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December 21, 2017

2017 Highlights!

NAM added 124 new members and maintained the 15-year-high of more than 2100 members! Encourage your friends to join now for 2018.
NAM hosted the inaugural Medical Student and Resident Happy Hour in September, which welcomed physicians in training from both Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
Doctor's Day on the Hill was record breaking in 2017, with over 300 physicians from across the state spending the day interacting with legislators. Thank you to all the NAM members who joined us!
NAM events included a total attendance of 256 members during 2017! Click here to see when you can join us in 2018.
Project Access Nashville Specialty Care volunteers can now receive CME credit for providing volunteer care. PANSC physicians and office staff have been very engaged this year, with the program suprassing $37.9 million in donated care. Learn how you can volunteer.

2018 President's Reception

Wednesday, January 24, 2018
6 - 8 p.m.

Cabana

1910 Belcourt Ave

Nashville, TN 37212

Click here to RSVP

Presenting Sponsor:

Affiliate Sponsor:

New Proper Prescribing Course Available

The new course satisfies the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners’ requirement of 2 CME hours in prescribing.

According to state law, if you are renewing your Tennessee medical license in 2018, then you are required to have completed two hours of prescribing CME during the calendar years 2016 or 2017. If your license does not expire in 2018, then the Dec. 31 deadline does not apply to you.

This program is for physicians who are licensed to prescribe drugs. Participants will engage in a comprehensive review of Tennessee’s efforts to combat prescription drug over-use. You will also gain an understanding of how to prevent prescription drug abuse among women and protect babies from Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome as well as an outline on evidence-based approach to: “Marijuana as Medicine.”

NAM member, Roland Gray, MD, is the feature presenter with special guest Tommy Farmer.

Click here to learn more.

Thank you to
our sponsors:

2017 Board of Directors:

Lee Fentriss, MD
Chair
Ralph Atkinson, MD
President
M. Kevin Smith, MD
President-elect
V. Seenu Reddy, MD
Secretary / Treasurer
Susan Briley, MD
Rodney Lewis, MD
Jane Siegel, MD
Richard Soper, MD
Robin Williams, MD

Contact Us:

General Inquiries
info@nashvillemedicine.org
Phone: (615) 712-6236

Project Access Nashville
Specialty Care
PANInfo@nashvillemedicine.org
Phone: (615) 712-6237

Rebecca Leslie
Executive Director
rleslie@nashvillemedicine.org

Nikki Ringenberg
Senior Director
of Membership and Grants
nringenberg@nashvillemedicine.org

Claire Wisely
Director of Project Access Nashville Specialty Care
cwisely@nashvillemedicine.org

Taylor Crawford
Manager of Health Outreach Initiatives tcrawford@nashvillemedicine.org

TMA Grassroots Opportunities

Doctor of the Day program: Volunteers spend one day at the General Assembly giving back to public servants. Members have the unique opportunity to serve the medical needs of legislators and their staff while getting a first-hand look at the legislative process. Residents are welcome to serve along side practicing physicians as Resident Doctor of the Day.

Mobile Advocate: This emergency call-to-action text alert system is an opt-in system providing timely call-to-action alerts via text message on your mobile device. This will be used only in very specific circumstances, such as the last day of session when Provider Stability legislation comes out of conference committee and we need to secure a handful of pivotal votes.

Day on the Hill: Join NAM and other members from TMA on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 for the annual policy briefing and lobby day in Nashville connecting physicians face-to-face with lawmakers so physicians can advocate for their patients and discuss major issues affecting the medical profession in Tennessee.