The faculty of the College of Medicine reserves the right to make changes in curriculum, policy and procedures when, in its judgment, such changes are in best interest of students and the College of Medicine. Ordinarily, a student may expect to receive a degree by meeting the requirements of the curriculum, as specified in the catalog currently in force when they first enter the college, or in any one subsequent catalog published while they are a student. However, the College of Medicine is not obligated to fulfill this expectation, or to offer in any particular year, a course listed in the catalog.