What is MobileMOC?
MobileMOC (Medical Outreach Clinic) is a healthcare initiative by the University of Tennessee Chattanooga designed to bring interprofessional, age-friendly care directly to rural communities in Southeast Tennessee. The clinic offers preventive screenings, chronic disease management, wellness exams, and social support services for older adults and caregivers, serving as both a mobile healthcare unit and a training site for students.
“This program is uniquely focused on serving older adults and caregivers living in rural Tennessee. We’re using an interprofessional team to provide care in the communities where older adults work, live and play.”
Dr. Kristi Wick
Mission Statement
MobileMOC delivers innovative, interprofessional, and community-centered healthcare to older adults across rural regions. Through experiential learning, collaborative practice, and compassionate outreach, we empower patients, support caregivers, and strengthen community health systems. Our mobile, flexible model promotes healthy aging, enhances accessibility, and trains the next generation of healthcare professionals to deliver holistic, equitable, and person-centered care.
Vision Statement
We empower healthy aging in rural communities by developing a sustainable, data-driven health model that ensures older adults and caregivers receive accessible, person-centered care. Through a skilled interdisciplinary workforce, strong community partnerships, and shared learning, we build resilient, age-friendly communities where older adults can thrive in the places they call home.
Funding
The MobileMOC unit was made possible through a $2.6 million grant awarded to the University of Tennessee’s School of Nursing from the Tennessee Department of Health as part of its Healthcare Resiliency Program. The grant-funded project is named ROAD MAP (Rural Health and Older ADult Interprofessional Mobile HeAlth Program), and it aims to improve health outcomes by providing preventive care, screenings, chronic disease management and social services directly to underserved communities.
Partnerships
