Barton Huddleston, MD, assistant professor of Clinical, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, was recently appointed to the State Rehabilitation Council (SRC) for a three-year term by Gov. Bill Lee.
The mission of the SRC is to advise, evaluate and partner with the public vocational rehabilitation program in support of improving access to employment statewide. The SRC also works in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Human Services Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) to maximize employment and independent living for Tennesseans with disabilities.
The SRC advocates for the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program as well as advises DRS on issues facing consumers of the VR program. The council acts as the voice of the consumer and other stakeholders in the VR program.
“The SRC acts as a collective voice to the Tennessee legislature on behalf of Tennesseans with disabilities when legislation is being considered that impacts these individuals,” Huddleston said.
Huddleston received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis, Tennessee, before completing his residency at Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine in Norfolk, Virginia. He then completed the Advanced Physician Leadership Program at the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
He is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Board of Pain Medicine.
