NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Orthopaedic Society (TOS) has named Eric N. Bowman, MD as its new president to serve through 2026. Eric Bowman, MD, TOS President Dr. Bowman is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He specializes in the operative and nonoperative treatment of shoulder,…

The Tennessee Medical Association (TMA), in partnership with the Tennessee Foundation for Quality Patient Healthcare (TFQPH), has launched Know More / No More, a free, two-hour online opioid prescribing education course available to all Tennessee prescribers. This program fulfills the state’s two-hour controlled substance prescribing education requirement and provides 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™…

As the 2026 Tennessee legislative session approaches, the Tennessee Orthopaedic Society (TOS) is actively monitoring a range of legislative and regulatory issues that may significantly affect orthopaedic practice, patient access to care, and the preservation of physician-led care models. These priorities reflect TOS’s ongoing commitment to advocacy, patient safety, and the integrity of musculoskeletal healthcare…