University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville Program

Program Identity & Fit

This transitional year program, jointly sponsored by the Departments of Medicine and Family Medicine at UTHSC College of Medicine-Knoxville, is designed explicitly as a launching pad into specialty fields requiring a preliminary/transitional base year, with most residents advancing into radiology, dermatology, and radiation oncology. The curriculum is deliberately customizable, pairing required core rotations (inpatient medicine, MICU, ambulatory care, emergency medicine) with electives drawn from the full breadth of ACGME-accredited programs at the institution, allowing the program director to tailor exposure toward each resident's intended field early in the year. Residents function with direct patient care responsibility equivalent to categorical interns, supported by simulation-lab procedural training and a formal scholarly lecture series, reflecting an emphasis on bedside clinical skill-building rather than a fixed specialty identity. The program values residents who arrive with a defined next step and uses the transitional year instrumentally to prepare them for that chosen advanced specialty.