The University of Tennessee Medical Center (UTMC) is an academic medical center located in

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and serves as a referral center for

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and regions in

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and

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. The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine (UTGSM) oversees residency and medical student education at UTMC. In addition to being a

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, UTMC is recognized as a center for primary stroke, biomedical imaging, adult & children transplantation, pediatric dialysis, and

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. In 2010, UTMC opened Eastern Tennessee's first dedicated heart hospital.

History

UTMC first opened its doors on August 7, 1956, as the University of Tennessee Memorial Hospital. By the 1960s, the hospital acquired more facilities for research, patient care, and residency training. In 1971 the UT Board of Trustees allowed 20 senior

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from the

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to train at UTMC. The hospital saw technological advancements in the 1980s with construction of the Boling Pavilion, the implementation of the area's first emergency response helicopter (

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), and other specialty advancements. In 1991, the UT Board of Trustees assigned the hospital's primary roles of patient care and medical education to University Memorial Hospital and the UT Graduate School of Medicine, respectively. The facility is currently under expansion, with plans to add nearly 50 beds to the Heart Hospital.

Facilities

The 710-bed University of Tennessee Medical Center comprises several medical units: *Centers of Excellence: **Advanced Orthopaedic Center **Brain and Spine Institute **Cancer Institute **Center for Women & Infants **Emergency and Trauma Center **Heart Lung Vascular Institute *Intensive Care Units **2 Trauma/Surgical ICUs **1 Medical ICU **1 Neuro ICU **1 Cardiovascular ICU *Boling Tower *Preston Medical Library

UT Graduate School of Medicine

The UT Graduate School of Medicine (UTGSM) oversees graduate medical education and medical students. 200 resident physicians, dentists, and fellows engage in the 12 residency and 11 fellowship programs at UTMC. Additionally, UTGSM provides clinical clerkship rotations and electives at UTMC for third and fourth year

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. UTGSM features a Medical Simulation Center where physicians and students increase their medical skills.

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History

Facilities

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