Medical & Dental Schools in Tennessee
11 programs in our catalogue — 5 MD, 3 DO, 3 dental.
About Tennessee: Pop. ~7.1M; Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville each host academic medical centres. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is internationally regarded; Meharry Medical College serves a historically significant mission in physician training for underserved communities.
In-state preference overview: 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 / top employers: Vanderbilt University Medical Center · HCA Healthcare (national HQ, Nashville) · Community Health Systems · Ballad Health · Regional One Health (Memphis)
Explore by program type in Tennessee
MD Allopathic Medical Schools
5 listedAMCAS applications, MCAT/GPA medians, in-state preference, and MMI interview formats for allopathic MD programmes.
DO Osteopathic Medical Schools
3 listedAACOMAS applications, MCAT/GPA profiles, osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) training emphasis and DO philosophy.
Dental Schools (DDS / DMD)
3 listedAADSAS applications, DAT requirements, GPA medians, in-state preference and clinical training emphasis for dental programmes.
Tennessee at a glance
- MD programs
- 5
- DO programs
- 3
- Dental programs
- 3
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