About Us

History

The federal Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program was initially authorized in 1984 as an amendment to the Public Health Service Act to expand and improve pediatric emergency medical care for ill and injured children. Tennessee successfully applied and was awarded one of the initial set of state grants in 1994. Click here for a complete history.

Board of Directors

President:
Michael G. Carr, M.D.
T.C. Thompson’s Children’s Hospital

Vice-President:
Kenneth Holbert, M.D.

Secretary:
Betsy Landers
Advocate for Children

Angie Bowen, RN, NREMT-P
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital

Barry Gilmore, M.D.
LeBonheur Children's Medical Center

Robert Roth, M.D.
Cumberland Emergency Physicians P.C.

Barbara Shultz, RN, BSN
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

Joseph Weinberg, M.D.
Consultant

Staff

Executive Director:
Rhonda G. Phillippi, RN, BA

Project Coordinator:
Anne Cowan, MSN, CS, AN

Corporation Articles

The purpose of this foundation is to sustain and develop the state of Tennessee EMS-C initiative by initiating coalition building, advocating for public policy, and stimulating resource development and funding. The TN EMSC Foundation is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code. Click here for our complete Articles and Bylaws.