Two faculty members leading state organizations

JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 27, 2015) Two faculty members at East Tennessee State University who also work together at a university healthcare clinic currently hold leadership positions in their respective state organizations.

Dr. Beth Fox, professor and director of graduate medical education in the Department of Family Medicine at East Tennessee State Universitys Quillen College of Medicine, is serving as the president of the Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians (TNAFP).

The TNAFP supports and advocates for Tennessee family physicians as leaders and providers of quality, comprehensive, patient-centered medical care.

Meanwhile, Dr. McKenzie Calhoun, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy at ETSU, is serving as the chair of the Tennessee Society of Pharmacists (TSP), which is part of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association.

Both women work at ETSU Family Physicians of Kingsport. Drs. Fox and Calhoun are a part of the faculty that work interprofessionally to educate medical and pharmacy students and residents.