Mission
The primary mission of the Quillen College of Medicine is to educate future physicians, especially those with an interest in primary care, to practice in underserved rural communities. In addition, the College is committed to excellence in biomedical research and is dedicated to the improvement of health care in Northeast Tennessee and the surrounding Appalachian Region.
Goals
- Education: Continue to strengthen the "student centered learning environment" that focuses on the overall professional development of students and residents.
- Research: Continue to strengthen research productivity, especially clinical research.
- Clinical and Community Service: Firmly integrate our academic values into the planning and implementation of clinical activities as we focus on meeting the needs of our patients and the communities we serve.
- Faculty and Staff Development: Further strengthen the College's commitment to the success of our faculty and staff by investing in their professional development.
- Diversity: Strengthen our recruitment and retention of a diverse complement of faculty, staff, and students so as to enrich our cultural environment, to strengthen our cultural competence, and to improve the care of our patients.
Strategic Plan
The Quillen College of Medicine endeavors to meet community and regional health needs by identification, creation, and execution of the necessary programs through utilization of its diverse resources. The college is a major health care provider for East Tennessee. In view of this responsibility, the college emphasizes primary care as the focus of medical practice and training programs. The primary care physician is defined as the physician of first and continuing contact, coordinating the entire care of the patient. Primary medical care is a function rather than a discipline. This care is provided by family physicians, general internists, general pediatricians, and obstetricians / gynecologists. In addition to meeting the clinical and service responsibilities, the college also supports a significant research endeavor.
The Quillen College of Medicine has an experienced and qualified faculty in the biological, behavioral, and clinical sciences. In addition to the full-time faculty, a number of practicing physicians in the community participate in the educational process as both part-time and volunteer faculty.