Executive Director

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Executive Director	Mrs. Jennifer Rainwater
E-mail	jenniferr@e-tmf.org
Term Start	April 2020
Jennifer's Experience:

Co-Executive Director

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Co-Executive Director	Mr. Michael Baron MD
E-mail	michaelb@e-tmf.org
Term Start	February 2017
Michael's Experience: Michael J. Baron, MD, MPH, FASAM, joined the Tennessee Medical Foundation as medical director on February 1, 2017. He previously served as medical director for The Ranch, a 120-bed residential treatment center in Nunnelly, TN. Board certified in psychiatry, anesthesiology and addiction medicine, Dr. Baron has practiced in the Nashville area since 1998. He had a private psychiatry practice for 12 years; he worked in various treatment settings at Parthenon Pavilion and Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital. Dr. Baron remains a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and provides pro-bono psychiatry services to the Davidson County Drug Court.Dr. Baron specializes in treating chronic pain and addiction; in 2006, he published original research showing that chronic opioid use increased chronic pain scores. His expertise has led him to serve in multiple regulatory and advisory roles at the state level over the years. In 2010, he was appointed to the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners (BME). He also served on the state's Controlled Substance Monitoring Database (CSMD) Committee; as chair he helped write the Tennessee Chronic Pain Guidelines as well as many different Department of Health rules dealing with prescription drugs and chronic pain treatment. Dr. Baron resigned both roles in 2017 to take the position as medical director of the TMF Physician's Health Program. He will continue to serve on the state's Chronic Pain Guidelines Steering Committee. Over the years he served the Foundation as a monitor and as a consultant and preferred provider for physicians in the program needing psychiatric care. Dr. Baron earned his Medical Degree and Masters in Public Health and completed an internal medicine internship at Tulane University School of Medicine. He completed his first residency in anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine and his psychiatry training at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

Senior Staff

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Name	Title
Mr. Michael Baron MD	Medical Director
Mrs. Jennifer Rainwater	Executive Director

Staff

Full Time Staff	7
Part Time Staff	0
Volunteers	30
Contractors	0
Retention Rate	80%

Plans & Policies

Does your organization have a Fundraising Plan?	No
Does your organization have a Strategic Plan?	Yes
Years Strategic Plan Considers	N/A
When was the Strategic Plan adopted?	June 2022
Does your organization have a Management Succession Plan?	Yes
Does your organization have a Policy and Procedure Plan?	Yes
Does the organization have a Nondiscrimination Policy?	Yes
Does the organization have a Whistle Blower Policy?	No
Does the organization have a Document Destruction Policy?	No

Evaluation

Is there a formal evaluation for...		Frequency (if applicable)
CEO/Executive Director	Yes	Annually
Senior Management	Yes	Annually
Non-Management	Yes	Annually

Affiliations

Affiliation	Year
Center for Nonprofit Management Excellence Network	2005
Federation of State Physician Health Programs	1995