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Committees of the Tennessee Medical Association

As a member-based organization, the work of the TMA is accomplished through its leadership and committee instruction. Below is a list and description of the working committees of the TMA. Our committees are an extension of the Board of Trustees and are under the direction of the Board. Committee appointments are for one year and begin at each annual meeting of the House of Delegates. If you are interested in serving on any committee or have additional questions or issues for a committee, please contact the committee chair, staff liaison or click here.

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Committee	Purpose	Chair	Liaison
Tennessee Delegation to the AMA	As the nation’s largest physician group, the AMA advocates the issues vital to the nation’s health. Helps doctors help patients by uniting physicians nationwide to work on the most important professional and public health issues.	Dr. James C. Fleming Germantown (901) 448-6650	Don Alexander
Constitution and Bylaws	Maintain oversight of TMA official managing document providing insight and direction as to changes and amendments	Dr. David G. Gerkin Knoxville (865) 212-9351	Yarnell Beatty
Public Health	Monitors and addresses issues on health concerns to the public-at-large and the general well-being of our state such as pandemics, flu vaccines, disaster preparedness, health coalition partnerships, rural health access, tobacco, obesity, and the uninsured.	Dr. Stuart M. Polly Memphis	Julie Griffin
Community and Professional Relations	Promotes and maintains relationships between the association and other professional organizations; promotes the policies, projects and image of the TMA and oversees the internal and external communications processes between the TMA and its constituencies.	Dr. Russell B. Leftwich Nashville (615) 480-3111	Russ Miller
Legislative	Develops TMA's legislative strategies and positions for the TN General Assembly and for Congress	Dr. Charles W. White, Jr. Lexington (731) 968-2006	Gary Zelizer
Membership	Direct all facets of TMA's membership operations including projects for recruitment and retention	Dr. Douglas J. Springer Kingsport (423) 246-6777	Chris Tanner Russ Miller
Practice Management and Quality	Monitors and addresses issues related to the safe and efficient delivery of medical services and patient care by physicians, practices and issues impacting the business operations of a medical practice, such as e-health records, credentialing, staffing, medico-legal, state and federal rules and regulations, HSAs, HIPAA, and physician extenders.	Dr. Benjamin W. Johnson, Jr. Nashville (615) 872-9966	Yarnell Beatty
Insurance Issues	Monitors and addresses all insurance issues, both government and commercial, affecting physicians, practices and patients in Tennessee. This includes reimbursement, regulation and policy changes, lawsuit settlements, contracting issues, networks, pay for performance, workers compensation, etc.	Dr. Jerome W. Thompson Memphis (901) 448-5886	Phyllis Franklin

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