Knoxville clinic will serve as primary care site and future training location for pediatric residents
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Smokies.LIVE Health Center) — Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital has opened a new primary care location in Knoxville that will also serve as a training site for the next generation of pediatricians.
The hospital held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Main Campus Pediatrics, located at 611 22nd St. in Knoxville.
The new facility is the hospital’s newest primary care location and is expected to play an important role in pediatric medical education beginning in July 2027.
Main Campus Pediatrics will serve as the premier training site for pediatric residents participating in the Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital and University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine – Knoxville pediatric residency program.
The primary care setting will allow residents to develop clinical judgment while learning principles of comprehensive, family-centered care.
Hospital leaders say the location will provide residents with an opportunity to gain experience caring for children in a primary care environment while preparing for careers serving pediatric patients and families.
Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital, formerly known as East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, is an independent, not-for-profit pediatric health care system serving East Tennessee and surrounding communities.
The hospital is certified by the state of Tennessee as a Comprehensive Regional Pediatric Center.
Its vision is to “take care of our future, one child at a time,” with pediatric care, education and community service at the center of its mission.
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