Medical & dental schools in Tennessee
Tennessee has 5 MD programs (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, ETSU Quillen College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College and 2 more), 3 DO programs and 3 dental schools in NextGen MedPrep's US school directory. At UTHSC College of Medicine, 85.6% of matriculants are Tennessee residents.
Studying medicine and dentistry in Tennessee
About Tennessee: Pop. ~7.1M; Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville each host academic medical centers. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is internationally regarded; Meharry Medical College serves a historically significant mission in physician training for underserved communities.
In-state preference: Vanderbilt School of Medicine is a private school admitting nationally with no in-state preference. University of Tennessee and Meharry have moderate in-state and mission-focused admissions criteria respectively.
Major health systems in Tennessee
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- HCA Healthcare (national HQ, Nashville)
- Community Health Systems
- Ballad Health
- Regional One Health (Memphis)
Medical and dental schools in Tennessee
11 programs in NextGen MedPrep's directory for 2027 entry, grouped by degree. Click any program for its how-to-get-in guide; each group links to the full Tennessee list and its residency table.
MD programs5
Residency and admissions details- MCAT
- 521
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.90
- unconfirmed
- MCAT
- 510
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.70
- unconfirmed
- MCAT
- 506
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.64
- unconfirmed
- MCAT
- 509
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.64
- unconfirmed
- MCAT
- 511
- mean
- GPA
- 3.86
- mean
DO programs3
Residency and admissions detailsDental schools3
Residency and admissions details- GPA
- 3.45
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.50
- unconfirmed
- GPA
- 3.58
- unconfirmed
MCAT and GPA figures are labeled median or mean when the school's own published class profile confirms them, and “unconfirmed” when it has not yet been checked — the school's page cites the source. In-state preference tags are NextGen MedPrep's rating, not school policy, unless marked “published policy”.
Curriculum guides: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine MD program
Compare nationally: All US MD schools · All US DO schools · All US dental schools
Application resources
NextGen MedPrep guides for each stage of an MD, DO, or dental application.
Frequently asked questions
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