Resident physicians are pediatricians in training.
They have completed medical school and are gaining practical experience in the care of children. During the ten years with UTMG, he built the General Pediatric Practice and taught students and residents for approximately 3 months a year. P.C. Dr. Frizzell has remained active in the teaching program and serves as volunteer faculty in the Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Pendergrass continues to serve as volunteer faculty in the University of Tennessee Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Huggins joined Pediatric Consultants in August 1996 after completing her pediatric training.