The Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame
About
With a mission to honor men and women who have made significant and lasting contributions to the health care industry, The Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame seeks to recognize and honor the pioneers and current leaders that have formed Tennessee’s health and health care community and encourage future generations of health care professionals.
The Hall has been created by Belmont University and The McWhorter Society and is supported by the Nashville Health Care Council, a Hall of Fame Founding Partner.
Nominees can be practitioners, executives, entrepreneurs, mentors, teachers, scientists, researchers, innovators or any person with a connection to the health or health care field.
Nominations are accepted annually beginning in January, with inductees announced each May. The induction ceremony will be held every October. A limited number of individuals will be inducted each year.
2017 Inductees
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- Dorothy Lavinia Brown, M.D. First female African American surgeon in the South Longtime practitioner and professor
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- William H. Frist, M.D. First heart and lung transplant surgeon at Vanderbilt Former U.S. Senator and Majority Leader
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- Donald P. Pinkel, M.D. First Director and CEO of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
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Harry R. Jacobson, M.D.
Physician, entrepreneur and investor
Former CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Joel C. Gordon
47-year health care veteran
Introduced physician ownership/joint ventures as a business structure
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Stanford Moore, Ph.D.
Nobel Prize winning biochemist
Longtime scientist and researcher
Key Dates & Deadlines
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October 17, 2017Induction Ceremony at Belmont University
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October 18, 2017Nominations open for 2018 Hall of Fame
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February 15, 2018Nomination submission deadline for the 2018 Hall of Fame class
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May 2018Inductees announced at McWhorter Society Luncheon at Belmont University
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August 1, 2018Induction Ceremony and Luncheon individual tickets on sale
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September 1, 2018Induction Ceremony and Luncheon sponsorship deadline
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September 15, 2018Individual ticket deadline
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October 2018Induction Ceremony and Luncheon at Belmont University
Contact
Questions or requests for information about The Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame should be directed to:
Matthew Seaton, Belmont University
615-460-6958
tnhealthcarehall@belmont.edu
