The Chattanooga Orthopaedic Educational and Research Foundation (COERF) is a 501(c)3 organization founded expressly to fund education for the residents in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga.

COERF is funded through donations and grants only.  Funds are used for purposes directly associated with the educational program, i.e. books, courses, research, etc.