Students in Medical Technology and Nuclear Medicine Technology may obtain a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville if they do their clinical work at the UT Medical Center in Knoxville. Medical Technology students completing their clinical years at the UT, Memphis, Center for the Health Sciences receive their degree from UT, Memphis. Combined academic-clinical degree programs are not available in the other health professional fields. During the year, AED sponsors trips to medical schools, visits by professional school admissions counselors, seminars and lectures by health care professionals, special projects, and other activities through which its participants may gain insight into the health professions. In addition, AED provides the opportunity for pre-health students to have contact with other health professions students.
Associate memberships are available to freshmen and first semester transfer students.
In addition to grades and required admissions tests scores, admissions committees consider extracurricular activities. Through extracurricular activities such as employment, research, volunteer work, community service, sports, campus activity, or political involvement, applicants can provide insight into their character and demonstrate their interest in working with people. After working in a hospital setting, you can communicate your knowledge of the health care field and explain your motivation to work in the health care setting. Volunteer work shows that you are giving of yourself and demonstrates your willingness to meet the needs of others. Some of the pre-health programs require standardized exams.