{"id":4145,"date":"2016-05-06T14:50:19","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T20:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/?p=4145"},"modified":"2019-01-31T09:40:28","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T15:40:28","slug":"tennessee-health-care-hall-of-fame-announces-2016-inductees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/2016\/05\/06\/tennessee-health-care-hall-of-fame-announces-2016-inductees\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame Announces 2016 Inductees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"mcwhorter society luncheon-210-X2\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/news.belmont.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/mcwhorter-society-luncheon-210-X2.jpg?resize=888%2C377\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p><em>Hall of Fame\u2019s second class represents Tennessee\u2019s greatest health and health care pioneers<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame announced the six health care professionals selected as the Hall of Fame\u2019s second class of inductees at a luncheon held on Belmont University\u2019s campus Tuesday. With a mission to honor men and women who have made significant and lasting contributions to the health and health care industries, the Hall of Fame was created by Belmont University and the McWhorter Society and is supported by the Nashville Health Care Council, a Hall of Fame Founding Partner.<\/p>\n<p>Chair of the McWhorter Society and Chairman of Medcare Investment Funds Dr. Harry Jacobson said, \u201cThis group of six individuals embodies some of the greatest talent our state has ever seen. With representatives from all corners of Tennessee who have made a significant impact on their communities through their work as leaders, practitioners, executives and scientists, the Hall of Fame is honored to name such a deserving group of health care legends as inductees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The nomination process began in January and was open to practitioners, executives, entrepreneurs, mentors, teachers, scientists, researchers, innovators or any person with a connection to the health or health care field. Nominees must have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Been born, lived or have worked in Tennessee<\/li>\n<li>Made a significant impact and lasting contribution to health care at the local, state, national or international level<\/li>\n<li>Exhibit the highest ethical and professional character<\/li>\n<li>Serve as an outstanding role model in their community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Among the more than 35 highly qualified candidates nominated, the inductees were reviewed by a Selection Committee made up of health and health care leaders from across the state. Selected inductees represent some of Tennessee\u2019s greatest health and health care pioneers, leaders and innovators.<\/p>\n<p>Inducted individuals include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Jack Bovender: <\/em>Retired Chairman and CEO of Hospital Corporation of America, Member of the National Health Care Hall of Fame, Credited with the rescue of patients in an HCA hospital during Hurricane Katrina<\/li>\n<li><em>Dr. Stanley Cohen:<\/em> Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in medicine and physiology, Faculty Member at Washington University and Professor of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt, Completed research on epidermal growth factors that contributed to discoveries for individual cancer and immune system dysfunction therapies<em>Dr. Colleen Conway-Welch: <\/em>Dean Emerita of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Past Nashvillian of the Year, Served on President Reagan\u2019s Commission on HIV Epidemic and the National Bipartisan Commissions of the Future of Medicare, Founder of Friends of the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research<\/li>\n<li><em>Dr. Henry Foster:<\/em> Professor Emeritus and Former Dean of Meharry College\u2019s School of Medicine, Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vanderbilt University, President Clinton\u2019s Senior Advisor on Teen Pregnancy Reduction and youth Issues, Pioneered a national model for regionalized perinatal health care systems<\/li>\n<li><em>Dr. Frank Groner:<\/em> President Emeritus of Memphis\u2019s Baptist Memorial Hospital, Commissioner of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals, Health Consultant to the federal government<\/li>\n<li><em>Dr. Paul Stanton: <\/em>President Emeriti and Professor Emeriti of Surgery of East Tennessee State University, Served as a member of the Governor\u2019s TennCare Roundtable, Assisted in conducting the first review and recommendation of changes to Tennessee\u2019s Medicaid program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to recognizing Tennessee\u2019s most influential health and health care leaders, The Hall of Fame will serve as an on-going educational resource to document the rich history that has contributed to Tennessee\u2019s position as a leader for national health care initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Belmont\u2019s President Dr. Bob Fisher said, \u201cIt is widely recognized that Tennessee is a central hub for health care in the United States, and with Nashville at the helm, our community has seen many individuals and organizations take significant strides to shape and advance the industry. Meanwhile, Belmont University has taken a significant role in undergraduate, graduate and executive health care education. The induction of these members into the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame will help us inspire the next generation of health care leaders, while further promoting Tennessee\u2019s booming success as the nation\u2019s premiere health care hub.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Created in 2015, the Hall of Fame inducted eight inaugural members last year including Dr. Thomas Frist, Jr., Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr., Dr. Ernest Goodpasture, Jack C. Massey, R. Clayton McWhorter, Dr. David Satcher, Dr. Mildred Stahlman and Danny Thomas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hall of Fame\u2019s second class represents Tennessee\u2019s greatest health and health care pioneers The Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame announced the six health care professionals selected as the Hall of Fame\u2019s second class of inductees at a luncheon held &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/2016\/05\/06\/tennessee-health-care-hall-of-fame-announces-2016-inductees\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,24,10,22,7,8,4,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pharmacy","category-exercise-science","category-chs","category-public-health","category-nursing","category-occupational-therapy","category-physical-therapy","category-social-work"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4145"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4146,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4145\/revisions\/4146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}