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Texas Medicine Today - June 2025 - 6/29/2025 11:17:33 PM

June 30, 2025 VA Seeking Refunds from Physicians for Past CHAMPVA Claims AI, Physician Finances to Headline Business of Medicine Conference Lone Star Caucus Supports Five Future Physicians with Scholarships June 27, 2025 Vaccines Still Off...
Local Alliances Contribute More Than $250,000 in Annual Support to Future Physicians and Nurses - 6/25/2025 9:47:55 PM

Aiming to sustain the future of medicine via education, local chapters of the Texas Medical Association Alliance now provide more than $250,000 a year to fund medical student and nursing scholarships statewide. Among the TMA Alliance’s philan...
LSC Bestows Scholarships to Five Future Physicians Dedicated to the Medically Underserved - 6/23/2025 9:30:54 PM

Five Texas medical students, motivated by their desire to help those in need, have been chosen to receive a $2,000 scholarship from the Lone Star Caucus (LSC). The LSC, comprised of smaller, nonmetro county medical societies, awards scholarsh...
MSS Leadership Manual - 6/17/2025 4:23:07 PM

Power Point Presentations Introduction to Organized Medicine TMA 101 - Medical Student Section TMA/AMA Funding Leadership Opportunities in TMA/AMA #1 - Job Responsibilities Chapter Officers&...
Boards, Councils, Committees, and Sections - 5/19/2025 8:27:14 PM

TMA Governance Structure Boards Councils Committees Sections If you are interested in joining a council or committee, e-mail Connie Webster. To learn more about other leadership opportunities, please visit here. Many council...
Rural-Access Solution Goes Before Senate Committee - 4/28/2025 12:59:57 AM

The culmination of many months and meetings, a Texas Medical Association-backed rural-access solution bill was unveiled to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee that opens a new pipeline for rural access to care while preserving Texas’ physi...
Texas Medicine Today - January 2024 - 4/17/2025 7:51:15 PM

Jan. 31, 2024 TMA to Start 2024 Listening Tour AMA President-Elect Acclaims TMA Advocacy for Scope, Prior Auth Wins "It's Real." Shifting Values Can Shift Physicians Away From Burnout Jan. 25, 2024 TMB Clarifies New Fingerprint...
‘An Honor and a Tremendous Relief’: Scholarship Furthers Medical Careers - 3/26/2025 3:36:48 PM

Costs during the latter half of medical school can quickly become overwhelming, enhancing the importance of aid such as the Harris County Medical Society (HCMS) Alliance Scholarship, recipients say. “In the final two years, financial pressures...
Texas Medicine Today - March 2023 - 3/14/2025 7:07:24 PM

March 31, 2023 TMA to Congress: Tie Medicare Physician Payment to Inflation TMA Testifies on Flurry of Insurance, Public Health Bills U.S. Main Residency Match Posts Another Year of Record-High Positions New Cigna Policy Requires Additional Doc...
New TMA Scholarship Inspires Inaugural North Texas Recipient to Think Globally - 3/12/2025 3:22:56 PM

Yousuf Din, a first-year medical student at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, has experience giving back to his community, and is empowered to continue after receiving an inaugural scholarship from the Texas Medical Association’s S...
Texas Medicine Today - May 2024 - 2/27/2025 9:24:01 PM

May 31, 2024 TDI Debuts Network Adequacy Waiver Hearings BCBSTX May Request Medical Records for Medicare Advantage Members Physicians Must Validate Email to Avoid Medicaid Disenrollment, Payment Delays May 30, 2024 Physicians Must Validate...
TMAA President-Elect Joi Smith Calls Medicine’s Volunteer Force to Action with a Dose of Positivity - 2/27/2025 8:03:26 PM

Joi Smith has an infectious laugh. Its lilt is fitting, given her extensive training in piano, which has threaded through a series of milestones and moments in the Texas Medical Association Alliance (TMAA) president-elect’s life. In her...
02.12.2025 TMA Health Care Groups Seek Funding for TWC Child Care Scholarships - 2/13/2025 4:45:20 PM
Table of Contents: January/February 2024 - 1/6/2025 3:02:25 PM

Volume 120, Number 1 - January/February 2024 The Wellness Issue 14 Wellness Warriors: After years of sounding the alarm about physician burnout and demanding systemic changes, organized medicine – and the health care industry more broadly – is teem...
TMA Elects San Antonio Physician President-Elect - 12/10/2024 12:18:15 AM

May 4, 2024 The Texas Medical Association (TMA) elected San Antonio internist and hyperbaric medicine specialist Jayesh B. “Jay” Shah, MD, president-elect during TexMed, the association’s annual conference, held in Dallas this year....
Texas Medicine Today - February 2023 - 12/5/2024 12:56:50 AM

Feb. 28, 2023 Lege Poised to Boost GME Funding; TMA Urges Rural Workforce Investment New GME Program Creates Rural Training Opportunity Apply Now: Scholarships for Students Who Want to Serve the Underserved Feb. 27, 2023 Medicine Backs Pro...
Patient Care Protected: Scope Creep/GME Funding - 11/18/2024 8:21:45 PM

Related content: 2023 Legislative Wrap-Up: TMA Secured Big Wins With a New Strategy TMA Priority: Protect independent diagnosing and prescribing as the practice of medicine; address current workforce shortages in a way that ensures patients hav...
Physician-Led Results: Scope-of-Practice Creep/GME Funding - 11/18/2024 8:21:03 PM

TMA priority: Protect independent diagnosing and prescribing as the practice of medicine; address current workforce shortages in a way that ensures patients have access to the same standard of care, no matter where they live. Session re...
Texas House Approves Budget With Gains for Medicine, Teeing Up Senate Debate - 11/18/2024 6:41:56 PM

The Texas House recently voted 136-10 to approve a record-breaking $302.6 billion state budget, which includes increased funding for several of the Texas Medical Association’s legislative priorities, including graduate medical education (GME), target...
50-Year Club Scholarship Fund Supports the Next Generation of Texas Medicine - 11/12/2024 4:40:02 PM

As he interviews for residency programs, fourth-year medical student Bowen Song has a bit of a buffer to blunt the expenses of the application process, thanks to the Texas Medical Association’s 50-Year Club Scholarship Fund. The $1,000 s...
How You Can Help: Projects Funded and in Need of Funding - 11/4/2024 7:02:30 PM

Current Programs and Needs To donate online click here TMAF is currently supporting the following programs. To learn more about how you can help support these programs, please see the contact information at the end of this section. ...
Supporting Diversified Workforce, TMA Recognizes Bayardo Scholars - 10/17/2024 3:55:39 PM

For academic achievement, commitment to community service, and desire to care for Texas’ increasingly diverse population, the Texas Medical Association honored the 16 recipients of its Diversity in Medicine Scholarship at Business of Med...
TMA Awards Scholarships for 2024 to 16 Incoming Medical Students - 10/8/2024 3:07:26 PM

July 22, 2024 Sixteen students entering Texas medical schools this fall are getting a financial boost on their way. Each of the students, who are members of minorities underrepresented among physicians, will receive a $10,0...
Texas Medical Schools - 9/10/2024 9:43:12 PM

Texas Medical Schools | Scholarships | New to Texas TMA Medical Student Section | TMA Residents and Fellows Section Texas Medical Schools Baylor College of Medicine Sam Houston State U...
TMA … Your Resource Center! - 8/14/2024 2:31:43 PM

If you need information on the topics listed below, dial (800) 880-1300 and ask for the extension listed or dial (512) 370- plus the four-digit extension. For information on topics not listed, call TMA's main number (800) 880-1300 or (512) 370-1300. ...
Krishna Memorial Scholarship Invests in University of Texas’ Future Physicians - 8/6/2024 4:08:06 PM

For two out of three U.S. allopathic medical students, matriculating can come with up to a $300,000 price tag, burdening future physicians with financial woes that can encroach on their education. But seven students at University of Texa...
Section Resources - 7/30/2024 6:53:47 PM

Event Dates and DeadlinesAMA and TMA calendar of events and deadlines for medical students. Get InvolvedA general overview of AMA and TMA opportunities. Leadership and Scholarship Opportunities All AMA and TMA leadership an...
TMA Celebrates Outstanding Science Teachers for Educating Potential Future Physicians - 7/22/2024 5:49:03 PM

July 2, 2024 The Texas Medical Association (TMA) is honoring three exceptional Texas science teachers with the 2024 Ernest and Sarah Butler Awards for Excellence in Science Teaching. TMA recognized the teachers – Selene Verhofstad, EdD...
Grants to 2024 Programs - 7/18/2024 2:37:16 PM

TMA GRANTS - In support of TMA’s population health, science, and quality of care priorities Vaccines Defend What Matters (VDWM): VDWM is TMA’s integrated, multimedia education and advocacy effort to overcome vaccine hesitancy and increase ...
About the 50-Year Club - 7/3/2024 5:33:32 PM

50-Year Club History The 50-Year Club was established in 1984 as a social group for TMA members who graduated from medical school 50 years ago or more. The club's main activity was a dinner/dance during the annual TexMed conference. In a...
Mitigating Medical Student Debt: TMA Assistance Programs Help Next Generation - 6/20/2024 6:55:17 PM

John Flores, MD, sympathizes with medical students, knowing the burden debt plays into career choices for students. Recalling his accrued tab of $70,000 in 1989, he feels current medical graduates’ pain. “I can’t imagine it now,” Dr. Flores said. ...
TMA Special Funds Foundation Builds New Medical Student Scholarship After $1.1 Million Donation - 6/4/2024 5:00:37 PM

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 est...
Jenny Shepherd Says “I Do” to TMAA Presidency - 5/13/2024 5:48:36 PM

Jenny Shepherd began her presidency of the Texas Medical Association Alliance (TMAA) by extending a “personal invitation to be [TMAA’s] plus one to the party of medicine” in a speech to TMA’s House of Delegates on May 4 at TexMed. The tireless...
Coming Up Short: TMA Workforce Report Underscores Access Challenges, Advocacy Wins - 5/6/2024 5:42:18 PM

Odessa allergist and immunologist Vivek Rao, MD, is something of an outlier. Well below retirement age at 49, he is younger than the average age of physicians in his specialty and in his region. Although Odessa is a metro area, it is surrounde...
TMA Scholarship Cultivates a Diverse Workforce; Apply by May 31 - 3/25/2024 5:44:03 PM

Are you sharing in the excitement of someone who's just been accepted to medical school? If one of the first steps is figuring out how to fund the next four years, Texas Medical Association’s Diversity in Medicine Scholarship is here to ...
Scholarship Open for Students Committed to Medically Underserved - 3/11/2024 8:38:36 PM

The Lone Star Caucus (LSC) Scholarship now is accepting applications from third- and fourth-year medical students attending any Texas medical school. This annual opportunity is open to student members of county medical societies within the Lone ...
TMA's 50-Year Club Scholarship Fund Empowers Tomorrow's Healers - 1/9/2024 4:16:16 PM

Thanks to the Texas Medical Association’s 50-Year Club Scholarship Fund, Canice Dancel’s path through medical school extends beyond her academic goals. Her journey is also infused with a passion to “make a meaningful impact on the lives of women, fam...
Close to Home: Scholarships Keep Medical Students in their Communities - 1/5/2024 3:02:31 AM

Abilene family physician Zoie Walker, MD, recalls the struggle her grandfather faced after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. At the time, their hometown of Cross Plains had a population of fewer than 1,000 residents and even fewer docto...
A Helping Hand for Future Physicians: The Diversity in Medicine Scholarship - 12/19/2023 7:36:10 PM

Medical school can be an expensive undertaking. The Diversity in Medicine Scholarship aims to make pursuing this noble profession more accessible. Sponsored by the TMA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Texas Medical Association, t...
Information and Education - 12/13/2023 9:47:49 PM

Member resources made easy TMA is your source for information. From authoritative publications and a dynamic website, to informative CME and practice management resources, TMA has the answers you need. You can call TMA Knowledge Center and speak to ...
Giving Back Through Scholarships - 11/16/2023 5:54:28 PM

The future of medicine received a boost with more than $14,000 in donations to a TMAF endowment that supports medical student scholarships. It was established in 2021 by Dr. Mahendra Patel and his wife Dr. Shakuntula Patel, Irving. ...
Medical Student Member Highlight: Anand Singh - 11/15/2023 9:12:05 PM

Name: Anand Singh Medical School: Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at Texas Christian University City: Fort Worth County Medical Society: Tarrant CMS Social Media Handle: @anand.singh124 (instagram), @toanands...
Empowering Our Alliance: A Year of Energy, Purpose, and Growth - 11/7/2023 3:16:05 PM

By Catherine Harrison, Smith CMSA President, and Mercedes Dossa, TMAA VP of Community Engagement As Smith County Medical Society Alliance embarked on this year, our alliance was infused with a renewed sense of energy and purpose. We understood that ...
All You Need to Do Is RSVP: Alliance Leader Opens Invitation to Medical Advocacy - 10/26/2023 9:37:34 PM

Jenny Shepherd has a story to tell. “I care about what’s happening in my community, and I want to improve it,” the Texas Medical Association Alliance (TMAA) president-elect said. “Saying that you don’t care about politics, especially concerning medi...
All You Need to Do Is RSVP: TMA Alliance Leader's Open Invitation - 10/26/2023 9:31:40 PM

Jenny Shepherd has a story to tell. “I care about what’s happening in my community, and I want to improve it,” the Texas Medical Association Alliance (TMAA) president-elect said. “Saying that you don’t care about politics, especially concerning med...
Solid Foundation: Michael E. Speer, MD, Leads TMA Foundation - 10/23/2023 9:13:56 PM

Houston neonatologist Michael E. Speer, MD, will be leading the Texas Medical Association Foundation for the next two years with plenty of experience under his belt. Dr. Speer has been active in organized medicine throughout his 53-year career as a...
TMA Awards Minority Scholarships to Help Diversify Workforce - 10/23/2023 9:12:02 PM

With medical school applications at an all-time high, the Texas Medical Association upheld its commitment to diversify the state’s workforce by awarding scholarships to minority students who plan to attend Texas’ 15 medical schools this fal...
TMA Awards Scholarships to 15 Minority Medical Students, 2021 - 10/23/2023 9:10:37 PM

May 17, 2021 Fifteen minority students entering Texas medical schools this fall each will receive a $10,000 scholarship from the Texas Medical Association (TMA). Physicians selected the students for their academic achievement, commitment to ...
2021 Programs - 10/23/2023 9:08:43 PM

TMA Grants - In support of TMA’s population health, science, and quality of care priorities TMA's Vaccines Defend What Matters TMA’s Hard Hats for Little Heads TMA’s Ernest and Sarah Butler Awards for Excellence in Science Teaching TMA’s Dive...
2021 TMAF-Funded Programs - 10/23/2023 9:02:00 PM

TMA and TMAA GRANTS In support of TMA’s population health, science, and quality of care prioritiesNEW! Vaccines Defend What Matters (VDWM): VDWM is TMA’s integrated, multimedia education and advocacy effort to overcome vaccine hesitancy and incr...