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                                                                    EXHIBIT 3.86




                                   CHARTER OF

                             TEAM HEALTH GROUP, INC.


                                    ARTICLE I

                  The name of the corporation is Team Health Group, Inc.

                                   ARTICLE II

                  The address of the corporation's registered office in this
state, and the name of its registered agent at such address is:

The Corporation Trust Company
530 Gay Street
Knox County
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902

                                   ARTICLE III

                  The address of the corporation's principal office is:

1900 Winston Road
Third Floor
Knoxville, Tennessee 37919

                                   ARTICLE IV

                  The corporation is for profit.

                                    ARTICLE V

                  The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful act
or activity for which corporations may be organized under the Tennessee Business
Corporation Act, as amended ("Act")

                                   ARTICLE VI

                  The total number of shares of all classes of stock that the
corporation shall have authority to issue is 10,588,000 shares, of which 588,000
shares shall be designated as Class A Preferred Stock, of the par value of $1.00
per share, and 10,000,000 shares shall be designated as Common Stock, of the par
value of $.10 per share.

                             CLASS A PREFERRED STOCK
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                  1.       DIVIDENDS.

                  The holders of shares of Class A Preferred Stock shall not be
entitled to receive any dividends with respect to the Class A Preferred Stock.

                  2.       VOTING RIGHTS.

                  Except as otherwise provided by law, the shares of Class A
Preferred Stock shall not have any voting rights, either general or special,
except that:

         a.       Unless the vote or consent of the holders of a greater number
                  of shares shall then be required by law, the consent of the
                  holders of at least 66-2/3% of all of the shares of the Class
                  A Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, given in person or
                  by proxy, either in writing or by a vote at a meeting called
                  for that purpose at which the holders of shares of Class A
                  Preferred Stock shall vote together as a separate class, shall
                  be necessary for authorizing, effecting or validating the
                  amendment, alteration or repeal of any of the provisions of
                  the Charter of the corporation or of any amendment thereto
                  which would adversely affect the preferences, rights, powers
                  or privileges of the Class A Preferred Stock;

         b.       Unless the vote or consent of the holders of a greater number
                  of shares shall then be required by law, the consent of the
                  holders of at least 66-2/3% of all of the shares of the Class
                  A Preferred Stock and all other series of preferred stock
                  ranking on a parity with shares of the Class A Preferred
                  Stock, given in person or by proxy, either in writing or by a
                  vote at a meeting called for that purpose at which the holders
                  of shares of the Class A Preferred Stock and such other series
                  of preferred stock shall vote together as a single class
                  without regard to series, shall be necessary for authorizing,
                  effecting or validating the creation, authorization or issue
                  of any shares of any class of stock of the corporation ranking
                  prior to the shares of the Class A Preferred Stock upon
                  liquidation or the reclassification of any authorized stock of
                  the corporation into any such prior shares, or the creation,
                  authorization or issue of any obligation or security
                  convertible into or evidencing the right to purchase any such
                  prior shares.

                  3.       CONVERSION.

         a.       Each share of Class A Preferred Stock shall automatically be
                  converted into shares of Common Stock at the ten-effective
                  conversion price ("Conversion Price") upon the earlier of (the
                  "Conversion Date") (i) immediately prior to the closing of a
                  firm commitment, underwritten public offering pursuant to an
                  effective registration statement, under the Securities Act of
                  1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), covering the offer
                  and sale of the corporation's Common Stock at an aggregate
                  offering price of not less than $15,000,000, other than a
                  registration relating solely to a transaction under Rule 145
                  under the Securities Act (or any successor thereto) or to an
                  employee benefit plan of the corporation, or (ii) on March 31,
                  1998, or (iii)
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                  immediately prior to any voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
                  dissolution, or winding up of the corporation. The merger or
                  consolidation of the corporation into or with another
                  corporation in which this corporation shall not survive and in
                  which the stockholders of the corporation shall own less than
                  fifty (50%) percent of the voting securities of the surviving
                  corporation or the sale, transfer or lease (but not including
                  a transfer or lease by pledge or mortgage to a bona fide
                  lender) of all or substantially all of the assets of the
                  corporation shall be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution
                  or winding up of the corporation as those terms are used in
                  this Article VI. The number of shares of Common Stock into
                  which each share of the Class A Preferred Stock shall be
                  converted shall be determined by dividing $40.00 by the
                  Conversion Price determined in the manner hereinafter provided
                  at the Conversion Date.

          b.                (i) The Conversion Price in the case of a firm
                  commitment, underwritten public offering as provided above
                  shall be the price at which such shares of Common Stock are
                  initially offered to the public;

                           (ii) If the after-tax earnings of the corporation as
                  shown in a statement of profits and losses for the year ended
                  March 31, 1998, audited by the corporation's certified public
                  accountants, which statement shall fairly present the results
                  of operations for that year and have been prepared in
                  accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
                  applied on a basis consistent with that of the preceding years
                  (the "Earnings") are $12,500,000 or less, the Conversion Price
                  on March 31, 1998 shall be $40.00. If the Earnings exceed
                  $12,500,000, the Conversion Price on March 31, 1998 shall be
                  equal to (A) the Earnings, less (B) $12,500,000, divided by
                  (C) 2, plus (D) $3,900,000 divided by (E) the Earnings,
                  divided into (F) 490,000, less (G) 980,000, and divided into
                  (H) 23,520,000;

                           (iii) Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up
                  of the corporation, the Conversion Price shall be $8.16 if the
                  total value of or received by the corporation, as appropriate,
                  in such transaction (the "Liquidation Value") is $31,520,000
                  or less. If the Liquidation Value exceeds $31,520,000, the
                  Conversion Price shall be equal to (A) the Liquidation Value,
                  less (B) $31,520,000, divided by (C) 2, plus (D) $4 million,
                  divided by (E) the Liquidation Value, divided into (F)
                  490,000, less (G) 980,000, and divided into (H) 23,520,000. In
                  the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
                  corporation, which will involve the distribution of assets
                  other than cash, the corporation shall promptly engage
                  competent independent appraisers to determine the Liquidation
                  Value (it being understood that with respect to the valuation
                  of securities, the corporation shall engage such appraisers as
                  shall be approved by the holders of a majority of shares of
                  the corporation's outstanding Class A Preferred Stock). The
                  corporation shall, upon receipt of such appraiser's valuation,
                  give prompt written notice to each holder of shares of Class A
                  Preferred Stock of the appraiser's valuation.

         c.       From and after the applicable Conversion Date, the shares of
                  Class A Preferred Stock will cease to be outstanding and the
                  holders thereof shall cease to be
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                  shareholders with respect to such shares and shall have no
                  interest in or claim against the corporation with respect to
                  such shares other than to receive the shares of Common Stock
                  of the corporation to which the shares of Class A Preferred
                  Stock have been converted, upon surrender of their
                  certificates of Class A Preferred Stock with endorsement
                  thereon if required.

         d.       No fractional shares of Common Stock or script shall be issued
                  upon conversion of shares of Class A Preferred Stock. Instead
                  of any fractional shares of Common Stock which would otherwise
                  be issuable upon conversion of any shares of Class A Preferred
                  Stock, the corporation shall pay a cash adjustment in respect
                  of such fractional interest equal to the fair market value of
                  such fractional interest as determined by the corporation's
                  Board of Directors.

         e.       To the extent ascertainable, the corporation shall at all
                  times reserve and keep available, out of its authorized but
                  unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the
                  conversion of the Class A Preferred Stock, the full number of
                  shares of Common Stock deliverable upon the conversion of all
                  shares of Class A Preferred Stock from time to time
                  outstanding. The corporation shall from time to time (subject
                  to obtaining necessary director and shareholder action) in
                  accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee, increase
                  the authorized amount of its Common Stock if at any time the
                  authorized number of shares of Common Stock remaining unissued
                  shall not be sufficient to permit the conversion of all the
                  shares of Class A Preferred Stock at the time outstanding.

         f.       If any shares of Common Stock to be reserved for the purpose
                  of conversion of shares of Class A Preferred Stock require
                  registration or listing with or approval of any governmental
                  authority, stock exchange or other regulatory body under any
                  federal or state law or regulation or otherwise, before such
                  shares may be validly issued or delivered upon conversion, the
                  corporation will in good faith and as expeditiously as
                  possibly endeavor to secure such registration, listing or
                  approval, as the case may be.

         g.       All shares of Common Stock which may be issued upon conversion
                  of the shares of the Class A Preferred Stock will upon
                  issuance by the corporation be validly issued, fully paid and
                  nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with
                  respect to the issuance thereof.

         h.       In case the outstanding cares of Class A Preferred Stock shall
                  be subdivided into a greater number of shares of Class A
                  Preferred Stock, the Conversion Price shall be proportionally
                  increased, and, conversely, in case outstanding shares of
                  Class A Preferred Stock shall be combined into a smaller
                  number of shares of Class A Preferred Stock, the Conversion
                  Price shall be proportionally reduced, so that, in either
                  event, the holders of the Class A Preferred Stock will receive
                  the number of shares of Common Stock to which they would have
                  been entitled if the subdivision or combination had not taken
                  place.
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                           i. In case the corporation shall (A) declare a
                  dividend on its Common Stock in shares of Common Stock, (B)
                  subdivide its outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (C)
                  combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller
                  number of shares of Common Stock, the Conversion Price in
                  effect at the time of the record date or of the effective date
                  of such subdivision or combination shall be proportionately
                  adjusted so that the holder of any share of Class A Preferred
                  Stock surrendered for conversion after such time shall be
                  entitled to receive the kind and amount of shares which he
                  would have owned or have been entitled to receive had such
                  shares of Class A Preferred Stock been converted immediately
                  prior to such time. Such adjustment shall be made successively
                  whenever any event listed above shall occur.

                           j. The corporation will not, by amendment of its
                  Charter or through any reorganization, transfer of assets,
                  consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of any
                  securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to
                  avid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be
                  observed or performed hereunder by the corporation, but will
                  at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all
                  the provisions of its Charter and the taking of all such
                  action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect
                  the conversion rights of the holders of the Class A Preferred
                  Stock against impairment.

                           k. Upon the occurrence of each event of conversion,
                  the corporation at its expense shall promptly compute the
                  Conversion Price in accordance with the terms hereof, cause
                  independent public accountants selected by the corporation to
                  verify such computation, and prepare and furnish to each
                  holder of Class A Preferred Stock a certificate setting forth
                  such Conversion Price and the number of shares of Common Stock
                  which are to be received upon the conversion of each share of
                  Class A Preferred Stock and showing in detail the facts upon
                  which such computation is based.

                  4.       OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.

                           a. All but not less than all of the Class A Preferred
                  Stock is redeemable in whole but not in part at any time at
                  the option of the corporation upon the vote of at least 70% of
                  all directors of the corporation at the redemption price
                  ("Redemption Price") of $40 per share in cash.

                           b. In case the outstanding shares of Class A
                  Preferred Stock shall be subdivided into a greater number of
                  shares of Class A Preferred Stock, the Redemption Price shall
                  be proportionately reduced, and conversely, in case
                  outstanding shares of Class A Preferred Stock shall be
                  combined into a smaller number of shares of Class A Preferred
                  Stock, the Redemption Price shall be proportionately
                  increased, so that the holder of any share of Class A
                  Preferred Stock after such subdivision or combination shall be
                  entitled to receive the same total amount on redemption that
                  he would have received had such share of Class A Preferred
                  Stock been redeemed immediately prior to such subdivision or
                  combination.
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                           c. Notice of redemption will be mailed at least
                  fifteen (15) days but not more than sixty (60) days before the
                  redemption date to each holder of record of shares of Class A
                  Preferred Stock at the address shown on the stock books of the
                  corporation (but no failure to mail such notice or any defect
                  therein or in the mailing thereof shall affect the validity of
                  the proceedings for such redemption.

                           d. From and after the redemption date, the shares of
                  Class A Preferred Stock will cease to be outstanding to the
                  holders thereof shall cease to be shareholders with respect to
                  such shares and shall have no interest in or claim against the
                  corporation with respect to such shares other than to receive
                  the Redemption Price for the shares of Class A Preferred Stock
                  which had been redeemed, upon surrender of their certificates
                  of Class A Preferred Stock with endorsement thereon if
                  required.

                                  COMMON STOCK

                  The Common Stock shall have unlimited voting rights. Holders
of Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share at all meetings of
shareholders and have no preemptive or other rights to subscribe for additional
shares. There are no cumulative voting rights. Holders of Common Stock are
entitled to such dividends as may be declared by the Board of Directors from
time to time out of funds legally available therefor. The holders of Common
Stock are entitled to share ratably in any assets remaining after satisfaction
of all prior claims upon liquidation of the corporation.

                            ISSUANCE OF CAPITAL STOCK

                  The issuance of the corporation of shares of capital stock of
the corporation to the initial shareholders of the corporation and their
immediate family members shall require the vote of at least 70% of all directors
of the corporation.

                                   ARTICLE VII

                  Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, whenever the
vote of shareholders of any class of the capital stock of the corporation at a
meeting of such shareholders is required or permitted to be taken for or in
connection with any corporate action, the meeting and vote of such shareholders
may be dispensed with and such action may be taken with the written consent of
shareholders holding shares of the capital stock of the corporation with voting
power of not less than the minimum percentage of the vote required by statute,
this Charter or the bylaws of the corporation for the proposed corporate action,
provided that prompt notice shall be given to all shareholders of the
corporation of the taking of such corporate action without a meeting of the
shareholders and by less than unanimous consent.
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                                  ARTICLE VIII

                  The name and mailing address of the incorporator is:

Norman R. Miller
Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry
414 Union Street, Suite 1600
Nashville, Tennessee 37219

                                   ARTICLE IX

                  The corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to persons
who are or were directors or officers of the corporation in accordance with the
Act.

                                    ARTICLE X

                  No person who is or was a director of this corporation, nor
his heirs, executors or administrators, shall be personally liable to this
corporation or its shareholders, and no such person may be sued by the
corporation or its shareholders, for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director; provided, however, that this provision shall not eliminate
or limit the liability of any such party (i) for any breach of a director's duty
of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders; (ii) for acts or omissions
not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation
of law, or (iii) for unlawful distributions under Section 48-18-304 of the Act.

                  Any repeal or modification of the provisions of this Article
X, directly or by the adoption of an inconsistent provision of this charter,
shall not adversely affect any right or protection set forth herein in favor of
a particular individual at the time of such repeal or modification.

                                   ARTICLE XI

                  In addition to the requisite vote of shareholders of the
corporation, the vote of 70% of all directors of the corporation is required to
amend, alter or repeal Article VI of this Charter.


                  Dated: March 29, 1994.


                                                  /s/ Norman R. Miller
                                                  --------------------
                                                  Norman R. Miller, Incorporator
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                              ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
                                TO THE CHARTER OF
                             TEAM HEALTH GROUP, INC.



         Pursuant to the provisions of Section 48-20-101 through Section
48-20-106 of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, the undersigned corporation
adopts the following Articles of Amendment to its Charter:

         1.       The name of the corporation is Team Health Group, Inc.

         2.       The text of each amendment adopted is:

                           The first paragraph of Article Six shall be deleted
                           in its entirety and the following shall be inserted
                           in lieu thereof:

                           The total number of shares of all classes of stock
                           that the corporation shall have authority to issue is
                           10,609,326 shares, of which 609,326 shares shall be
                           designated as Class A Preferred Stock, no par value
                           per share, and 10,000,000 shares shall be designated
                           as Common Stock, no par value per share.

         3.       The amendment was duly adopted on December 30, 1994 by the
shareholders.


December 30, 1994                          TEAM HEALTH GROUP, INC.


                                           By: /s/ G. Edward Alexander
                                               ---------------------------
                                               G. Edward Alexander, Jr.
                                               Chief Financial Officer
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                               ARTICLES OF MERGER
                                       PF
                              PPS ACQUISITION, INC.
                                      INTO
                             TEAM HEALTH GROUP, INC.


         PPS ACQUISITION, INC., a Tennessee corporation ("PPSA") and TEAM HEALTH
GROUP, INC., a Tennessee corporation ("Team Health"), acting pursuant to
Sections 48-21-105 and 48-21-107 of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, as
amended, hereby adopt the following Articles of Merger:

         1.       The Plan of Merger is attached hereto.

         2.       The Plan of Merger was duly adopted and approved by the
affirmative vote of the required percentage of holders of the issued and
outstanding voting stock of PPSA entitled to vote thereon, by written consent in
lieu of a meeting, dated as of June 27, 1995.

         3.        The Plan of Merger was duly adopted and approved by the
affirmative vote of the required percentage of holders of the issued and
outstanding voting stock of Team Health entitled to vote thereon at a meeting
held on June 27, 1995.

         4.        This merger is to be effective when these Articles of Merger
are filed by the Secretary of State.

         Dated as of this 27th day of June 1995.


                                     PPS ACQUISITION, INC.


                                     By: /s/ Gary L. Groves
                                         ----------------------
                                         Gary L. Groves, M.D., President


                                      TEAM HEALTH GROUP, INC.


                                      By: /s/ Lynn Massingale
                                          -----------------------
                                          Lynn Massingale, M.D., F.A.C.E.P.,
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer
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                      ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER

                                       OF

                             TEAM HEALTH GROUP, INC.

         Pursuant to the provisions of Section 48-20-106 of the Tennessee
Business Corporation Act, the undersigned corporation adopts the following
articles of amendment to its charter:

         1.       The name of the Corporation is Team Health Group, Inc.

         2.       The text of the amendment adopted is as follows:

                           Article I of the Charter of Team Health Group, Inc.
                  is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following inserted
                  in lieu thereof:

                           1. The name of the corporation is TEAM HEALTH, INC.

         3.       The Corporation is a for-profit corporation.

         4.       The amendment was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of
the Corporation as of the 7th day of March, 1997, and pursuant to Section
48-20-102 of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, does not require
shareholder approval.


         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 7th
day of March, 1997.




 3/7/97                                          TEAM HEALTH GROUP, INC.
- --------------                                   -------------------
Signature Date                                   Name of Corporation



 Vice President                                  /s/ Harold C. Knight
 --------------                                  --------------------
Signer's Capacity                                Signature


                                                 Harold C. Knight, Jr.
                                                 ---------------------
                                                 Name (typed or printed)
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                               ARTICLES OF MERGER

                                       OF

                             TEAM HEALTH GROUP, INC.
                         (A NORTH CAROLINA CORPORATION)

                                      INTO

                             TEAM HEALTH GROUP, INC.
                            (A TENNESSEE CORPORATION)

                  Pursuant to the provisions of Section 48-21-107 of the
Tennessee Business Corporation Act, the undersigned corporations adopt the
following Articles of Merger to effect the merger of a foreign wholly owned
subsidiary into a domestic parent corporation.

                  1. a. The attached Plan of Merger (Exhibit "A"), was approved
by each of the undersigned corporations in the manner prescribed by the
Tennessee Business Corporation Act.

                  b. As to Team Health Group, Inc., a North Carolina
Corporation, the Plan of Merger and the performance of its terms where duly
authorized by all action required by the Business Corporation Act of the State
of North Carolina, and by its charter.

                  2. Approval by the Shareholders of each corporation that is a
party to the merger is not required by the Tennessee Business Corporation act,
T.C.A. section 48-21-105.

                  3. AS to the subsidiary corporation, Team Health Group, Inc.,
( a North Carolina Corporation), the plan was duly adopted and approved by the
Board of Directors by the written consent of all Directors on December 12, 1995.


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                  4. As to the parent corporation Team Health Group, Inc., (a
Tennessee Corporation), the plan was duly adopted and approved by the Board of
Directors by the written consent of all Directors on December 12, 1995.

                  5. These Articles of Merger shall take effect on December 31,
1995.

                  6. The parent corporation, being the sole shareholder of the
wholly owned subsidiary, has waived the requirement of mailing a copy of the
Plan of Merger pursuant to T.C.A. Section 48-21-105(c).

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Merger are executed and
approved on behalf of the parties to the merger by the undersigned, pursuant to
the authorization of the directors of each corporation.

                  Dated: December 12, 1995.

                             TEAM HEALTH GROUP, INC.
                             (a North Carolina Corporation)


                             By:     /s/
                                   ------------------------------
                             Its:
                                   ------------------------------

                             TEAM HEALTH GROUP, INC.
                             (a Tennessee Corporation)


                             By:     /s/
                                   ------------------------------

                             Its:     Secretary
                                   ------------------------------


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                               ARTICLES OF MERGER

                                       OF

                        AMERICARE MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.

                                      INTO

                             TEAM HEALTH GROUP, INC.
                            (A TENNESSEE CORPORATION)

                  Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 48-21-105 and
48-21-107 of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, the undersigned
corporations, each of which is a Tennessee Corporation, adopt the following
Articles of Merger:
                  1. The attached Plan of Merger (Exhibit "A"), was approved by
each of the undersigned corporations in the manner prescribed by the Tennessee
Business Corporation Act.
                  2. Approval by the Shareholders of each corporation that is a
party to the merger is not required by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act.
                  3. As to Americare Medical Services, Inc., a Tennessee
corporation, the plan was duly adopted by the Board of Directors on December 26,
1996.
                  4. As to Team Health Group, Inc., a Tennessee corporation, the
plan was duly adopted by the Board of Directors on December 26, 1996.
                  5. These Articles of Merger shall take effect on January 1,
1997.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Merger are executed and
approved on behalf of the parties to the merger by the undersigned, pursuant to
the authorization of the directors and the sole shareholder of each corporation.

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                  Dated: December 26, 1996


                                  AMERICARE MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.
                                  a Tennessee Corporation


                                  By:  /s/ H. Lynn Massingale
                                       --------------------------------
                                       H. Lynn Massingale, M.D.

                                  Its:    President


                                  TEAM HEALTH GROUP, INC.
                                  a Tennessee Corporation


                                  By: /s/ H. Lynn Massingale
                                      --------------------------------
                                      H. Lynn Massingale, M.D.

                                  Its:    President




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