(1) The University of Tennessee school of medicine shall include in the curriculum a department of general practice of medicine under the direction and supervision of a qualified family practitioner.
(2) The minimum requirements for the department shall include courses of study in family care, including clinical experience, a program of preceptorships, a program of internships or general practice residences in a hospital and other teaching techniques that, in the judgment of the management of the school, are best suited to encourage and implement the preparation of students for the general practice of medicine.
(3) The University of Tennessee is authorized to use that portion of the funds appropriated to it by the general assembly that the board of trustees deems necessary to establish and operate a department of general practice of medicine in the University of Tennessee school of medicine.