The Texas Medical Board says its town hall meetings across the state have been so successful it has decided to schedule eight more.
"Our first meetings have gone very well," said TMB President Roberta Kalafut, DO. "We have heard several very good suggestions, and we have addressed many concerns. The give and take has been dynamic and, I think, very valuable both for the board and for participants."
The two-part meetings include a town hall meeting, an open forum designed to stimulate discussion, and a licensing seminar to help entities that recruit or credential physicians to streamline the process for their applicants and to minimize application errors.
"We want to hear from everyone, medical professional and consumer alike, who has an opinion or suggestions about medical regulation, the board's rules, and its policies," Dr. Kalafut said. "Our mission is to protect the public, and we will not compromise that mission. But there may be ways to accomplish it in ways that are less burdensome for physicians. We are open to any ideas, suggestions, or questions."
The meetings are open to the public. Registration is not required.
The schedule is:
July 8-9
Bryan/College Station
Both sessions will be in Lecture Hall 1 on the first floor of the Joe Reynolds Medical Building at Texas A&M University, at the southwest corner of University Drive and Olsen Boulevard. The town hall meeting will be at 7 pm on July 8, and the licensing seminar will begin at 8:30 am on July 9.
July 15-16
Houston
Both sessions will be at The University of Texas Medical School at 6431 Fannin Street. The town hall meeting will be in Room MSB 1.006 (the first-floor lecture hall) at 7 pm on July 15, and the licensing seminar will be in Room MSB 2.006 at 8:30 am on July 16.
July 29-30
Lubbock
Both sessions will be in the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 3601 4th Street. The town hall meeting will be at 7 pm on July 29 in Room ACB100, and the licensing seminar will begin at 8:30 am on July 30 in Room ACB120.
Aug. 5-6
Tyler
Both sessions will be in the Biomedical Research Auditorium at The University of Texas Health Science Center, 11937 U.S. Highway 271. The town hall meeting will be at 7 pm on Aug. 5, and the licensing seminar will begin at 8:30 am on Aug. 6.
Aug. 12-13
Dallas
Both sessions will be in the T. Boone Pickens Biomedical Building Auditorium, Room NG3.112 on the third floor, at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 6001 Forest Park Road. The town hall meeting will begin at 7 pm on Aug. 12, and the licensing seminar will begin at 8:30 am on Aug. 13.
Aug. 19-20
El Paso
Both sessions will be in Auditorium B on the second floor of the Administration Building at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 4800 Alberta Avenue. The town hall meeting will begin at 7 pm on Aug. 19, and the licensing seminar will begin at 8:30 am on Aug. 20.
Aug. 25-26
San Antonio
Both sessions will be conducted at the School of Medicine at the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Campus of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive. The town hall meeting will begin at 7 pm on Aug. 25 in Lecture Room MED 309L. The licensing seminar will begin at 8:30 am on Aug. 26 in Lecture Hall 3.104A.
Sept. 3-4
Galveston
The meetings will be at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. The rooms will be announced.
Sept. 9-10
Amarillo
The meetings will be at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The rooms will be announced.
Action, July 1, 2008
Last Published: 9/24/2008
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