Texas Medical Association

TMA Impacts Public Health on State Level.

TMA's ongoing collaboration with the Texas Department of State Health Services has helped the Lone Star State to be a nationwide leader during major public health events, and helped drive improvements for Texas patients.
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It’s a wrap. The Texas Delegation to the AMA is heading back home after a successful AMA HOD. Great work!

Changing History: How TMA Has Influenced the Course of Texas Medicine.

TMA's influence over the past half century has shaped legislative and regulatory reforms, as well as patient and physician protections. The association's successes over the decades continue to further the goals of organized medicine, from legislative advocacy to public health frameworks. https://hubs.li/Q02BbZQH0.

Texas getting ready for another packed day in the AMA House of Delegates. Thank you TX Delegation to the AMA for your time and commitment.

Great job, Zeke Silva III, MD, and congratulations for being elected to the AMA Council on Medical Service.

Congratulations Melissa Garretson, MD, for being elected to the AMA Board of Trustees. Great achievement!

Getting down to business in the AMA House of Delegates in Chicago. Great job Texas.

Big turnout at TMA’s chili reception. Thank you Texas Delegation to the AMA.

TMA President G. Ray Callas, MD, tells AMA colleagues, “Fixing access to Medicate is paramount and should be our #1 priority. We won’t survive if we don’t fix Medicare’s broken payment system. We must act now and get this done for all Americans”.

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Texas physicians standing up for their profession and their patients at AMA Conference in Chicago. Thank you!

TMA Past President Gary Floyd, MD, says we must ensure physicians are staffing emergency rooms American Medical Association

TMA President G. Ray Callas, MD, speaks out on stopping scope of practice creep by nonphysicians American Medical Association

Texas physicians featured in AMA signage and videos throughout the conference.

President G. Ray Callas, MD, making the rounds at the AMA Conference in Chicago American Medical Association

Meet Your 2024-25 Board of Trustees: Parminder Deo.

Former broadcast journalist Parminder Deo brings a unique blend of public health knowledge and communication expertise to the TMA Board of Trustees as its newest Medical Student Section representative. Currently attending the Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at Texas Christian University, he says he's "beyond honored" to serve.

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How Robust Cybersecurity Can Safeguard Practices.

Once straight from physicians’ nightmares, threats of lost revenue and compromised patient care are now reality for their practices as cyberattacks infiltrate health care. The more medical practices and health care organizations fall victim to such attacks, the more important it becomes to prevent them. Learn how cybersecurity training can help.

Virtual Vigilance: Robust Cybersecurity Can Safeguard Practices System blackouts. Ransom notes. Lost revenue. Compromised patient care. Once straight from physicians’ nightmares, these threats are now reality for their practices as cyberattacks infiltrate health care. The more medical practices and health care organizations fall victim to ransomware cyberattac...

Happy Pride Month from TMA

June Texas Medicine Is Here!

Learning from the past is important to medicine, so TMA preserves and commemorates the accomplishments of the association and Texas medicine. Its History of Medicine Committee and archive of the state’s medical history remain a vital resource for member physicians, medical historians, geneologists, and educators. This issue also takes a look at TMA’s influence over the past half century in shaping legislative and regulatory reforms, and physician and patient protections. Plus, how cybersecurity training can help protect medical practices from ransomware attacks.
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Meet Your 2024-25 Board of Trustees: Pruthali Kulkarni, DO.

After chairing TMA's Resident and Fellow section and serving as the section’s representative on the Council on Legislation, Pruthali Kulkarni, DO, will now represent her peers as a newly elected member of the Board of Trustees.
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TMA President G. Ray Calllas, MD, recently spoke on the vital issue of "Scope of Practice in Texas." He highlighted the efforts of the Texas Medical Association and the American Medical Association to prevent scope creep in the medical field.."

Scope of practice in Texas: How the Texas Medical Association and AMA stop scope creep in medicine How to manage scope creep in medicine: What is the Texas scope of practice? What is mid level creep in medicine? What determines the scope of practice for he...

TMA Builds New Medical Student Scholarship With Record $1.1 Million Donation.

Eligible Texas medical students may receive $10,000 a year thanks to the gift, which is the largest individual donation made to TMA's Special Funds Foundation.

TMA Special Funds Foundation Builds New Medical Student Scholarship After $1.1 Million Donation Another batch of medical students will be encouraged to return to their hometowns to practice medicine thanks to a $1.1 million gift the Texas Medical Association’s Special Funds Foundation recently received – its largest individual donation – to establish a new medical student scholarship for...

Meet Your 2024-25 Board of Trustees: Jimmy Widmer, MD.

Temple internist Jimmy Widmer, MD, brings his passion for advocacy to the board, calling it "essential to delivering quality care to our patients." The former TEXPAC chair said he "sought to represent the TMA Young Physician Section on the board to bolster the advocacy of our young physicians and be their voice.”

Board Member Highlight:  Andrew “Jimmy” Widmer, MD Board Member Highlight:  Andrew “Jimmy” Widmer, MD

TMAF Record-Breaking Gala Raises Thousands for TMA Outreach Programs.
The 31st TMA Foundation Gala – Wonderland – raised more than $475,000 during TMA’s TexMed conference in Dallas May 3. The gala raises funds each year for a wide range of programs to support TMA’s vision to improve the health of all Texans.

TMAF Record-Breaking Gala Raises Thousands for TMA Outreach Programs More than 500 Texas Medical Association and TMA Alliance members and friends of medicine made Wonderland, the 31st TMA Foundation Gala, a record-breaking success by raising more than $475,000.

TMA President Ray Callas, MD, a proud alum, had the privilege of speaking at the 2024 commencement ceremony. "It was an honor to celebrate this year's graduating class, and to honor my dad, who was a former professor at UTMB," said Dr. Callas. Congratulations to the Class of 2024!

Meet Your 2024-25 Board of Trustees: Dexter G. Turnquest, MD. New board member and general surgeon Dexter G. Turnquest, MD, has spent most of his career in independent practice. “I vow to be a steadfast advocate for the preservation of our professional autonomy and the safeguarding of our patients’ well-being,” he said. https://hubs.li/Q02z5Phm0

Meet Your 2024-25 Board of Trustees: Rodney B. Young, MD.

The Amarillo family physician is believed to be the first to represent the Potter-Randall County Medical Society on the TMA board as one of its newest members. Rodney B. Young, MD, is also active in his community and local medical school. “I love being a physician; I love my patients, my colleagues, and the trusting relationships we build together."
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Meet Your 2024-25 Board of Trustees: Lee Ann Pearse, MD.

The newly elected pediatric cardiologist joins the board “at a critical time when our health care system is at a turning point," says Lee Ann Pearse, MD. She has nearly 25 years of service to organized medicine behind her, as well as a family background in rural health care.

Meet Your 2024-25 Board of Trustees: Cynthia Jumper, MD.

After 38 years of TMA membership, Cynthia Jumper, MD, returns to the board, "thrilled to embark on a new chapter as vice chair." In Lubbock, she supervises medical students training to serve those most in need. “We have many different values and viewpoints, yet we [as a board] all come together for Texas physicians and patients."
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Meet Your 2024-25 Board of Trustees: Joseph S. Valenti, MD.

Now board chair, Denton obstetrician-gynecologist Joseph S. Valenti, MD, has served in several TMA leadership positions across his 25 years of membership, including chair of the Council on Socioeconomics and Committee on Maternal and Perinatal Health. “It’s both an honor and privilege to serve Texas physicians and patients in this [board chair] role.” he said. https://hubs.ly/Q02yqtmw0.

TMA Foundation Honors Long-Term Donors at Gala.

Long-time TMA Foundation (TMAF) donors recently became a part of the organization’s Corporate Leadership Circle (CLC) after five years of giving, with increasing recognition for additional years of support. “Donors who contribute over time allow long-term positive impact on the programs TMA Foundation can fund,” said president Carla Ortique, MD, as she recognized three such donors during TMAF’s 31st annual gala at TexMed in May. Dallas County Medical Society was recognized for its 25-plus years of service, while Dallas Nephrology Associates and Medical City Healthcare crossed the five-year threshold. Learn more about the CLC.