of Health Informatics and Information Management, and dual PharmD/Master of Business Administration. Hamilton Eye Institute The Hamilton Eye Institute, located in Memphis, is the department of ophthalmology. It opened in 2004 in an eight-story building donated to the University of Tennessee by Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. The capital campaign to establish the institute was initiated by department chair Barrett G. Haik, MD, FACS, and led by Robert B. Carter, chief information officer and executive vice-president of FedEx Information Services. The institute was named for the family of Ralph S. Hamilton, MD, a professor, and physician with the department, who contributed $6 million toward its construction. The mission of the institute is to provide advanced treatments for eye care, foster interplay of ideas among researchers, and transfer skills and knowledge to the next generation of ophthalmic physicians and researchers. Accreditation The Health Science Center is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees. Each of the professional colleges or programs is accredited by the appropriate agency for the profession or program. Notable alumni Winfield C. Dunn, DDS, Class of 1955, Tennessee Governor 1971–1975 Christopher Duntsch, neurosurgeon sentenced to life in prison for intentionally botching 32 surgeries that killed two patients and paralyzed two others William E. Evans, PharmD, Class of 1975, director and CEO of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital from 2004 to 2014. Deborah Ferguson, DDS. American politician and member of the Arkansas House of Representatives representing District 51 since January 14, 2013 Randy McNally, MPharm, Class of 1969, Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee 2017–present. Rhea Seddon, MD, Class of 1973, former NASA astronaut and eighth woman inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Notable faculty Samuel Dagogo-Jack, MD, professor of medicine; director of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and director of the Clinical Research Center; leader in diabetes research; past president of the American Diabetes Association See also Medical District, Memphis Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center St. Jude Children's Research Hospital University of Tennessee College of Medicine References External links Health Science Center Tennessee, University of Medical schools in Tennessee 1911 establishments in Tennessee