New Funding Is On The Way To Boost Medical Training In Northeast Tennessee. Representative Gary Hicks Secured $3 Million For ETSU’s Quillen College Of Medicine To Replace Educational And Scientific Equipment. The Investment Will Strengthen Career Training And Support Rural Health Care In The Region. Hicks, Who Chairs The House Finance Committee, Called The College Vital To Tennessee’s Health Care System. The Funding Is Part Of The State’s $59.8 Billion Budget Passed This Spring.