Like all 5 year programs in Med/Psych, completion of the program will allow participants to be fully board eligible in both Internal Medicine and Psychiatry. This combination offers obvious advantages of interdisciplinary interaction and greater skills for medical specialties in the area of psychological and psychiatric issues as well as a stronger medical expertise for psychiatric patients. Additional flexibility of billing, appeal to managed care organizations, research and administrative opportunities are a few of the potential applications of such combined training.

Unlike other programs however, the ETSU combined Med/Psych program is focused on balanced primary care delivery to underserved and rural populations. Many Med/Psych programs are primarily hospital based despite a clear move toward ambulatory care delivery.