Tennessee Medical Association

The Tennessee Medical Association (TMA) is a professional organization for Doctors of Medicine (M.D.) and Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) in Tennessee. The group predates the national association of which it is a part, the American Medical Association, by well over a decade.

History

Felix Robertson was a charter member of the TMA and president of the "Medical Society of Tennessee" (original name) in 18341840 and 18531855.[1]

Projects

The TMA organizes an annual conference and publishes a journal, Tennessee Medicine.

People

In May 2013 Christopher E. Young became the 159th president of the TMA.[2]

References

  1. "We are the Tennessee Medical Association". tnmed.org. 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  2. "Former Knoxville man installed as TMA President". knoxvilledailysun.com. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.

Further reading

  • Hamer, Philip M. (1930). The centennial history of the Tennessee State Medical Association. 1830-1930. Tennessee State Medical Association. ASIN B000P99PDE
  • Kampmeier, Rudolph H (1981). History of the Tennessee Medical Association, 1930-1980. Tennessee Medical Association. ASIN: B0006XQCSA
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