Registration is now open for the 3rd annual Mental Health, Recovery, & Suicide Prevention Summit, co-hosted by the TMF and the Tennessee Pharmacy Recovery Network (TPRN). This one-hour CME event on September 18, 2025, is open to all Tennessee health professionals and clinicians, with special tiered registration fees of $25 for professionals and $10 for…
The Tennessee Medical Foundation is pleased to announce that Governor Bill Lee has signed a bill that maintains protection for patients while reducing mental health stigma for physician seeking a medical license in Tennessee. The Private Advocacy Order Bill, HB 1203/SB 359, was sponsored by State Sen. Richard Briggs, MD (R-Knoxville), and State Rep. Sabi…
Registration is now open for the 2025 Caduceus Retreat, featuring Petros Levounis, MD, MA, Scott Teitelbaum, MD, DFASAM, and Clark Gaither, MD, FAAFP. The annual weekend event for TMF participants and alumni is scheduled for Friday, June 6-Sunday, June 8, at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs in Franklin, TN. This year, attendees can earn up…
The Tennessee Medical Foundation is pleased to present its 2024 Annual Report with the theme, “Help. Hope. Healing. Recovery.” The 2024 Report highlights the journey a health professional embarks on when referred to or when they themselves contact the TMF for a personal struggle or concern, and all the steps along the way — from…
NEWS RELEASE [NASHVILLE, TN – February 17, 2025] – The Tennessee Professional Screening Questionnaire (TN-PSQ), a free anonymous and confidential online mental health resource, has been opened to Tennessee pharmacy professionals effective January 2025. The change is the result of an agreement between the Tennessee Medical Foundation (TMF) and the Tennessee Pharmacy Recovery Network (TPRN)…
For a second year, the Tennessee Medical Foundation and the Tennessee Pharmacy Recovery Network are co-hosting the Interprofessional Mental Health, Recovery, and Suicide Prevention Summit in observance of National Recovery Month and National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Tennessee health professionals, including students and trainees, can earn up to 3.0 hours of CME/CE for the full afternoon…
The Medical Professional Liability (MPL) Association has announced that the Federation of State Physician Health Programs, Inc. (FSPHP) will receive the 2024 Award of Excellence in Physician Wellness. FSPHP is being honored for its role as a leader in the medical community, specifically to improve the health and well-being of medical professionals. The MPL Association…
The Tennessee Medical Foundation is among 85 organizations across the state to receive grant awards in the first round of funding by Tennessee’s Opioid Abatement Council. The TN OAC was created to manage the disbursement of proceeds from lawsuits relating to opioids. A total of $81 million in grants was approved in March 2024. “The…
The TMF is extremely proud to present its 2023 Annual Report: Restoring Providers. Protecting Patients. Our messages from TMF leaders focus on the two-fold mission — supporting, advocating for, and restoring health providers to health and wellbeing; and protecting patients by helping to make sure their providers are at their best when delivering care.…
TMF Physician’s Health Program participants and graduates can register now for the 2024 Caduceus Retreat. The 37th retreat is scheduled for Friday, June 7-Sunday, June 9, at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs in Franklin, TN. Details and links are on the TMF Caduceus Retreat web page at e-tmf.org/2024-caduceus-retreat. This year’s Saturday program, entitled “Your Future…