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About the Board of Medical Examiners

The Board of Medical Examiners was created in 1901 by an act of the State Legislature. Its mission is to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of Tennesseans by requiring those who practice medicine and surgery within this state be qualified. The Board awards licenses to qualified candidates who have graduated from approved medical schools and who have completed appropriate postgraduate work. The Board interprets the laws, rules, and regulations to determine the appropriate standards of practice in an effort to ensure the highest degree of professional conduct. The Board is responsible for the investigation of alleged violations of the Practice Act and rules and is responsible for the discipline of licensees who are found guilty of such violations.

The administrative staff of the Division of Health Related Boards supports the Board by issuing licenses. Renewal notices are mailed from Board’s administrative office forty-five (45) days prior to the expiration of the license to the current address on record. Licensees are responsible for renewing their license on time and keeping the Board apprised of current information. Licenses can be renewed on-line one hundred twenty (120) days prior to expiration at Tennessee.gov/health.  Click on the "License Renewal" link and follow the prompts. It is a violation of the law and of the board’s rules to practice on an expired license.

Licenses awarded by the Board include:

  • Full Licensure
  • Locum Tenens Licensure
  • Single Purpose Licensure
  • Visiting Faculty Licensure
  • Special Training Licensure
  • Telemedicine License
  • Distinguished Faculty Licensure
  • Inactive Volunteer Licensure
  • Visiting Faculty/Private Practice Licensure

    • The Board is also vested with the responsibility of ratifying all licenses or certificates for physicians’ assistants, athletic trainers, and x-ray operators in medical doctor’s offices.

    All members of the Board are appointed by the Governor and serve five (5) year terms. The twelve (12) member board consists of nine (9) licensed physicians with at lest six (6) years of experience in the practice of medicine and surgery and three (3) members who are health care consumers.

    Contact the Board of Medical Examiners

    To contact the Board, call
    (615) 532-3202 local or 1-800-778-4123 nationwide
    or write
      227 French Landing, Suite 300
      Nashville, TN  37243

    NOTICE TO ALL LICENSED PHYSICIANS REGARDING CHAPTER NUMBER 804 OF THE PUBLIC ACTS OF 2006 AND CHAPTER NUMBER 446 OF THE PUBLIC ACTS OF 2007:

    Effective July 1, 2007, all physicians licensed by the State of Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners shall post a sign(s) in their main public entrance containing the following information:

    1. The statewide toll-free number of the Tennessee Division of Adult Protective Services (APS), 1-888-APS-TENN (1-888-277-8366), the number for the local district attorney’s office and a statement that a person of advanced age who may be the victim of abuse, neglect, or exploitation may seek assistance or file a complaint with the APS Division concerning such; and,
    1. A statement that any person, regardless of age, who may be a victim of domestic violence may call the nationwide domestic violence hotline, 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY), or the Tennessee Domestic Violence Hotline, 1-800-356-6767, for immediate assistance, with the hotline number printed in boldface type; and,
    1. A statement that a teen involved in a relationship that includes dating violence may also call the national toll-free domestic violence hotline or the national teen dating abuse helpline, 1-866-331-9474, for immediate assistance.

    You may choose to post this information on separate signs or combine it into one sign.  Should you choose to post separate signs, the information in Item one (1) must be on a sign no smaller than eleven inches (11”) in width and seventeen inches (17”) in height.  The information in Items two (2) and three (3) must be on signs no smaller than eight and one-half inches (8½”) in width and eleven inches (11”) in height

    Should you choose to combine all of this information into one sign, it must be at least eight and one half inches (8½”) in width and fourteen inches (14”) in height.

    Toll-Free Hotline Numbers Sign.  If you wish to have a copy of this statement mailed to you, please contact the State of Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners toll-free at 1-800-778-4123 or 1-615-532-4384 to request the Toll-Free Hotline Numbers Notice.

    Members


    Board Members

    Member Position Representation Term Expires
    Subhi D. Ali, M.D. Secretary General Surgery 4-30-2014
    George L. Eckles, Jr., M.D. Board Member General Surgery 4-30-2010
    Monica Franklin Board Member Citizen 6-30-2011
    Dennis Higdon, MD Board Member Anesthesiology 4-30-2012
    Barrett F. Rosen, MD Board Member Orthopedic Surgery 6-30-2012
    Neal Beckford, M.D. Board Member Otholaryngology 6-30-2011
    Keith Lovelady, M.D. Board Member Pulmonary Diseases 6-30-2010
    Mitchell Mutter, M.D. President Cardiovascular Disease 4-30-2011
    Charles W. White, Sr., M.D. Vice President Family Practice 4-30-2012
    Irene Wells Board Member Citizen 6-30-2011
    Michael D. Zanolli, M.D. Board Member Dermatology 4-30-2014
    Regine Webster
    		 Board Member Citizen 06-30-2012

    Meeting Schedule


    Meeting Schedule

    Public Notices will remain online until the minutes are ratified and posted on the Meeting Minutes Tab. Unless otherwise noted, all events take place at 227 French Landing, MetroCenter.

    Board of Medical Examiners Meeting Schedule
    Date Time Event and Location Public Notice
    February 12, 2010 5:00 p.m. Teleconference Public Notice
    March 16-17, 2010 8:30 a.m. Board Meeting
    Iris Room, Health Related Boards Conference Center
    May 18-19, 2010 8:30 a.m. Board Meeting
    Iris Room, Health Related Boards Conference Center
    July 20-21, 2010 8:30 a.m. Board Meeting
    Iris Room, Health Related Boards Conference Center
    September 14-15, 2010 8:30 a.m. Board Meeting
    Iris Room, Health Related Boards Conference Center
    November 16-17, 2010 8:30 a.m. Board Meeting
    Iris Room, Health Related Boards Conference Center

    Meeting Minutes


    Meeting Minutes

    Copies of all minutes are maintained in the official record section of the administrative office. Please contact the board administrator to make arrangements to review minutes of meetings held prior to 2004.

    National Organization


    National Organizations of State Boards

    Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc.
    Federation Place
    400 Fuller Wiser Road, Suite 300
    Euless, Texas 76039-3855
    Phone: (817) 868-4000
    Fax: (817) 868-4098
    www.fsmb.org

    Information on theAmerican Registry of Radiologic Technologists may be obtained by phone, fax, Internet, or writing to:

    American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
    1255 Northland Drive
    St. Paul, MN 55120-1155
    Phone: (612) 687-0048
    www.arrt.org