University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

What University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine does

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Medicine is one of six colleges within UTHSC, Tennessee's only public, statewide academic health science system. The institution delivers medical education through four campuses located in Memphis (headquarters), Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Nashville, and is the largest educator of healthcare professionals in the state, training 75% of Tennessee's dentists, 34% of pharmacists, the largest number of medical residents, and the largest producer of doctorally prepared nurses. Since 1911, UTHSC has educated nearly 57,000 healthcare professionals.

UTHSC operates an integrated academic health platform with three primary revenue streams: tuition and educational fees across MD, PharmD, BSN, DNP, and PhD programs; sponsored research and grants (over $84 million in grant and contract awards in FY2025 from federal agencies including NIH and the Department of Defense, plus industry sponsors); and clinical care services delivered through University Clinical Health, UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists, UT Regional One Physicians, and University Health Services. Research infrastructure includes eight institutional cores (Advanced Imaging, Flow Cytometry, Medicinal Chemistry, Molecular Bioinformatics, Molecular Resource Center, Proteomics & Metabolomics, Regional Biocontainment Lab, and Lab Animal Care Unit), plus specialized facilities such as the FDA-registered Plough Center for Sterile Drug Delivery Solutions (cGMP-compliant aseptic manufacturing), the Center for Biomedical Informatics (CBMI), and the BIG Initiative (Biorepository and Integrative Genomics). UTHSC achieved Carnegie R1 designation in 2025, placing it in the top tier of U.S. research universities. Its customer base spans prospective students, federal research sponsors, affiliated healthcare systems (St. Jude, Methodist Le Bonheur, Regional One Health, VA Medical Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory), and Tennessee patients receiving clinical care.

Name

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Legal name

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Website

https://uthsc.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1911

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

UTHSC College of Medicine is part of Tennessee's only public, statewide academic health science system, delivering medical education across four campuses (Memphis, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Nashville), conducting biomedical research with $84M+ in annual grants, and providing clinical care through affiliated hospital networks.

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Product category

Medical and Health Sciences Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Offices of Physicians (62111), Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (62151), Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (6215)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Schools (MD/DO Granting) (EDAHAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Research Universities with Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) (EDAHAAAC), Schools of Pharmacy (EDAHAGAE), Biomedical Sciences & Medical Research Institutes (University-Based) (EDAHAGAI), Student Health & University Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAK)

Keywords

• Medical education
• Health science research
• Clinical care services
• Pharmacy education
• Biomedical research

Headquarters

HQ city

Memphis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Educational Fees: UTHSC generates revenue through tuition for Doctor of Pharmacy, Doctor of Nursing Practice, MD, and other professional and graduate degree programs across six colleges.
2. Sponsored Research and Grants: Over $84 million in grant and contract awards in FY2025 from federal agencies including Department of Defense and NIH, as well as industry sponsors, funding research across all colleges.
3. Clinical Care Services: UTHSC faculty and clinicians staff major hospitals across Tennessee, generating revenue through University Clinical Health and affiliated clinical operations.

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Go-to-market motion2 records

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Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Medicine is a public academic health science center that delivers professional medical education (MD degree), residency and fellowship training across multiple specialties, and clinical care services. It is part of Tennessee's only public statewide academic health science system with campuses in Memphis, Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Nashville, and operates specialized research centers for biomedical informatics, sterile drug manufacturing, and integrative genomics.

Product overview

UTHSC College of Medicine is part of Tennessee's only public, statewide academic health science system. The institution comprises six colleges (Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Health Professions, Graduate Health Sciences, and Dentistry) offering degree programs from bachelor's to doctoral levels. Research infrastructure includes specialized centers like the Center for Biomedical Informatics, Plough Center for sterile drug manufacturing, and the BIG Initiative for genomic research. The institution achieved Carnegie R1 designation in 2025 and received over $84 million in grant and contract awards in FY2025. Key research areas include cancer research, neuroscience, drug discovery, and pediatric experimental therapeutics.

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Functional benefit

Brands

• Center for Biomedical Informatics (CBMI): Bridges technology, computation and health research to improve personal and population health in Memphis and Tennessee
• Plough Center for Sterile Drug Delivery Solutions
• BIG Initiative (Biorepository and Integrative Genomics)

Products and services

• College of Medicine (MD Program and Residencies) Statewide medical degree (MD) program and graduate medical education (residencies and fellowships) preparing physicians for medical practice. Campuses in Memphis, Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Nashville offer clinical training across multiple specialties. For prospective medical students and graduate medical trainees.
• College of Pharmacy (PharmD Program) Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree program preparing pharmacy practitioners, researchers, and pharmaceutical scientists. Delivers innovative pharmacy curricula and conducts high-impact research. For prospective pharmacy students seeking professional pharmacy degrees.
• College of Nursing (BSN and DNP Programs) Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), and PhD in nursing programs. The first College of Nursing in Tennessee, producing the largest number of doctorally prepared nurses in the state. For prospective nursing students at undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels.
• College of Dentistry Dental education program (DDS) and graduate dental training that trains 75% of Tennessee's dentists. The third oldest public college of dentistry in the United States. For prospective dental students.
• College of Health Professions Health professions degree programs training audiologists, speech-language pathologists, medical diagnostic professionals, occupational therapists, and physical therapists to address Tennessee's healthcare workforce needs. For prospective health professions students.
• College of Graduate Health Sciences Graduate degree programs (PhD, MS, Master of Dental Science) in biomedical sciences and health research fields including Biomedical Engineering, Epidemiology, Health Outcomes and Policy Research, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacology, Nursing Science, and Speech and Hearing Science. For prospective graduate students in biomedical and health sciences.
• University Clinical Health and Clinical Care Services Clinical care services provided by UTHSC faculty physicians through University Clinical Health, UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists (pediatric specialty care), UT Regional One Physicians, and University Health Services. For patients across Tennessee seeking specialty and primary care from academic medical center clinicians.
• Plough Center for Sterile Drug Delivery Solutions FDA-registered cGMP-compliant aseptic manufacturing facility providing contract pharmaceutical development and sterile drug production services. Capabilities include vials, prefilled syringes, ampoules, lyophilized products, cytotoxics, nanoemulsions, and monoclonal antibodies with full analytical services and training courses. For pharmaceutical industry clients, researchers, and drug developers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $84 million in grant and contract awards in FY2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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AI capability3 records

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• St. Jude Children's Research HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeep research partnership with one of the world's leading pediatric research hospitals for basic science, clinical, and translational research collaboration. Joint initiatives span cancer research and other biomedical fields.
• Methodist Le Bonheur HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor affiliated healthcare system providing clinical care and research partnership across multiple hospitals and specialty centers in the Memphis area.
• Regional One HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the BIG Initiative biorepository program and clinical care. UT Regional One Physicians are affiliated with Regional One Health.
• Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal VA medical center affiliated with UTHSC for clinical and research collaboration in Memphis.
• Le Bonheur Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPediatric hospital partner in the BIG Initiative for biorepository and integrative genomics research, collaborating with UTHSC researchers on precision medicine for children.
• Oak Ridge National LaboratorymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research partner with joint grants and computational research initiatives. UTHSC is part of collaborative grants involving ORNL and UT Knoxville.
• Baptist Memorial HealthcaremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner providing clinical care infrastructure and collaborative opportunities for UTHSC research programs.
• Methodist University HospitalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated teaching hospital providing clinical training and research collaboration opportunities.
• St. Francis HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional hospital partner in research and clinical care collaboration.
• UT KnoxvillecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSystem partner with collaborative grants involving Oak Ridge National Laboratory. UTHSC College of Graduate Health Sciences PhD programs offered in conjunction with UT system.

Scale indicators8 records

Direct peers

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Another major Tennessee academic health system based in Nashville. Operates medical school, biomedical research enterprise, and clinical care delivery; competes directly with UTHSC for Tennessee healthcare workforce training, NIH funding, and faculty recruits in the same state.
• Meharry Medical College: Historically Black academic health science center in Nashville, Tennessee. Operates medical, dental, and graduate research programs serving similar mission of educating healthcare professionals for Tennessee and the Mid-South, with overlapping research and clinical training scope.
• East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine: Tennessee's other public MD-granting medical school, based in Johnson City. Trains physicians for rural and underserved Appalachian Tennessee, competing for state appropriations, in-state applicants, and primary care residency placements alongside UTHSC.
• Vanderbilt University School of Medicine: Private MD-granting medical school in Nashville that competes directly with UTHSC College of Medicine for Tennessee applicants, federal research grants, and clinical training affiliations. Top-tier biomedical research portfolio with substantially larger NIH funding base.

Regional players

• University of Kentucky College of Medicine: Public medical school at the University of Kentucky in Lexington serving an adjacent Appalachian-adjacent region. Comparable public, state-funded MD-granting college with similar research scope, clinical care partnerships, and workforce development mission.
• University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine: Public research-intensive medical school and academic medical center in the Deep South. Comparable scale of six-school health science footprint, R1-class research funding, statewide workforce training mandate, and clinical care delivery through affiliated health system.
• University of Mississippi Medical Center: Mississippi's only academic medical center, a public health science campus operating medical, nursing, dental, and health-related professions schools. Direct functional analog to UTHSC as a public, statewide health sciences system in an adjacent Southern state with similar workforce shortage dynamics.
• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences: Arkansas's only academic health sciences center, a public institution operating colleges of medicine, pharmacy, nursing, and health professions. Comparable statewide workforce training mission and rural health focus in an adjacent Mid-South state with similar workforce and access challenges.

Broad incumbents

• University of Virginia School of Medicine: Public research medical school at UVA with strong biomedical informatics, sepsis prediction research, and academic medical center integration. Comparable size, R1 research profile, and statewide workforce training mandate in a similar state-university system.
• Emory University School of Medicine: Major private research medical school in Atlanta with broad biomedical research scope including infectious disease, neuroscience, and precision medicine. Comparable multi-college health science structure and research portfolio, though private rather than public.

Market position

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Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/uthsc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/uthsc
• Facebookfacebook.com/uthsc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/university-of-tennessee-health-science-center
• Instagraminstagram.com/uthsc

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Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

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