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TMA Leadership Summit

  • The TMA Leadership Summit is a unique opportunity for emerging and established physician leaders to come together and focus on the skills that will help them grow as trusted figures in their practice, organization, and community.

  • Registration

    Registration for TMA members, CMS and association staff, and Alliance members is FREE – one of the many benefits of annual membership!

    Registration Fees:

    • Nonmember physicians: $623
    • Guests of members and medical staff: $175

    Register Today

  • Conference Location

    Leadership Summit will be held at The Irving Convention Center.

    Irving Convention Center at night

    Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas

    500 W Las Colinas Blvd.
    Irving, TX 75039

     

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  • Agenda

    Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026

    2:00 – 6:00 pm    Registration

    4:00 – 6:00 pm    Thursday Night Social

    Friday, Sept. 18, Irving Convention Center

    7:00 am – 7:30 pm    Registration

    8:00 am – 10:00 pm    Various business and governance meetings

    11:00 am – 5:30 pm    Expo Hall open

    11:45 am – 1:00 pm    Opening General Session and Lunch

    SAY THE THING: Why Critical Conversations Don’t Happen-And What It’s Costing You
    Therese Gopaul-Robinson, MPH

    Concurrent CME Sessions
    1:15 – 2:45 pm      

    SAY THE THING...IN PRACTICE: Turning Avoided Conversations into Action
    Therese Gopaul-Robinson, MPH

    Organized Medicine 101: Where Leadership Begins
    Tina Philip, DO; Vivek Rao, MD; Dexter Turnquest, MD
    Moderator: Michael Darrouzet, Executive Vice President/CEO, TMA

    2:45 – 3:30 pm    Coffee break in Expo Hall 

    Concurrent CME Sessions 
    3:30 – 4:30 pm     

    Mock House of Delegates 
    John Flores, MD, Speaker, Texas Medical Association;  
    Mark Casanova, MD, Vice Speaker, Texas Medical Association 

    Leading Medicine Through Legal and Technological Change: AI, Telehealth, and the New Scope of Practice 
    Daniel Sternthal, JD  

    4:30 – 5:30 pm    Networking Happy Hour in Expo Hall

    5:30 – 8:00 pm    Dinner on your own

    8:00 – 11:00 pm    All Conference Mixer   
    Hosted by TMA Sections, with support from TMA Insurance Trust 

    Saturday, Sept. 19, Irving Convention Center

    6:30 am – 2:00 pm    Registration and Baggage check open

    7:30 am – 12:15 pm    Expo Hall open

    7:30 – 9:00am    Breakfast in Expo Hall 

    8:00 – 8:45 am    Ask the Expert Panel

    9:15 – 10:15 am    Scrubs, Suits, and Shenanigans: Texas Legislative Update
    Braford W. Holland, MD, President, TMA

    10:30–11:00 am    Coffee Talks

    Concurrent Sessions
    10:45 – 11:45   

    Leave Work at Work: Practical Workflow Systems to Reduce Charting and Inbox Burnout
    Diana Mercado-Marmarosh, MD

    Information Session on the 2027 TMA EVP Search (No CME)
    John T. Carlo, MD, Chair, Board of Trustees

    12:00 – 1:30 pm    Closing General Session and Lunch 

    Combating Health Misinformation During a Public Health Crisis
    Philip Huang, MD, MPH, Director/Health Authority
    Dallas County Health and Human Services Department (DCHHS)
    Sponsored by Women’s Physician Section

  • Thanks to Our 2026 Sponsors

     


    • Humana
    • M.C. Byrd
    • Panacea

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  • September 17-19 | Irving, TX