Becky Thompson, who has been working at UT Medical Center since 2003, was promoted to VP of marketing at  UT Medical Center last week.

Thompson's new role will be to manage all of the marketing, communications and customer service at UT Medical Center, according to a hospital press release.

"Becky demonstrated a tremendous ability for the planning and implementation of marketing and communication strategies, product and service development and overall operational success," Steve Ross, senior vice president for strategic development said. "Through this new role and its increased responsibilities, Becky's contributions will greatly benefit the medical center in its ongoing efforts to find new ways to help the patients we serve throughout East Tennessee."

Thompson responded by saying "I'm honored to be named as a vice president at The University of Tennessee Medical Center. This is a position of great responsibility and I very much look forward to working to my absolute best ability to continue to meet the ever-evolving medical needs of our community and to help further the medical center's mission of improving lives through patient care, clinical research and medical education."