About East Tennessee
The picture above says it all. That is the view from the parking spaces
at our Academic Offices. But if you must know more, read on.
Our Region Offers:
- Tri-Cities
Tennessee/Virginia is the
nation’s first “All-America City”
region
- Johnson City (pop. 60,000), Kingsport (pop. 50,000), and Bristol
(pop.
40,000) are about 20 minutes apart with
an MSA population of nearly 500,000. Draw area for tertiary services
covers 23 counties and nearly one million people
- Incredible access to a variety of outdoor
activities including scenic mountain
lakes, whitewater rafting, mountain biking, hiking, now skiing (five
slopes in 1.5 hour drive), golf, hunting, fishing, NASCAR,
cavern and caves, and wonderful
sightseeing locations
- Numerous local festivals including the
International Storytelling Festival
held each year
in the oldest city in Tennessee – Jonesborough
- Airport access
with Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI)
located conveniently in
the middle of the Tri-Cities whose connecting hubs include Atlanta,
Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Orlando, and Pittsburgh
- Three international airports which are within
3-4 hours driving distance from Johnson City are Atlanta
(4 hrs), Charlotte (3hrs), and
Nashville
(4 hrs)
- Easy driving access to other cities including
Asheville,
NC (1 hr), Gatlinburg, TN (1.5 hr), Knoxville,
TN (1.5 hr), Charlotte, NC (3 hrs), Charleston,
SC (5 hrs), Nashville, TN (4hrs), Atlanta,
GA
(4 hrs), Washington,
D.C. (6 hrs), and Myrtle Beach,
SC (6 hrs)
- Regional attractions such as Smoky
Mountains
National Park, the Blue
Ridge Parkway, Dollywood,
Appalachian
Trail and a wealth of historical
sites
- Eleven institutions of higher learning
– East
Tennessee State University, Milligan
College, Tusculum College, Virginia
Intermont College, Emory & Henry College, King
College, University of Virginia at Wise, Northeast
State Technical Community
College, Walter State Community College, Virginia
Highlands Community College, and Mountain
Empire Community
- Tri-Cities was ranked #77
in Sperling’s Best Places to Live
in 2005
- Tri-Cities area was ranked in Golf Digest as the
second-best golfing area in the
country in 2005 (survey of 330 Metropolitan Statistical Areas with
populations of 50,000 or more). This was based on quality and
affordability.
- Family-Friendly lifestyle ~ Low crime rates
- Lower cost-of-living (as compared
to cities in
the Southeast our size or larger).
- Excellent
public schools (top 5% in the state of standardized
scores)
- An
unusual variety of restaurants for
this size area
- A wide variety of housing options (beautiful
neighborhoods in town, country settings with acreage only fifteen
minutes from the hospital, homes on the lake)
- Cultural activities such as live
theater, symphony,
festivals, and Hands On!
(children’s science museum)
- Bristol Motor Speedway and two
NASCAR races each year
- Shopping - Belk, Sears, JC Penney, Old Navy,
Victoria’s
Secret, Target, TJ Maxx, Super WalMart, Super Kmart, Lowe’s
Home Improvement, Home Depot, Starbucks, Barnes and Noble,
Books-a-million, Best Buy, Dick's and other nationally-known
retailers
Our University Offers:
Our Program Offers:
- Happy residents who own their own homes
- Exceptional faculty who include two APGO-Solvay
Scholars:
- Dr. Janet Drake, 2006 graduate
- Dr. Bruce Selman, 2005 graduate
- Our faculty provide in-depth educational
experience in sub-specialties such as Gynecology Oncology,
Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and Reproductive Endocrinology &
Infertility including IVF-ET
- ETSU
Quillen College of Medicine has invested $500,000
in establishing a simulation center with a METI HPS (Human Patient
Simulator). Our
residents have an opportunity to spend a significant amount of time in
the simulation center and face diagnoses with which they might not
otherwise have the opportunity to familiarize themselves.
- Additional simulation units have been purchased
such as a urethral sling procedure trainer and a birthing simulator
- We have an excellent team of inventors, who are
working to develop a vaginal surgery simulator to provide opportunities
to practice skills involved in performing surgical procedures in a
confined space in a controlled laboratory setting
