Degrees Offered

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine offers an educational program leading to the 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 ). In 2016 the Physician Assistant (MMS-PA) program moved to the College of Medicine and offers a two-year Masters of Medical Science - Physician Assistant (MMS-PA)  .

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 bulletin currently in force when they first enter the college, or in any one subsequent bulletin 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 bulletin.