Tennessee Medical Foundation

Tennessee Medical Foundation Saving Lives. Saving Careers.

Our mission: to protect patients through identification, intervention, rehabilitation, and the provision of advocacy/support for physicians impaired by addictive disease, mental or emotional illness.

The Music City Veterinary Conference is underway in Murfreesboro today and we are excited to be here again! We are locat...
02/27/2026

The Music City Veterinary Conference is underway in Murfreesboro today and we are excited to be here again! We are located in the Wellness Room along with TVMA and NAMI Tennessee.

Thank you to the Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association for allowing us to exhibit and share how we help vets, vet techs, and vet students with personal mental health and substance use issues.

TMF had the privilege of delivering the Capstone lecture to 4th year medical students at Meharry Medical College today. ...
02/20/2026

TMF had the privilege of delivering the Capstone lecture to 4th year medical students at Meharry Medical College today. Our Medical Director Dr. Michael Baron covered the importance of physician health and wellbeing, the expectations and responsibilities of their profession, the risks of illness and impairment, including addiction, mental and behavioral health conditions, and where and how to seek help in time of distress or crisis.

We deeply appreciate Meharry for giving us the chance to speak to these soon-to-be graduates just before they step into medical practice -- to let them know that they have a resource and an ally when they are personally struggling.

Chief Medical Officers are frequent contacts for the TMF - we collaborate with hospital and medical practice CMOs to car...
02/19/2026

Chief Medical Officers are frequent contacts for the TMF - we collaborate with hospital and medical practice CMOs to care for the personal health of TN physicians and other health professionals.

Today, we were invited by the Tennessee Hospital Association to share about our services and process with members of its CMO Society.

Thank you to the THA for the chance to speak to these leaders across the state, and foster a closer connection to those who safeguard both patients and clinicians.

A heartfelt thank you to Baptist Memorial Health Care! We are incredibly grateful for their partnership in our mission t...
02/16/2026

A heartfelt thank you to Baptist Memorial Health Care! We are incredibly grateful for their partnership in our mission to care for Tennessee health professionals in distress or crisis.

As one of the country’s largest not-for-profit health care systems, Baptist Memorial doesn’t just provide world-class medical care—they invest deeply in the well-being of our community. With 24 affiliate hospitals in West Tennessee and parts of Mississippi and Arkansas and over 7,000 affiliated physicians, their reach is vast, yet their impact remains personal.

In 2024 alone, Baptist contributed more than $388 million in community benefit and uncompensated care, proving their dedication as the largest provider of Medicaid in the region. Their support of the TMF sends the message that they care for their providers as well as their patients.

Thank you, Baptist Memorial, for standing with us to support those who spend their lives caring for others.

Learn more: https://baptistonline.org; https://e-tmf.org

It's   and we are thrilled to focus our   today on one of our dedicated partners.Ross Rainwater - HealthMarkets Insuranc...
02/11/2026

It's and we are thrilled to focus our today on one of our dedicated partners.

Ross Rainwater - HealthMarkets Insurance is the founder of R2MA and has a passion for supporting and guiding customers through complex Medicare and health insurance decisions. He is also passionate about the TMF mission and is a committed pledge donor to ensure that we are able to indeed save the lives and careers of Tennessee in distress or crisis.

A huge Thank You to Ross Rainwater and R2MA! Learn more at https://www.r2ma.com/

On February 3, 2020, we launched the Tennessee Professional Screening Questionnaire (TN-PSQ) as a safe and secure   reso...
02/03/2026

On February 3, 2020, we launched the Tennessee Professional Screening Questionnaire (TN-PSQ) as a safe and secure resource for Tennessee with the help of the American Foundation for Su***de Prevention.

Six years later, it has provided a simple anonymous self-screen and further help if desired to nearly 1,000 users! Here are a few comments by anonymous users:

"It was good to be able to vent some of the frustrations of life in the survey and get the feedback that I am not alone... Thank you so much.”

"When I was really struggling 10-15 years ago, I did not feel like I could seek help openly and had to be secretive about getting counseling and antidepressants. Thank you for contributing to this positive change!”

"For what it's worth, please know that you're doing great work here. You just made this student's life easier."

"I have previously done counseling and am not opposed to trying again … Thank you again for this awesome service!”

The TN-PSQ is available to served by the TMF and TN professionals, including students and trainees. Please take the screening, and share it with your medical professional colleagues: https://tn.providerwellness.org

We are proud to announce new Board leadership for our Foundation: Board President Dr. Eric Berg of Clarksville; Vice Pre...
02/02/2026

We are proud to announce new Board leadership for our Foundation: Board President Dr. Eric Berg of Clarksville; Vice President Dr. W. Reeves Johnson, Jr., of Knoxville; Southeast TN Representative Dr. Phyllis Miller of Chattanooga; and Middle TN Representative Dr. Amanda von Horn of Nashville. Outgoing Board President Dr. Clay Runnels of Johnson City moves into the ex-officio position of Immediate Past President; Mr. Lee McLellan of Nashville continues as Board treasurer.

Thank you to each of these distinguished volunteers for their commitment to health and patient safety!

Read the full news release at https://e-tmf.org/newtmfleadership/

  and we are thrilled to share that Premier Medical Group in Clarksville is supporting the TMF in 2026! This multi-speci...
01/30/2026

and we are thrilled to share that Premier Medical Group in Clarksville is supporting the TMF in 2026! This multi-specialty practice has received industry awards for ethics, patient care, and sustainability, and now we want to recognize Premier for its focus on health and wellbeing. Their investment in our mission allows us to respond to each and every Tennessee or in personal distress or crisis.

01/22/2026

We are extremely proud to announce that TMF Medical Director Dr. Michael Baron is on the speaker list for the 2026 Annual Education Conference of the Federation of State Physician Health Programs, INC (FSPHP) in April. As FSPHP outgoing President, he will be presenting at both the FSPHP conference and the joint session with the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).

Check out the full speaker list and topics in the link below, and join us if you can in Baltimore, MD, April 28-May 2 for the 2026 Conference!

One of the ways the TMF supports   referred to our Professionals Health Program (PHP) is through advocacy with entities ...
01/20/2026

One of the ways the TMF supports referred to our Professionals Health Program (PHP) is through advocacy with entities impacting a participant's health, license, practice, and career. Today and tomorrow, Medical Director Dr. Michael Baron is attending TN Board of Medical Examiners' meetings to stand with and answer board questions regarding PHP participants or new applicants.

Throughout the year, the TMF is present for semi-monthly BME meetings and quarterly meetings for the Board of Osteopathic Examination, the Board of Physician Assistants, the Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, and the Board of Chiropractic Examiners, and at other state health licensure boards as needed.

Our Thursday   is on the Tennessee Medical Education Fund, Inc., a nonprofit created by the Tennessee Medical Associatio...
01/15/2026

Our Thursday is on the Tennessee Medical Education Fund, Inc., a nonprofit created by the Tennessee Medical Association back in 1963. TMEF's focus is support Tennessee's and with scholarships and through other programs. We are grateful that includes generous support for our mission to care for the personal health of these in training. Thank you to the TMEF board and leaders for partnering with us to Save Lives, Save Careers!

We received a warm reception and support today from the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy, where we appeared alongside our par...
01/13/2026

We received a warm reception and support today from the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy, where we appeared alongside our partners at the Tennessee Pharmacy Recovery Network (TPRN) to present data on professional use of our screening tool.

The Tennessee Professional Screening Questionnaire (TN-PSQ) was launched in 2020 for served by the TMF and a year ago, pharmacy professionals gained access. This is a quick, free, voluntary, anonymous online screening resource with the option for further help and referrals ONLY IF REQUESTED. So next steps are completely up to the user.

Mental health conditions are easier to treat when they are addressed sooner, rather than later. We shared that 90% of pharmacists, techs, and trainees who have taken the questionnaire were not already receiving help elsewhere - indicating these mental health struggles have not yet progressed to the point that a TPRN referral is necessary.

We feel like we are reaching our goal, we just need to reach more Tennessee health professionals and pharmacists. Please help by sharing this post and the link to the TN-PSQ: https://tn.providerwellness.org. Thank you!

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