TMA Recognizes Great Health Reporting With Annual Awards

 August 14, 2015   

The Texas Medical Association (TMA) announces the 2015 TMA Anson Jones, MD, Award winners for excellence in reporting health and medical news during 2014 (see winner list below). The annual TMA Anson Jones, MD, Awards were presented by TMA member physicians at local ceremonies during the spring and summer months.

The Anson Jones, MD, Awards recognize print, broadcast (television and radio), and online media journalists in 10 award categories. One award honors the Texas Health Journalist of the Year to recognize a body of work produced in a single year by a print, broadcast, or online journalist.   

Award winners receive $500. The journalist of the year receives $1,000.

Since 1957, TMA has honored award-winning Texas journalists with the Anson Jones, MD, Awards, named for the pioneer physician and prolific writer who served as the last president of the Texas Republic. Members of TMA’s Council on Health Promotion judge the competition, along with respected journalists who hailed from the news publishing and broadcast fields.

TMA currently is accepting entries for the 2016 awards competition. Journalists have until Jan. 10, 2016, to submit an entry for any news story that is published or airs in 2015. Journalists, direct questions to  ansonjones[at]texmed[dot]org or call Tammy Wishard, TMA outreach coordinator, at (512) 370-1470.

  Click here for theTMA 2015 Anson Jones, MD, Award Winners 

(Note: Judges have the discretion not to award a winner and/or to select one or multiple honorable mentions in a category.)

 TMA is the largest state medical society in the nation, representing more than 48,000 physician and medical student members. It is located in Austin and has 110 component county medical societies around the state. TMA’s key objective since 1853 is to improve the health of all Texans.

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 Contact:  Brent Annear (512) 370-1381; cell: (512) 656-7320; email: brent.annear[at]texmed[dot]org 

 Marcus Cooper (512) 370-1382; cell: (512) 650-5336; email: marcus.cooper[at]texmed[dot]org 

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