The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine

What The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine does

The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, now operating as UTHSC College of Medicine-Knoxville, is a public academic medical institution within the University of Tennessee system, founded in 1956 and formally established as a graduate medical school in 1991. The institution trains more than 220 residents and fellows across 12 residency programs and 18 fellowship programs, supported by a teaching faculty of more than 400 physicians, with its principal clinical site at UT Medical Center in Knoxville and a pediatric partnership with East Tennessee Children's Hospital. Its core clinical infrastructure includes a Level I Trauma Center, a Magnet-recognized nursing program, and Tennessee's only Level I Comprehensive Accredited Education Institute (AEI) simulation center.

The school's research portfolio centers on an NIH-funded Amyloidosis and Cancer Theranostics Program that develops molecular imaging agents, including a cardiac amyloidosis agent that achieved Phase III success. Research is supported by translational partnerships with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and a longstanding collaboration with Attralus (participating around the company's $25M Series A and $116M Series B). Revenue is generated from four streams: state appropriations through the University of Tennessee system, tuition and fees, federal Graduate Medical Education (GME) payments tied to residency slots, and federal/non-federal research grants, supplemented by clinical revenue flowing through UT Medical Center. The institution does not disclose a single consolidated revenue figure, but operating scale is comparable to mid-sized academic medical centers.

Its business model is that of a state-funded academic medical center: tuition and public appropriations underwrite the teaching mission, GME funding subsidizes residency labor, and clinical and grant revenue fund research and faculty salaries. Customer relationships are institutional rather than transactional - payers of capital (the state, CMS, NIH) and partners (UT Medical Center, East Tennessee Children's Hospital, ORNL, Attralus) define the revenue surface, with individual patients reached indirectly through clinical placements.

Name

The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine

Legal name

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Knoxville

Website

https://gsm.utmck.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine (UTHSC COM-Knoxville) is a public academic medical institution in Knoxville, TN, training 220+ residents and fellows across 12 residency and 18 fellowship programs, with research strength in NIH-funded amyloidosis theranostics and Level I Trauma clinical operations.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Graduate Medical Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Offices of Physicians (62111), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Diagnostic Imaging Centers (621512)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Schools (MD/DO Granting) (EDAHAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student Health & University Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAK), Pediatric Dentistry Academic/Teaching Clinics (HLABAGAL), Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC), Campus/School-Based Urgent Care & Student Health Centers (HLAFADAI), Clinical Research Support (CRC/CTA) (EDAOAJAO)

Keywords

• Graduate medical education
• Residency programs
• Medical fellowship training
• Medical simulation training
• Academic medical center

Headquarters

HQ city

Knoxville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Graduate Medical Education: The institution generates revenue through training medical residents and fellows in accredited programs, funded by federal GME funding, hospital partnerships, and tuition/fees for medical education programs
2. Clinical Services Revenue: Patient care services provided through UT Medical Center partnership generate clinical revenue from tertiary medical care services including trauma, cardiovascular, and specialty care
3. Research Grants and Funding: NIH and other federal/state grants fund research programs including Amyloidosis and Cancer Theranostics Program and other clinical/translational research initiatives

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine (UTHSC COM-Knoxville) operates as a public academic medical center providing fully accredited graduate medical and dental education through 12 ACGME-accredited residency programs and 18 subspecialty fellowships. It hosts third-year medical students from UTHSC Memphis on core clerkships and fourth-year visiting students on elective rotations, trains residents and fellows in medicine, dentistry, and oral & maxillofacial surgery, and provides advanced tertiary clinical care as part of the University of Tennessee Medical Center campus.

Product overview

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Knoxville (UTHSC COM-Knoxville) operates as an academic medical institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of medical education products and services. The institution provides 12 ACGME-accredited residency programs and 18 subspecialty fellowships through its Graduate School of Medicine, along with medical student clerkships and elective rotations. Supporting infrastructure includes the UT Center for Advanced Medical Simulation (UTCAMS), Preston Medical Library, clinical research programs including the Amyloidosis and Cancer Theranostics Program, the I. Reid Collmann Medical Student Educational Endowment research program, a Medical Education and Simulation Fellowship, and continuing education offerings. The institution partners with the University of Tennessee Medical Center as its primary training site.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residency Programs 12 ACGME-accredited residency programs including Anesthesiology, Family Medicine, General Dentistry, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Pathology, Pediatrics, Radiology, Transitional Year, Surgery, and Urology, providing accredited graduate medical and dental education training.
• Fellowship Programs 18 subspecialty fellowships including Hernia and Abdominal Wall, Advanced GI MIS/Bariatric, Cardiovascular Disease, Dental Operating Room, Emergency Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, Hospice/Palliative Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Oral/Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery, Pain Medicine, Perioperative Medicine, Pulmonary/Critical Care, Regional Anesthesiology, Sports Medicine, Surgical Critical Care, Surgical Pathology, and Vascular Surgery.
• Medical Student Education Third-year medical student clerkships in family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, surgery, pediatrics, neurology, and psychiatry for UTHSC Memphis students, and fourth-year elective rotations available to UTHSC students and visiting students nationwide across all specialties and subspecialties.
• UT Center for Advanced Medical Simulation (UTCAMS) 6,500 square foot simulation center accredited as a Level I Comprehensive Accredited Education Institute by the American College of Surgeons, offering medical teams opportunities to master medical skills using human patient simulators, laparoscopic and endoscopic simulators, and other skills-building models.
• Clinical Research Programs Clinical and translational research programs in therapeutics, diagnostics, drug-delivery, healthcare disparities with emphasis on Appalachia, and quality improvement, including the NIH-funded Amyloidosis and Cancer Theranostics Program directed by Jon Wall, PhD developing biologics for imaging and treating systemic amyloid diseases.
• Preston Medical Library Medical library providing access to clinical information, databases, research tools, and scholarly support for faculty, residents, students, and physicians at the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
• I. Reid Collmann, M.D. Medical Student Educational Endowment 8-week summer research program providing medical students in-depth biomedical research experience under supervision of clinical and translational researchers.
• Medical Education and Simulation Fellowship Fellowship program focused on medical education and simulation training methodologies, leveraging the UTCAMS Level I Comprehensive Accredited Education Institute infrastructure.
• Continuing Education Continuing education courses and programs for healthcare professionals including guest speakers and post-doctoral courses.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 50% of physicians trained in Knoxville remain in Tennessee to practice medicine
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• East Tennessee Children's HospitalmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership announced in 2024 to bring a pediatric residency back to the Greater Knoxville area, expanding training opportunities for residents.
• University Health System Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical partner operating as part of the UT Medical Center campus, providing advanced tertiary medical care found only in an academic medical center. The UTHSC COM-Knoxville and University Health System Inc. work together to make UT Medical Center the only academic medical center in the region.
• University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration includes Colleges of Nursing, Engineering, Business, and Veterinary Medicine for interdisciplinary research and academic integration. Joint efforts support translational research and healthcare workforce development.
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvanced computing, data science, and translational research partnerships. Collaborates on computational biology and multi-omics research initiatives.
• University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide academic health system partnership; UTHSC COM-Knoxville is part of the statewide system. Supports clinical collaboration and research integration across UT health science centers.
• AttralusmajorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerUniversity of Tennessee Research Foundation licensee developing therapeutics and diagnostic agents for systemic amyloidosis based on research by Jonathan Wall, PhD and team. Secured $25M Series A (2020) and $116M Series B (2021) funding.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Duke University School of Medicine: A research-intensive medical school that is a destination fellowship site for UTHSC-trained physicians and competes for similar NIH-funded research talent in the Southeast.
• Emory University School of Medicine: A large Southeastern academic medical center with comparable residency/fellowship breadth, NIH-funded research programs, and tertiary clinical mission.
• University of Virginia School of Medicine: A larger, more research-intensive public medical school with overlapping residency/fellowship offerings and tertiary clinical mission — comparable in structure, broader in scale and NIH funding.
• Wake Forest University School of Medicine: A private academic medical center in the broader Southeast with graduate medical education programs and clinical research portfolio that overlaps with UTHSC COM-Knoxville's offerings.

Direct peers

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Tennessee's largest academic medical center and a direct peer in graduate medical education, research funding, and tertiary clinical care — competes for residents, NIH grants, and clinical talent in the same statewide system.
• UTHSC College of Medicine - Chattanooga: A sister UTHSC regional campus with a similar community-based residency model and shared statewide mission — directly comparable in scope, governance, and learner profile.
• East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine: A community-based medical school also located in Eastern Tennessee with residency programs and a similar Appalachian regional mission — directly comparable in scope, setting, and target physician pipeline.
• UTHSC College of Medicine - Memphis: The flagship campus of the same UTHSC system; sends medical students to Knoxville for clerkships and shares governance, accreditation, and statewide mission — the most direct institutional peer.
• University of Kentucky College of Medicine: A regional public medical school with comparable residency footprint, ACGME-accredited programs, and a similar academic-medical-center partnership model in an adjacent Appalachian-adjacent state.

Emerging players

• Meharry Medical College: A Nashville-based medical school with overlapping residency offerings and a complementary mission in underserved populations; comparable in scale and Tennessee footprint, differentiated by its HBCU status and primary-care focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/utgsm
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/prestonmedlibrary
• Facebookfacebook.com/UTHSCKnoxville
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/utgsm
• Instagraminstagram.com/utknoxanesthesia

Compliance5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

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