What is an Associate of The Center?
A. The power of The Center lies in its ability to integrate the interests and abilities of faculty of many departments in all colleges of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Faculty of any department of any college with interests in health services and policy issues, whether from a research perspective or an educational perspective or both, are encouraged to participate in the activities of The Center. The Center seeks to link faculty with interests in behavioral health, biostatistics, environmental health, epidemiology, health care economics, health systems administration, medical ethics, preventive medicine, public health, public policy and administration — in addition to allied health, dentistry, medicine and basic medical sciences, nursing, pharmacy, nursing, and social work — to provide an integrated and interdisciplinary approach for assessing and improving health and healthcare issues, policies and programs. These faculty are designated as Associates of The Cent
