1955 |
Chapter begins with polio as the unifying effort
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1966 - 67 |
James Hughes, MD is president of American Academy of Pediatrics
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1968 - 73 |
President: George Lovejoy, MD
- Medicaid
- Government involvement in practice of medicine begins
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1974 - 76 |
President: Felix Line, MD
- Committees formed
- Car seat effort began
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1977 - 80 |
President: Walton Harrison, MD
- AAP Chapter Forum begins
- Car Seat law - first state to pass (1977)
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1980 - 83 |
President: George Zirkle, MD (also president of TMA)
- "First Ride . . . A Safe Ride"
- Won AAP Outstanding Chapter Award (1982)
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1983 - 86 |
President: Luthur Beazley, MD
- Bylaws written
- Medical Home for Children
- Medical Passport for Children
- Tennessee Chapter of AAP and Tennessee Pediatric Society merged
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1986 - 89 |
President: Bobby Higgs, MD
- EPSDT made it possible for us to accept Medicaid
- Creation of Awards
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1989 - 92 |
President: Hays Mitchell, MD (also Chair of TMA Board of Trustees)
- Legislative committee created
- "Medical Home Rosters" of physicians in 40 counties to see families and children (project in conjunction with the TMA)
- Won Outstanding Chapter Award (1991)
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1992 - 95 |
President: Harold Vann, MD
- Begin to increase profile in government as voice for children
- Bike Helmet Law
- TennCare begins - (1/1/94)
- First Executive Director - (2/1/94)
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1995 - 98 |
President: Russell Chesney, MD (1st Academician President)
- Lobbyist presence on the Hill (1995)- Gene Caldwell, Catherine Fenner
- First annual planning retreat (1996)
- Annual pediatric hotlines began
- "48 Hours Discharge" effort
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1998 - 99 |
President: Iris Snider, MD (1st Female President)
- Graduated drivers license effort
- Associate membership category created for pediatric dentists
- Medical students begin to get involved
- Launch program involving residents in legislative advocacy
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2000 - 01 |
President: Joe Lentz, MD
- TNAAP web site launched
- Increase staff from 1 FTE to 3 FTE:-- Hire Project Coordinator
- Granted a contract with Bureau of TennCare; hire EPSDT Coordinator
- Bicycle helmet education campaign
- 2001- Won Outstanding Chapter Award
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2002 - 03 |
President: John Ring, MD
- Launched Pediatric Practice Managers' Network
- Launched Pediatricians' Open Forum meetings
- Increased staff adding Coding Educator and part-time Financial Manager
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2004 - 05 |
President: David Kalwinsky, MD
- Launched Developmental/Behavioral Screening Trainings, increasing staff to 5.5 FTE
- Launched Methamphetamine Awareness public relations campaign with Partnership for Drug Free America
- Established the Tennessee Pediatric Society Foundation
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2006 - 07 |
President: Quentin Humberd, MD
- Increased number of START trainers and took it nationally
- Increased START to include Autism pilot project
- Strengthened and built the TN Pediatric Society Foundation to include more Board members and projects such as the Oral Health Initiative, Health in Progress, and Healthy Weight Management
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2008 - 09 |
President: John Hill, MD
- Released new marketing pieces, including Foundation logo and brochure and website, new TNAAP website, revised Tennessee Pediatrician newsletter, and new Prevention & Intervention News newsletter
- Young Physician Committee and Membership Committee re-launched
- Pediatric Council re-launched to address commercial payors
- Medical Home case management project
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