The Department of Medicine
The Department of Medicine is the largest department in the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine (UTGSM); the Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). The Department is comprised of 19 Divisions and 189 full time, part time, and volunteer faculty. The primary focus of the department is the training of medical residents and third- and fourth-year medical students who are primarily enrolled at the UTHSC. We offer a Categorical Internal Medicine Residency Program and a Transitional Year Program. We offer fellowship training in Cardiovascular Diseases, Interventional Cardiology, and Pulmonary Medicine/Critical Care Medicine which are fully accredited by the ACGME. The latest ACGME approved fellowship is in Hematology/Oncology. Additionally, we are committed to clinical and basis science research with a robust Amyloidosis and Cancer Theranostics Program as well as a Molecular Imaging Laboratory.
Training Facilities
Clinical training is provided mainly at the nationally ranked University of Tennessee Medical Center (UTMC) and affiliated clinics located in Knoxville. Our trainees and faculty are committed to providing exceptional patient care in a collegial environment, and several divisions are nationally recognized for their excellence. We have the twin advantages of being an academic training program without being a large one, where each trainee is well known and recognized for their achievements. We offer several unique programs that encourage our trainees to be critical thinkers; and that prepare them for the ever-changing needs of healthcare, both in the current milieu and for the future. In addition to our experienced faculty, we have outstanding support from ancillary staff in both the hospital and ambulatory clinic settings. We have a robust basic science research program, are rapidly expanding our clinical research, and have ongoing collaborations with other research institutions in and around Knoxville.
Our Mission
The mission of the Department of Medicine is to help physicians in training acquire the knowledge, skills, and attributes necessary to become competent, compassionate physicians who possess a lifetime love of medicine, learning, and teaching; to provide an organization for the delivery of excellent medical care from both the generalists and specialists in the field of Internal Medicine; and to provide an invigorating environment for basic and clinical research. Our enthusiastic and experienced clinical and research faculty are dedicated to the fulfillment of this mission
Highlights
Dr. Alexandria Jilg Welcomed to the Department of Medicine
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Alexandria Jilg to the Department of Medicine. Dr. Jilg completed her undergraduate studies at Clemson University. She is a graduate of the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Dr. Jilg did her residency training in Internal Medicine at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA where she continued as a Clinical Assistant Professor and Core Faculty member in the Department of Medicine. She also served as Regional Assistant Internal Medicine Clerkship Director for Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. Dr. Jilg will work primarily with IM residents on the General Inpatient Medicine service and with 3rd and 4th year Medical Students in our department.
Welcome New Internal Medicine Residents!
Abigail Benton, DO - University of North Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, TX
Addison Bond, MD - University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
Kristen Cannon, DO - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN
Anisha Dash, MD - Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Ryan Ferguson, DO - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN
Taylor Gray, DO - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN
Brock Hodges, DO - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN
Rami Jadallah, MBBS - Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine, Irbid, Jordan
Keaton Kaye, DO - DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN
Subin Paul, MD - Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida Health, Tampa, Florida
Ricky Rana, MD - Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska
Vikrant Singh, MBBS - Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Punjab, India
Jared Smith, DO - West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, West Virginia
The "In Touch" Newsletter
In Touch is produced by the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine's Department of Medicine. The mission of the newsletter is to build pride in the Department of Medicine by communicating the accessible, collaborative and human aspects of the department while highlighting pertinent achievements and activities.
In Touch is published each quarter and features faculty and resident news, upcoming events, and awards and accomplishments. As an institute of learning and discovery, the newsletter highlights how the Department of Medicine contributes to a global body of medical knowledge through various scholarly activities.
Department Chair
Rajiv Dhand, MD, FCCP, FACP, FAARC, is a noted expert in pulmonary and critical care medicine. Dr. Dhand oversees patient care, research and educational activities of the department, which encompasses 15 medical specialties and is comprised of more than 100 faculty physicians, research scientists, residents and fellows, who serve patients through inpatient and outpatient services.
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