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Health Professionals Resources Physician�s Medical Education and Research Foundation
Physician's Medical Education and Research Foundation
In the mid-1960s, Knoxville area physicians joined as a group to support medical education and research in the community.
This group of physicians chartered the Physicians’ Medical Education and Research Foundation (PMERF). They believed that the future of health care in this region depended on the local education of aspiring healthcare providers, local research (basic science, translational and clinical) and the local control of funds raised to meet these aims.
Click here to read about supporting education and research.
PMERF Board of Directors- Robert F. Elder, MD, President
- Jack E. Gotcher, Jr., DMD, President-Elect
- Scott L. Stevens, MD, Secretary
- Jeffrey H. Novinger, CPA, Treasurer
- Jeffrey A. Woods, Esq., Counsel
- Linas J. Adams, MD
- Mark E. Anderson, MD
- Leslie L. Baker, MD
- John L. Bell, MD
- Kenneth M. Bielak, MD
- George E. Doebler, MDiv
- David G. Gerkin, MD
- L. Geraldine Johnson, RN, MS
- Frederick A. Klein, MD
- Robert E. Levey, PhD, MPh
- Karla J. Matteson, PhD
- Richard A. Obenour, MD
- Vicky A. Shelton, DPh
- David L. Shupp, MD
- Scott T. Smith, MD
- Robert H. Spencer, MD
- James W. Taylor, MD
Physicians’ Medical Education and Research Foundation
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920
865.305.9003