Tennessee Medical Association (TMA)

The Tennessee Medical Association is the state’s largest professional association for physicians. We improve the health of Tennessee by bringing all physicians together in efforts to continually improve effectiveness of physician care and ensure proper policy to serve the best interests of patients and the profession.

Open to all medical doctors or doctors of osteopathy licensed to practice in Tennessee, the TMA currently has more than 8,000 members who also participate in local, regional and specialty medical societies throughout the state.

Mission
The Tennessee Medical Association is a professional organization for doctors created to enhance the effectiveness of physicians throughout the state to protect the health interests of patients. Its primary purposes are to define and promote:

• Quality, safe and effective medical care;
• Public policy to protect the sanctity of the physician-patient relationship, improve access to and the affordability of quality medical services;
• Ethics and competence in medical education and practice;
• Open communications between the medical profession and the public, fostering a better understanding of the capacities of medical practice