October 17, 2019

Tennessee EIP anniversary

The Tennessee Emerging Infections Program (EIP), a collaborative effort between the Tennessee Department of Health, VUMC, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, celebrated the conference’s 20th anniversary on Oct. 3 at the Embassy Suites in Franklin, Tennessee.

VUMC’s William Schaffner, MD, right, poses for a photo with the Tennessee Department of Health’s John Dunn, DVM, PhD, Deputy State Epidemiologist, left, and Tim Jones, MD, State Epidemiologist.

The Tennessee Emerging Infections Program (EIP), a collaborative effort between the Tennessee Department of Health, VUMC, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, celebrated the conference’s 20th anniversary on Oct. 3 at the Embassy Suites in Franklin, Tennessee. Approximately 300 EIP partners from across the state were in attendance to celebrate the occasion and to learn about the latest public health updates in Tennessee.