University of Tennessee Health Science Center

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is the health-sciences campus of the University of Tennessee System, based primarily in Memphis, Tennessee. It focuses on education, research, and clinical care across medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, health professions, and graduate health sciences rather than offering a broad traditional undergraduate liberal-arts curriculum. UTHSC operates as a major academic health center for the Mid-South, with teaching and research tightly linked to affiliated hospitals and clinical partners in Memphis. Its mission centers on training healthcare professionals, advancing biomedical and clinical research, and improving health outcomes for Tennessee and the surrounding region. As a public specialized institution, UTHSC serves graduate and professional students through multiple colleges and research programs, with an urban campus environment oriented around labs, clinics, and professional training facilities.