The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Board of Trustees approved the accreditation of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) as a separate university, UTHSC Chancellor Steve J. Schwab announced last month. Several years ago, in examining the governance structure, resources available, annual budget, geographic location, and relative autonomy from UT-Knoxville, SACSCOC leadership determined UTHSC should be a separately accredited institution within the UT System. “We remain an integral component of the UT System of universities overseen by President DiPietro and governed by the Board of Trustees of the University of Tennessee,” Chancellor Schwab noted.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in conjunction with Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, has been re-accredited by the CEO Roundtable on Cancer as a CEO Cancer Gold Standard employer for 2015 in recognition of outstanding employee health initiatives to address and discourage tobacco use, promote physical activity, provide options for a healthy diet, detect cancer at an early stage and offer access to quality care.