The Building
A home for the next generation
The College of Medicine—UT Health Sciences’ largest and most comprehensive college—has never had a dedicated home. This building provides the foundation: modern, interdisciplinary training space that reflects how medicine is practiced today.
This is an investment in continuing to meet the significant deficit in physicians and physician assistants in the state of Tennessee, with projections suggesting that there will be a need for 3,900 additional physicians in the state by 2035.
Raaj Kurapati
Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer
UT Health Sciences
The College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building
By the Numbers
$361M Total Investment ($350M capital/$11M programming)
300,000 Square Feet
7 Stories
16,935 sq ft Public Space
38,300 sq ft Academic/Support Space
17,000 sq ft Interdisciplinary/Innovation Space
An Anchor for the Medical District
Located at the corner of Madison Avenue and Dudley Street, in the heart of the Memphis Medical District.
This building is the anchor of a much larger investment—one that’s reshaping the Memphis Medical District and strengthening Tennessee’s economy.
$632M+ in total capital investment across UT Health Sciences over the next five years—the College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building is the largest single project within it
$4B in annual economic impact generated by UT Health Sciences across Tennessee, supporting 21,800 jobs and generating $289M in state and local tax revenue
A visible gateway into the Memphis Medical District at Madison Avenue and Dudley Street—ground-floor public space and an entry plaza designed to activate street life, not just house classrooms
60% of licensed physicians in the Memphis area are already affiliated with UT Health Sciences—this building strengthens the pipeline that produces them
The College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building
What It Enables
43% more medical students per class — enrollment grows from 175 to 250
100% more physician assistant students — the PA program doubles
Full cohorts learning together, for the first time, in one purpose-built academic environment
Advanced simulation, telehealth, team-based clinical scenarios, and disaster-response training — the full complexity of modern care, not just the classroom version of it
A statewide backbone: not just a Memphis building, but an anchor for a connected College of Medicine across multiple campuses, strengthening rural training pipelines and multidisciplinary care in the places that need it most
Today and Tomorrow
Medical students annually: 175 today → 43% tomorrow
PA students annually: 30 today → 100% more tomorrow
Cohort accommodation: 160 at one time, fragmented → full cohorts, purpose-built
Facilities: Not designed for academic medicine, costly to maintain → purpose-built, reduces costs over time
