TENNESSEE CHAPTER To promote the improvement of care to the surgical patient To promote cooperation among the members of the Chapter in their common efforts to improve the quality of surgical care To provide a medium through which surgical experiences may be presented and discussed, through which continuing education in the area of surgical skills and care may be provided, and through which outmoded and/or unethical surgical practices may be corrected To offer assistance to professional and civic-based groups concerned with the maintenance of high quality health care in the State of Tennessee To assist in providing the residents of the State of Tennessee with surgical and hospital facilities of the highest ethical and professional standards