Mission Statement

It is the mission of the UTSM to provide the student-athletes of the University of Tennessee with the highest quality health care system available. Members of the UTSM will strive to stay on the leading edge of knowledge and standards of medical care in order to provide the most appropriate, expedited and beneficial health care to every student-athlete, to allow them to safely compete in his/her respective sport.

Vision Statement

The UTSM department will deliver traditional athletic training, physical therapy and sports medicine services to the student-athletes of UTAD. The services provided to the student-athlete can be divided into four areas:

1. Health and wellness education.
2. Prevention of athletic injuries.
3. Recognition, evaluation, and treatment of student-athlete injuries and illnesses.
4. Rehabilitation and reconditioning after injury to allow return to sport activities.

UTSM strives to utilize the most efficient, proven, and current practices and technologies. UTSM will aim to offer a health care system that is proactive in approach, reducing the risk of athletic injury for our student-athletes; provide easily accessible sports medicine services that are responsive to the needs of the student-athlete; and facilitate injured student-athletes' safe return to participation in athletic competition in a timely manner.