The Tennessee Medical Education Fund Inc., is an independent, nonprofit 501 (c) 3 corporation, created by the Tennessee Medical Association in 1963 to provide scholarships to medical students in Tennessee medical schools, residents and physicians in medical school or practicing medicine in Tennessee.

TMEF has awarded more than $3 million in scholarships and $75,000 in grants to physicians for continuing education. More information on scholarships can be found at tnmed.org/scholarship. 

MEDICAL SCHOOLS WITH SCHOLARSHIP BENEFICIARIES:

• University of Tennessee Health Science Center

• Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

• East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine

• Meharry Medical College

• LMU-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Donations to TMEF

TMEF accepts tax deductible gifts and donations. Please send general donations of support to the foundation and note with your donation if you wish for your gift to be designated to a specific program. 

Designation categories include:

• TMEF general support

• Medical Student Scholarships

• John Ingram Institute for Physician Leadership 

Donations made by check or money order should be made out to TMEF and mailed to: 
Tennessee Medical Education Fund, Inc.
c/o: Beth Lentchner
701 Bradford Avenue
Nashville, TN 37204

All contributions and corporate gifts to the TMEF education fund are tax deductible. Tennessee Medical Education Fund, Inc. Tax ID: 62-6049920. 

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Governance - TMEF Board of Directors
Maysoon Shocair Ali, MD, FACP, Advisory 
Subhi Dawud Suboh Ali, MD, Secretary-Treasurer 
Neal Stanley Beckford, MD, Director (Board) 
Melanie Black Blake, MD, Director 
Robert Eugene Bowers, MD, Director (Board) 
Dennis Alan Higdon, MD, Vice Chair 
John Jackson Ingram, III, MD, Chair 
Gary Keith Lovelady, MD, Director (Board) 
Sam Jones Williams, III, MD, Special Advisor