May 25, 2023
Katherine “Kate” Russell, a medical student at the University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) was elected to serve on the Texas Medical Association (TMA) Board of Trustees, the association’s governing body. Ms. Russell will serve a one-year term representing the TMA Medical Student Section on the board. TMA announced election results during TexMed, TMA’s annual conference held in Fort Worth this year.
“I am extremely grateful that the Medical Student Section has trusted me to represent them on the TMA Board of Trustees,” said Ms. Russell. “We have a unique opportunity in Texas to have our voice heard in the House of Medicine through representation on committees, councils, and on the Board of Trustees, and I am looking forward to continuing that tradition.”
Ms. Russell has been a TMA member for three years. She is a past president of TCOM’S TMA student chapter. As a board member, her aim is to ensure students who are enthusiastic about advocacy receive the mentorship they need to be successful.
“My goal is to continue to strengthen the relationship between the Medical Student Section membership and the rest of TMA,” Ms. Russell said. “Many of our section members wish to stay in Texas for residency and eventually to practice, so I hope to grow the mentorship and networking connections between students and physicians.”
She is a regular Walk with a Future Doc event organizer at the medical school. The TMA-backed program invites members of the community to walk with physicians and medical students for exercise and connection with the medical community.
Ms. Russell graduated with a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from Baylor University. She has a master of science degree in public health from Emory University, and plans to graduate from TCOM with her medical degree in 2024.
TMA is the largest state medical society in the nation, representing more than 57,000 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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May 26, 2023