The James H. Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University was established
for the purpose of providing physicians and medical care to the people in the surrounding
regions. The college of medicine is a publicly supported academic institution dedicated
to excellence in medical care, biomedical research, and health education. The college
of medicine recognizes the importance that graduate medical education plays in obtaining
the above goals. Residency programs maintained by the college of medicine serve an
integral place in the education of medical students and the research activities of
the institution. The residency programs provide service, teaching, and educational
opportunities for the area and, overall, result in improvement of the health care
in northeast Tennessee and the surrounding Appalachian region. Through its diverse
resources, the college of medicine endeavors to meet selected community and regional
needs by identification, creation, and execution of the necessary programs to accommodate
those needs. This effort includes providing the fiscal support, human resources, and
educational opportunities for maintaining excellent residency programs.
The college of medicine is committed to conduct these programs in compliance with the institutional and specific requirements of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the Joint Commission and in the accordance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations,
The goals of the graduate medical education program of the college of medicine are:
- To provide excellent training for both primary and specialist physicians, with emphasis on training primary care physicians to serve the rural environment;
- To promote an academic environment that nurtures both research and scholarly activity at both the resident and faculty level;
- To strengthen public/private partnerships with surrounding healthcare related institutions;
- To enhance delivery of patient care services to our region;
- To gain recognition by both the region's public and professional community as the
center for excellent healthcare delivery and research in northeast Tennessee and southwest
Virginia.
Michael Ostapchuk Jr, MD MSEd
Associate Dean
Graduate Medical Education
Designated Institutional Official
