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Please click on legislation page to see a member's question and AST response concerning the surgical technologist law in Tennessee! President’s message 5/2009 Hello to all Tennessee Assembly Members. Let me thank you for your interest and participation in our group and thanks for taking the time to check out our web site. It is my hope that this web page answers any questions you may have about AST or The Tennessee Assembly (TNAST) and inform you of our upcoming meetings. If this web page does not help you with your queries or provide the information you need please feel free to E-mail me or any member of your board and we will assist you. I have just returned from the National AST conference in Las Vegas. I was honored to be introduced at the opening ceremonies of the 40th anniversary conference as your state assembly President. The Tennessee delegation represented you at the opening ceremony and all business meetings. They also participated in meeting with the candidates who were running for officer and board positions. This process basically involves “Interviewing” the candidates and judging who would represent us best on the AST Board. The Tennessee Assembly was happy to see our immediate past President Mr. Chris Lee run and be elected to the AST Board of Directors. Congratulations Chris! You will be a great addition to the Board. I would like to thank our delegates who represented Tennessee so well. Toren Bell, Chuck Lane, Donna Henderson, Dennis Stover, Rhonda McQuey and Trey Wiseman. I would also like to thank them for helping at our TNAST booth during exhibitor hours. I was told at conference that Nashville is tentatively the AST Conference city for the 2013 National Conference. Your board and I will do everything we can to ensure Nashville is picked! The 10th annual TNAST conference is in the Works and will be held in Gatlinburg, March 2010. More information and on line registration will be coming soon. The TNAST Board has adopted the American Red Cross as our charitable organization. We ask that our members volunteer for the ARC in their area. Regional ARC headquarters can be found on the ARC web page. TNAST will also present funds to the ARC each year during our annual state conference. TNAST will host several regional meetings this year offering our members as many as six CEU’S per meeting. Please seek this web page or the Journal for regional meeting dates, times, locations and contact people. I am looking for assembly member willing to serve on committees at the state level. If you would like to serve on a committee please contact me or any other board member and submit a consent to serve form. Member participation is what keeps this organization strong. Please help! Thanks again for your interest and participation in TNAST. I feel our commitment to our patients is by design and desire. Keep up the great work! Regards, Glen Mullins, CST, CTBS President Tennessee Association of Surgical Technologist The Tennessee Association of Surgical
Technologists,a charter organization of the Association
of Surgical Technologists,Inc, (AST)
is an organization with over 1000 members throughout the state of
Tennessee . Our charter was approved through AST in May of 2000. The
primary interests of our organization are the continued education of
our members, legislative activities within the state, and most
importantly, the continued quality care of our patients. The mission of the Tennessee Association of Surgical Technologists is to promote the profession of surgical technology through continuing education, legislative, and marketing efforts that ultimately contribute to quality care of the surgical patient.
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