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An O f fic ial Public a t ion o f t he Tennessee Ac ademy o f Family Phys ic ians
Jim King, M.D., Selmer, elected AAFP
President-Elect. See page 7.
Mark your calendar to attend the 2007 TAFP Legislative
Seminar on Saturday, March 3, and the Tennessee
Tar Wars State Poster Contest on Sunday, March 4
AMA’s Prescribing Data
Restriction Program. See page 11.
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Your 2007 President,
Charles Ball, M.D.,
and his wife, Jody,
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President’s Corner
t’s not about you”. This begins the
extremely popular and thought provoking
The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren.
But how does this relate to the Tennessee
Academy of Family Physicians as we enter a
new year full of hope, anticipation, and
trepidation? Moreover, the question should
always be asked; what is our purpose and
how do we achieve this goal?
As the President of the TAFP for 2007,
I stand on the shoulders of so many men
and women who have guided our state
Academy with leadership, wisdom, vision,
and stewardship. Over the past year,
Ray Walker, M.D. has represented us in this manner and I thank him
for his service. Also the steady, quiet resolve and commitment of our
Executive Director, Cathy Dyer, and her staff have placed the Tennessee
Chapter among the most respected in the American Academy of Family
Physicians. Finally with great pride and on behalf of all members of the
TAFP, I congratulate and thank Jim King, M.D. for achieving the most
esteemed role in the AAFP, as President-Elect for 2007. Appreciation
is also given to all those members and staff who actively supported
Doctor King prior to his election by the AAFP Congress and their
activity in Washington, D.C.
This brings me back to my original question, “what is our purpose?”
All we need to define our purpose individually and collectively is to
follow the example of these great leaders. Their purpose is clear and
evident; they’re driven by service to others, and moreover, service above
self. This too will be my purpose while I serve as the President of the
Academy for 2007.
Those we serve are diverse, and our challenges are many. Obviously
our patients have always been our focus and by serving them we need
to always be committed to quality, excellence, and compassion in clinical
care. In a broader sense, we should be an advocate at the local, state and
national level to ensure affordable, accessible, quality healthcare for all.
Service does not stop with our patients, but encompasses the
communities within which they live. It further involves participating
in service organizations or volunteering in charitable events. You cannot
under estimate the value and respect you bring to positively affect these
benevolent processes.
While the role of the TAFP is to serve its constituency, each member
has the opportunity to serve the Tennessee Academy by participating in
service projects such as Tar Wars, and attending the Legislative Seminar,
Summer Seminar and Annual Scientific Meeting. Your participation in
these conferences helps support the continuation of education offerings
and provides you the ability to gain CME and network with your peers.
Service or involvement at the political level is often regarded as
distasteful by physicians. We would like a world where caring for our
patients is our own responsibility, but this is not a reality. Our role is
to be a resource to government and legislatures to ensure that decisions
made and laws enacted are in the best interest of our patients.
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CO-EDITORS :
Michael Hartsell, M.D.
Greeneville
Kim Howerton, M.D.
Jackson
OFFICERS :
PRESIDENT:
Charles Ball, M.D.
PRESIDENT-ELECT:
J. Chris Graves, M.D.
VICE PRESIDENT:
Lee Carter, M.D.
SECRETARY-TREASURER:
Gregg Mitchell, M.D.
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT:
Raymond Walker, M.D., M.B.A.
SPEAKER OF THE CONGRESS:
B. Alan Wallstedt, M.D.
VICE SPEAKER OF THE
CONGRESS:
T. Allen Polk, M.D.
DELEGATES TO THE AAFP:
Reid Blackwelder, M.D.
Michael Hartsell, M.D.
ALTERNATE DELEGATES
TO THE AAFP:
Charles Ball, M.D.
Timothy Linder, M.D.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR /
M ANAGING EDITOR:
Cathy J. Dyer
Volume 18, Number 1
© Copyright 2007
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President’s Corner – Continued from page 1
Finally, as family physicians, we must never
compromise our commitment and responsibilities to
our own family.
As 2007 approaches, our challenges are both
known, unknown and to be determined. TennCare
Doctor Fields swears in Doctor Ball
disenrollment and Cover Tennessee initiatives impact
patients at one end of the spectrum, while rapid retail
clinics attract patients at the other end. Information
requirements and technology demands that we
transition to electronic health systems and pay
for performance measures will significantly impact
our financial stability.
In summary, to find purpose in all of these
demands and challenges, I again remind us to focus
on who we serve and not who serves us. Rick Warren,
again, said it best that purpose always produces
passion. In a time when the prevailing view is often
pessimism and cynicism, I invite you to join me in
the purpose and the passion. Thank you for the
opportunity to serve you and the Tennessee Academy
as President over the next year.
Charles Ball, M.D., Columbia
2007 TAFP President
TAFP 2006 “FAMILY PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR”
he Tennessee Academy of
Family Physicians’ Family
Physician of the Year Award is
bestowed upon an individual
who exemplifies the ideal Family
Physician and who has made an
outstanding contribution to Family
Medicine, and to the advancement
of health and/or medical training
and medical education. This year’s
recipient meets all of these criteria
with dignity and outstanding
commitment to Family Medicine
in Tennessee.
The 2006 recipient of the
TAFP’s Family Physician of the
Year Award received his medical
degree from Kansas City College
of Osteopathic Medicine and
completed a rotating internship
at Mt. Clemens General Hospital
in Mt. Clemens, Michigan.
He has been a leader in both
the American Academy and the
Tennessee Academy. He completed
his term this year as a Tennessee
AFP Delegate to the American
AFP having served as a member
of the Tennessee Delegation since
2001. He served as Tennessee
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AFP President in 2001, and
has served as a member of the
Tennessee AFP Board since 1994.
He has also been actively involved
in the Tennessee Osteopathic
Medical Association, having
served as President in 1991.
He is certified by the American
Board of Family Medicine and
the American Osteopathic Board
of Family Physicians.
Our recipient has been faithful
in support of the TAFP and its
goals, and in supporting the
importance of family physicians
to the public. The TAFP thanks
Don Polk, D.O. of Waynesboro
for his continuing commitment to
the TAFP and to Family Medicine
in Tennessee.
Congratulations Doctor
Polk upon receiving the TAFP’s
2006 Family Physician of the
Year Award!
Left to Right: Doctor Walker makes presentation to Doctor Polk
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TAFP 2006 “JOHN S.
DERRYBERRY M.D.
DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE AWARD”
Bernardino Marcelo, M.D. &
Josefina Marcelo, M.D., Rogersville
he Tennessee
Academy of Family
Physicians’ John S.
Derryberry M.D.
Distinguished Service
Award is presented to an
individual, or individuals,
whom the TAFP feels has
demonstrated exemplary
leadership and character
along with outstanding
and distinguished service
to the Family Physicians
in Tennessee. The award
is named in honor of the
late John S. Derryberry,
M.D., Shelbyville, who
served the TAFP and
AAFP with honor and
distinction from 1964
until his passing in 1998.
The recipients of this year’s Tennessee Academy of Family
Physicians’ John S. Derryberry M.D. Distinguished Service
Award have captured the hearts of their patients with their
caring ways and dedication to their personal well-being.
To quote one letter of support received, “Uncountable are the
moments of kindness, humor, dignified care and total devotion
to the needs of their patients which have added up to over fifty
years of loving service.”
Upon celebrating fifty years of practicing medicine together
this year, our recipients were recognized by the passage of a
joint Resolution by the Tennessee House of Representatives
honoring them.
Sincere congratulations to Doctors Bernardino and
Josefina Marcelo of Rogersville, Tennessee upon receiving
the TAFP’s 2006 John S. Derryberry M.D. Distinguished
Service Award.
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VERY SINCERE
THANK YOU
TO OUR
OUTSTANDING
2006
SUPPORTERS
s the year comes
to an end, we’d like
to offer a very sincere
‘thank you’ to those
companies who provided
outstanding support to
the Tennessee Academy
of Family Physicians
during 2006. This support
includes educational
grants provided in
support of TAFP CME
programs, function
sponsorships held in
conjunction with CME
programs, Tar Wars
financial support/grants
and advertising in our
quarterly journal;
‘Tennessee Family
Physician’.
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SILVER
SUPPORTERS
($10,000 to $15,000
total support):
State Volunteer Mutual
Insurance Company
BRONZE
SUPPORTERS
($5,000 to $10,000
total support):
Pfizer Inc.
Stewart-Jackson
Vanderbilt
Medical Center
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HIGHLIGHTS OF 2006 TAFP
ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
1st Place Male Costume –
Jeff Malone, Sanofi Aventis
Our 1st Place Group Exhibitor Winners –
Wyeth Consumer Healthcare
Our 2nd Place Group Exhibitor Winners – Wyeth Labs
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2nd Place Female Costume –
Chandra Hurst, QSource
TAFP Board Members & Staff
1st Place Female Costume – Ann Hollingsworth, Vanderbilt
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2nd Place Male Costume – Matt Price,
FlexMedical
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YOUR 2007 TAFPSection
OFFICERSHeader
& BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President:
President-Elect:
Vice President:
Secretary-Treasurer:
Immediate Past President:
Speaker of the Congress:
Vice Speaker of the Congress:
Delegates to the AAFP:
Alternate Delegates to the AAFP:
DISTRICT:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Minorities
New Phys.
Women
Resident
Student
Charles Ball, M.D., Columbia
J. Chris Graves, M.D., Chattanooga
Lee Carter, M.D., Huntingdon
Gregg Mitchell, M.D., Jackson
Raymond Walker, M.D., M.B.A., Memphis
B. Alan Wallstedt, M.D., Brentwood
T. Allen Polk, M.D., Murfreesboro
Reid Blackwelder, M.D., Kingsport
Michael Hartsell, M.D., Greeneville
Charles Ball, M.D., Columbia
Timothy Linder, M.D., Selmer
DIRECTORS:
Jim Wilson, M.D., Johnson City
R. Wesley Dean, M.D., Powell
John Standridge, M.D., Harrison
Ty Webb, M.D., Sparta
T. Scott Holder, M.D., Winchester
Roger Zoorob, M.D., Nashville
Lang Smith, M.D., Columbia
Walter Fletcher, M.D., Lexington
Susan S. Lowry, M.D., Martin
Jay Smith, M.D., Memphis
Griselle Figueredo, M.D., Germantown
Donald Ziegler, M.D., Hixson
Doreen Feldhouse, M.D., Dyersburg
Alexander Peter Zotos, M.D., Chattanooga
Lynn Martin (Vanderbilt)
ALTERNATE DIRECTORS:
Beth Anne Fox, M.D., Kingsport
Sherry L. Robbins, M.D., Knoxville
Mary Bean, M.D., Chattanooga
Tersa Lively, D.O., Crossville
Stephanie Gafford, M.D., Fayetteville
B. Alan Wallstedt, M.D., Brentwood
Joey Hensley, M.D., Hohenwald
Kim Howerton, M.D., Jackson
Kirk Nienaber, M.D., Henry
Parvathi Perumareddi, D.O., Cordova
Harold Nevels, M.D., Nashville
D. Gabriel Polk, D.O., Waynesboro
Amylyn Lane Crawford, M.D., Kingsport
Monica Griffin, M.D., Cordova
Mary Russell McCormick (ETSU)
RECAP OF JULY 2006 TN AFP BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING
• Voted to present the 2006
John S. Derryberry M.D.
Distinguished Service Award to
Bernardino Marcelo, M.D. &
Josefina Marcelo, M.D.,
Rogersville
• Voted to present the 2006
Family Physician of the Year
Award to Donald H. Polk, D.O.,
Waynesboro.
• Voted to increase Tennessee
AFP Active and Supporting
membership dues to $325.00
for 2007.
• Reviewed list of TAFP members
with outstanding 2006 Active
membership dues who were
considered delinquent July 1.
• Received for information only
three proposed Bylaws
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Amendments for introduction
at the 2006 TAFP Congress.
• Received report of recipients
of the TAFP’s 2006 Outstanding
Student in Family Medicine
Awards at each of the four
medical schools in Tennessee.
• Noted that Doctor Joey Hensley
was running for re-election
as a State Representative, and
thanked him for all his efforts
and assistance.
• Approved writing a letter to
the perspective new Dean at
ETSU noting Family Medicine
is important to the state, and a
letter be written to the UT Dean
Search Committee that the
TAFP be involved in the process,
along with being involved in the
search for a new Associate Dean
at both UT Chattanooga and
UT Knoxville.
• Approved funds to cover the
Tennessee AFP Breakfast with
the Tennessee U.S. Legislators
prior to the AAFP Rally on the
Hill during the AAFP Annual
Assembly in Washington, D.C.
• Voted to submit the names of
Charles Ball, M.D., Tersa Lively,
D.O. and Doreen Feldhouse,
M.D. to the Governor’s office
for consideration of appointment
to the Governor’s new TennCare
Medical Care Advisory
Committee.
For additional information on
any of these items, contact Cathy
at the TAFP office in Nashville.
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JIM KING, M.D., SELMER, SELECTED AS
AAFP PRESIDENT-ELECT
ames D. ‘Jim’ King, M.D. of
Selmer was chosen PresidentElect of the American Academy
of Family Physicians by the
AAFP Congress of Delegates
during the AAFP Annual
Scientific Assembly in
Washington, D.C.
Doctor King is in private
practice in the rural community
of Selmer, Tennessee. He is a
Past President of the Tennessee
AFP, and in 1997 he received
the Tennessee AFP’s ‘Family
Physician of the Year Award’.
He currently serves on the
Board of Directors of
FamMedPAC, the AAFP’s
political action committee.
He previously served on the
AAFP Commission on
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Legislation and Governmental
Affairs. He has been a member
of AAFP Board of Directors
since 2003, and a member
of the AAFP Executive
Committee in 2005-2006
Doctor King earned his
medical degree at the
University of Tennessee Center
of Health Sciences, Memphis.
He completed his residency at
the University of Tennessee
Family Medicine Residency,
Jackson-Madison County
General Hospital. Doctor King
is certified by the American
Board of Family Medicine and
is an AAFP Fellow.
Doctor King has presented
the Tar Wars program to fourth
and fifth graders in McNairy
Jim & Sandra King at the AAFP
Delegates’ Dinner in D.C.
and Chester County on behalf
of the TAFP since 2000.
Jim and his wife, Sandra,
have three children; Jon,
Emily and Ben.
RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED TO THE
2006 TN AFP CONGRESS
pecial Resolution-2006: “Commendation of
Deceased Members”
Introduced By: Ray Walker, M.D., M.B.A.,
President, On Behalf of the Tennessee AFP Board
of Directors
Whereas, The Tennessee Academy of Family
Physicians is extremely grateful to its many
members who devote their time and effort to
the continuing growth of the Academy; and
Whereas, The affiliation of Family Physicians
with the Academy of Family Physicians is
necessary for the continuing expansion of Family
Medicine; and
Whereas, Members of the Tennessee Academy
of Family Physicians are deeply saddened by the
loss of one (1) of its members who passed away in
the Year of Our Lord two-thousand-two; two(2)
of its members who passed away in the Year of
Our Lord, two-thousand-five; and, three (3) of
its members who passed away in the Year of Our
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Lord, two-thousand-six; namely:
Timothy H. Geno, M.D., Jackson – April 2006
George Wm. Jenkins, II, M.D., Memphis –
April 2002
Lyman Kasselberg, M.D., Memphis – June 2006
David E. Stewart, M.D., Brownsville –
February 2006
James H. Waters, Jr., M.D., Maryville –
November 2005
Charles David Wohlwend, M.D., Knoxville –
October 2005
Now Therefore Be It
RESOLVED, That this Congress of Delegates
here assembled observe a minute of silent prayer
in memory of these members; And Be It Further
RESOLVED, That the families of these
members be made aware of the deep and sincere
sympathy of the Tennessee Academy of
Family Physicians.
Action Taken: Adopted as Presented
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TAFP MEMBERS IN D.C. FOR AAFP ASSEMBLY
Left: TN AFP Volunteers at the King for
AAFP President-Elect Hospitality Suite
U.S. Representative John Tanner talks with
Don Polk, D.O.
TN AFP Members with U.S. Representative Marsha
Blackburn at the TN AFP Legislative Breakfast in D.C.
duing the AAFP Assembly.
TN AFP Members at the AAFP Rally in D.C. during the AAFP Assembly.
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LETTERS RECEIVED
Dear TAFP:
Our sincere appreciation for sponsoring our
September monthly luncheon meeting! The
presentation by Doctors Holt and Avonda on
‘The Depth and Breadth of Family Medicine’
captivated our attention with their various stories
on their scope of practice, impact on their
communities and adaptability of Family Medicine
to their particular interests. We were inspired by
their compassion and sensitivity, and the flexibility
within Family Medicine to make a difference in
people’s lives.
Thank you for your strong commitment to
the field of Family Medicine and to the next
generation of doctors. We are glad we are able
to continue the programs we have planned for
this year despite reductions in federal funding
and a freeze on our budget. Your commitment
to supporting Family Medicine Interest Groups
in Tennessee is incredible and speaks volumes
to us about the importance of a well established
Academy.
Thanks for making a difference in our lives.
ETSU’s Family Medicine Interest Group
Andrew McCormick, President-elect
LETTERS RECEIVED FROM TENNESSEE
LEGISLATIVE VISITS DURING NATIONAL
TAR WARS POSTER CONTEST IN D.C. IN JULY:
Dear Ms. Dyer:
Thanks so much for visiting with me while you
were in Washington. I enjoyed meeting with you to
discuss the Tennessee Tar Wars Poster Contest and
to meet Kelly Moore, and I hope that we will have
the opportunity again soon. I hope you’ll stay in
touch to keep me updated on this issue and any
others that concern you. Please don’t hesitate to
contact me or my staff I we can be of assistance.
Thanks again for visiting and I look forward
to hearing from you in the future.
Sincerely,
Jim Cooper, Member of Congress
Dear Cathy:
Thanks for writing. I am grateful every day
for the honor and privilege of serving the people
in Tennessee. I appreciate your kind words of
support. Your feedback helps me to do a better
job as your senator. I hope that you will continue
to get in touch with me and let me know what’s
on your mind regarding the important issues facing
our nation.
Very best wishes.
Sincerely,
Lamar Alexander, U.S. Senate
LEADERS ON THE MOVE –
INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS
• Congratulations to Rebekah J. Cote, D.O. of
Gray who was selected as a recipient of the 2006
Pfizer Teacher Development Award by the AAFP
Foundation. The Award recognizes outstanding
community-based new physicians who combine
clinical practice with part-time teaching of
family medicine.
• Doctors Tim Linder, Joey Hensley, Walter
Fletcher, Beth Anne Fox and Sherry L. Robbins
along with Cathy Dyer represented the TAFP at
the AAFP booth during the National Conference
of State Legislators held in Nashville in August.
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• Tim Linder, M.D., Selmer, served as a member
of the Tellers Committee for the 2006 AAFP
Congress of Delegates.
• Doctors Ray Walker, Charles Ball, Don Polk
and Tim Linder along with Cathy Dyer
represented the Tennessee AFP at the 2006
Southeast Family Medicine Forum. Doctor
Jim King spoke at the Forum on ‘Retail
Health Clinics’.
• Congratulations to Charles Ball, M.D.
Columbia, on being appointed to the TennCare
Medical Care Advisory Committee.
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AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION &
BYLAWS PRESENTED TO 2006 TNAFP CONGRESS
AMENDMENT 1-2006:
INACTIVATION OF THE
TAFP COMMITTEE ON
PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY
TO AMEND THE BYLAWS
of the Tennessee Academy of
Family Physicians in Chapter
VII, Section 1 (F) “Professional
Liability Committee” by deleting
the section in its entirety.
Action Taken: Approved.
AMENDMENT 2-2006:
AAFP PROCESS CHANGE
FOR TRANSFERRING
CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP
TO AMEND THE BYLAWS
of the Tennessee Academy of
Family Physicians in Chapter IX,
Section 4, and to keep the
Tennessee AFP Bylaws in
compliance with the American
Academy of Family Physicians’
Bylaws, changing the process
for transferring membership
when a member moves from
one state chapter to another
per AAFP 2005 adopted Bylaws
Amendment.
NEW: Chapter IX, Section 4.
Any member of this Academy
who ceases to be a member of
the constituent chapter of the
state or region wherein he or
she either practices or resides
or ceases to be a member of the
uniformed services chapter shall,
unless he or she be reinstated
cease to be a member of this
Academy and his or her name
shall be stricken from the roll of
members. Except as hereinafter
provided with respect to recent
residency graduates in Chapter I,
Section 2(B), a member in good
standing of one state or regional
chapter who moves to another
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state or region where there exists
a constituent chapter of the
AAFP shall apply to the AAFP
for transfer of membership to
the chapter of the state or
region of new practice location
or residence within one year.
Upon verification of eligibility
for membership in the chapter
of such new practice location
or residence, membership shall
be transferred, and the AAFP
shall provide notice of transfer
to the member and to the
previous and new constituent
chapters. Members failing to
be so transferred after one year,
thereafter shall be dropped
from the roll of the Academy,
unless they be members of the
uniformed services chapter.
Resident members who have
just completed their residency
training and are relocating,
automatically shall be transferred
to the appropriate chapter
without first being required to
apply for transfer of membership
to that constituent chapter.
A member transferring to a state
or region or country where there
is not a constituent chapter shall
remain a member of his or her
state or regional chapter.
Action Taken: Approved.
AMENDMENT 3-2006:
STUDENT MEMBERSHIP
DUES PAID TO THE AAFP
TO AMEND THE BYLAWS
of the Tennessee Academy
of Family Physicians in Chapter
VIII, Section 2, and to keep
the Tennessee AFP Bylaws in
compliance with the American
Academy of Family Physicians’
Bylaws, by replacing the current
fourth paragraph with a new
fourth paragraph with updated
language concerning payment
of Student membership dues.
NEW: Student members
shall have a one-time dues
payment for the duration of
their membership and such
payment shall not be prorated
based upon when the dues
are paid or the individual’s
year in medical school.
Action Taken: Approved.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THESE
IMPORTANT TENNESSEE AFP DATES IN 2007:
Tennessee AFP Annual Legislative Seminar
Embassy Suites, Nashville Airport, March 3
Tennessee Tar Wars State Poster Contest
Embassy Suites, Nashville Airport, March 4
Tennessee Summer Seminar/Board Meeting
Pickwick Landing State Park, June 22-23
59th Annual Scientific Assembly
Gatlinburg Convention Center, October 30-November 2
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Practice Opportunities
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f you are looking for a partner or a practice location,
send information by mail to: TAFP, 4721 Trousdale
Drive, Suite 202, Nashville, TN 37220; or by fax to:
615-833-2677; or by email: [email protected].
Information for practice opportunities will be accepted
only from TAFP members and will be placed in
the Tennessee Family Physician at no charge.
Please include your name, address and/or telephone
number and/or fax number since contact concerning
opportunities will be made directly between interested
parties and not through the TAFP. Information will
be placed in four (4) editions unless the TAFP is
notified otherwise. Deadline for the next issue
(Spring 2007) is January 10, 2007.
• The Department of Family Medicine at the
University of Tennessee in Memphis is seeking
full-time family physician faculty. Positions involve
the full spectrum of family medicine, including
obstetrics with locations in multiple settings.
Academic rank and salary are commensurate with
qualifications and experience. Please send cover
letter and CV to: Raymond R. Walker, M.D., M.
B.A., Interim Chairman, Department of Family
Medicine, University of Tennessee, 711 Jefferson
Avenue, Suite 137, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.
UT is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title/Section504/
ADA/ADEA institution.
• The Department of Family and Community
Medicine at Meharry Medical College is currently
seeking a Board Certified Family physician to serve
as full-time faculty. The position includes faculty
appointments at Meharry Medical College and
Vanderbilt University at the level of Assistant
or Associate Professor depending on experience
and qualifications. Previous academic experience,
practice of non-operative obstetrics, or fellowship
training is desired. Nashville is an excellent
community and offers many amenities.
The Department has eighteen Family Medicine
Residents and also administers Preventive and
Occupational Medicine Programs and The Center
of Nutrition. Contact: Roger Zoorob, MD, MPH,
FAAFP; Meharry-Vanderbilt Professor and Chair,
Department of Family Medicine; 1005 Dr. D. B.
Todd, Jr. Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee 37208;
Office Phone: (615) 327-6572;
Email: [email protected]
• Wanted: Nurse Practitioner or Physician
Assistant. To work in a dynamic Family Practice
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clinic. Spanish skills helpful, but not mandatory.
Competitive pay, flexible hours, full-time or
part-time. Please call Dr. Laraya or Dr. Matt
at 901-377-6805.
• Practice opportunity in Madisonville, Tennessee
with the Tennessee State Department of Health.
Great opportunity for qualified physician with
regular hours. Contact: Tara Sturdivant, M.D.;
Primary Care Services, 1522 Cherokee Trail,
Knoxville, TN 37920.
• Full-time position for primary care physician
as employee of health department. Position
could be based in either Bedford [Shelbyville],
Lawrence [Lawrenceburg], or Maury [Columbia]
Counties. Contact Lang Smith, M.D. at
[email protected] or 931-490-8338.
• Board Certified Family Physician available for
short or long term outpatient/inpatient assignments.
Willing to see all age groups and have flexible
schedule. Call: 865-397-9957.
THE AMERICAN
MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION’S
PRESCRIBING DATA
INFORMATION CENTER
he American Medical Association
has initiated a system called the
Prescribing Data Restriction Program
which allows physicians (both AMA
members and non-AMA members) to
restrict access to their prescribing data by
pharmaceutical company representatives.
You can visit the AMA’s Physician
Prescribing Data Information Center for
additional information on the Prescribing
Data Restriction Program or to restrict
access to your prescribing data.
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Go To: www.ama-assn.org/go/
prescribingdata
Or Call: 1-800-621-8335, extension 5148
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SPECIAL & SINCERE THANKS TO OUR
SUPPORTERS & EXHIBITORS OF THE
TENNESSEE AFP’S 58TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
SPECIAL RECOGNITION:
he Tennessee Academy of Family
Physicians’ expresses its sincere
appreciation to the following for educational
grants, social function sponsorships, door
prize sponsorships and services donated:
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Clarion Inn & Suites, Gatlinburg
FlexMedical
Merck & Co.
The Park Grill, Gatlinburg
Pfizer
QSource
Sanofi-Aventis
State Volunteer Mutual
Insurance Company
3M Pharmaceuticals
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EXHIBITORS:
he Tennessee AFP wishes to express its
most sincere appreciation and gratitude
to each and every exhibiting company at our
58th Annual Scientific Assembly in Gatlinburg:
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Abbott
Abbott Neuroscience
Aesthera
Ascendant Medical Laboratory
AstraZeneca
BlueCross BlueShield Tennessee
Blue Ridge Xray Co Inc
Boehringer-Ingelheim
Bristol-Myers Squibb
CIGNA Government Services
CV Therapeutics
Disability Determination Services
East Tennessee State University
Electronic Healthcare Systems, Inc.
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Eli Lilly and Company
FlexMedical
Forest Pharmaceuticals
GE Healthcare
GE/Lunar
GlaxoSmithKline
Gryphus Diagnostics
HCA Physician Recruitment
HealthSouth Diagnostic Center
KOS Pharmaceuticals
Kyphon Inc.
LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center
Lifescan
Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Medical Assurance
Medical Software Associates, LLC
Merck & Co.
Meretek Diagnostics, Inc.
NeuroMetrix
Novartis Pharmaceutical Corp.-Ciba/Novartis Div.
Novartis Pharmaceutical Corp.-Geigy Div.
Novo Nordisk
Pamlab, LLC
PathGroup, Inc.
PriCara, A Unit of Ortho-McNeil Inc.
Primary Care Diagnostics
QSource
Reliant Pharmaceuticals
Roche Laboratories
Rural Health Assn. of TN/TN Rural Health
Recruitment & Retention Ctr
Sage Software
Saint Thomas Health Services,
Physician Relations
Sanofi-Aventis Internal Medicine
Sanofi-Aventis Metabolism
continued on page 13
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Sanofi Pasteur
Schering Plough
Shared Health
Spectrum Laboratory Network
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company
StatMedsRx
Stewart-Jackson Pharmacal
Takeda
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America
TAP Pharmaceuticals
TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc.-MDS
TeamHealth
Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants
TN Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
Tennessee Dept. of Health
TN Dept. of Health-HIV/AIDS/STD
Prevention Services
TN Dept. of Health, Immunization Program
Tennessee Medical Association
UCB
UT Family Medicine Residency
Program-Jackson, TN
UT Graduate and Continuing
Medical Education
Vanderbilt Medical Center
Wyeth Consumer Healthcare
Wyeth Labs
Doctor Carter
Receiving Cancer
Society Award
Sincere congratulations to Lee Carter,
M.D., Huntingdon, who received during
the TAFP Annual Assembly the American
Cancer Society’s (ACS) St. George National
Award in recognition of his outstanding
contributions to the control of cancer.
Jenny Stripling, Executive Director of the
Knoxville office of the American Cancer
Society, presents award to Lee Carter, M.D.
When representatives of these companies
visit your offices, please express to them
your appreciation for their support of your
Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians.
The TAFP Annual Assembly would not be
possible without their support!
Mark your calendars now to
attend the TN AFP’s 59th
Annual Assembly
October 30-November 2, 2007!
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Doctor Carter addresses TAFP membership
upon receiving the ACS St. George
National Award.
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2007 TENNESSEE TAR WARS
POSTER CONTEST DATES SET
& VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
he Tennessee Tar Wars
program announces the
2007 Tennessee Tar Wars
Poster Contest to be held on
Sunday, March 4, 2:00 p.m.,
at the Embassy Suites, Nashville
Airport. The first place winning
student, and one parent or
guardian, of the Tennessee
Tar Wars Poster Contest will
receive a trip to the National
Tar Wars Poster Contest in
Washington D.C. in July
of 2007.
If you have posters to submit,
please note the requirements
below for submission of posters
to the Tennessee State
Poster Contest:
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• You are requested to submit
no more than one poster
per school.
If you are interested in
teaching Tar Wars in your
local 4th and/or 5th grader
classrooms, please contact
the TAFP office in Nashville
to receive a copy of the
2006-2007 Tar Wars teaching
guide (or, you can print a copy
from the TAFP Web site at:
www.tnafp.org). It takes
approximately only one hour
to teach one Tar Wars class.
Kelly Moore, Tennessee’s
2006 Tar Wars State Winner,
Visits with Tennessee’s
U.S. Representatives & Senators
• All poster entries must have a
completed ‘School Poster Entry
Form’ secured to the back of
the poster or have information
required on the poster form
printed clearly on the back of
the poster.
• All poster entries must have a
completed ‘Authorized Release
Form’ received with the poster.
• All posters submitted for the
Tennessee State Tar Wars Poster
Contest will NOT be returned.
• All poster entries, with
completed ‘Entry Form’ and
‘Release Form’ must be received
by the Tennessee Tar Wars
program by February 14, 2007
for inclusion in the 2007 State
Poster Contest.
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U.S. Representative Marsha Blackburn
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U.S. Representative Jim Cooper
U.S. Representative Harold Ford, Jr.
U.S. Representative
John Duncan
U.S. Senators Bill Frist &
Lamar Alexander
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Editorial
“AT ALL COSTS”
his year’s Annual Scientific
Assembly was more
important than ever. Doctor Ray
Walker, TAFP President, had
personally appointed me as
Chair of the Assembly Program
Committee. Events then began
to focus; Doctor Jim King could
possibly be our new AAFP
President-elect, we were to
gather in the newly refurbished
Mills Convention Auditorium,
and I’m pregnant and due in
October. If these challenges were
not sufficient, I was diagnosed
with hairy cell leukemia early
in my pregnancy. Attending the
Annual Assembly became an
unrealistic dream. I had missed
only one Gatlinburg meeting
since residency and could not
imagine missing this one. I faintly
entertained the hope that
somehow after delivery and
chemotherapy it just might be
possible. My healthy Zach came
at thirty-six weeks and
chemotherapy went better than
I could have expected. On
Monday morning I got the news
that my CBC was tolerable;
Tuesday I packed Grace, Zach,
and my mother in the SUV and
headed to Gatlinburg. We
arrived in time for the Congress
of Delegates. My family
questioned my sanity and at
times I would not have argued.
During the gathering of the
Congress of Delegates, I came to
realize that I was not the only
one who was determined to
attend. Doctor Amylyn Crawford
sat in the row representing
District 1. Her newborn
daughter LillyBeth was snugly
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wrapped across her chest. Doctor
T. Allen Polk took his seat as
Vice Speaker of the Congress
obviously weak and pale from
his recent chemotherapy. Doctor
Doreen Feldhouse represented
her constituents just a few days
out of the hospital from a blood
clot in the leg. She said that she
felt safer in a room with us than
at home. We looked more like
the patients in a doctor’s waiting
room than the members of a
Congress deliberating for the
family physicians of the State of
Tennessee. So, why do we travel
to Gatlinburg at all costs?
The Annual Assembly is more
than the opportunity for CME,
more than the politics of the
Congress of Delegates, more than
the meeting of the Board of
Directors. It is a family reunion!
We celebrate our triumphs and
tell of the successes of the past
year. We celebrated Jim King’s
election as the President-elect
of the AAFP. We cheered as
the American Cancer Society
recognized Doctor Lee Carter’s
dedication to cancer prevention.
The Halloween dress on
Thursday was the ridiculous
leather biker costumes of TAFP
staff and members of the TAFP
Board of Directors. We also
support each other during the
challenging periods of our lives.
Doctor Don Polk accepted the
recognition as our Family
Physician of the Year and choked
back the tears of gratitude for
the Congress’s ovation for his
brother, T. Allen, upon hearing
the “present” he barked out at
roll call. The words of
encouragement and love
overwhelmed me. My mother
marveled at our friendships and
the dedication to each other and
our patients. On the road home,
she told me she understood why
this trip was so important for
me at this time in my life.
The Tennessee Academy of
Family Physicians is unique
because of its members. We are
family physicians for special
reasons and talents. No wonder
that the Annual Scientific
Assembly is more than business
and continuing medical education.
In less than a week we gather to
laugh, learn, legislate, and even
to cry together. Amid the
handshakes and hugs are those
precious moments we connect
eye-to-eye and heart to heart
for the spirit of family to shine
on us. We hold the memories
of mentors now out of reach.
We stand on the shoulders of
gentle souls who despite the
prevailing trends stood their
ground to make family medicine
our specialty. Therefore, we will
travel to Gatlinburg at all costs.
Kim Howerton, M.D., Jackson
Co-Editor
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