Proposed State Budget Cuts In Tennessee Could Put The Residency Program In Jeopardy At East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College Of Medicine. Proposed Tenncare Cuts Could Eliminate As Much As Eight Million Dollars From The School Potentially Affecting Its Programs And Positions. Medical School Dean Dr. Philip Bagnell Reminds Us The Medical School Faced Similar Cuts Last Year, But The State Found A Solution To Avoid Them. He Said That Same Solution Won’t Be Available This Year.