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Anson Jones Awards: How to Enter - 11/20/2023

TMA is looking for the best health and medical news stories of 2012. Journalists and physician journalists, it’s time to submit your top stories for the 2013 TMA Anson Jones, MD, Awards. For the first time, TMA will recognize a Texas Health Journalist of the Year for an outstanding body of work

TMA Connects Medicine with the Media Through Outstanding Health Reporting Award - 08/25/2023

In yet another successful year of connecting medicine with the media, the Texas Medical Association’s Council on Health Promotion honored two Texas health care reporters with the 2023 Texas Health Journalist of the Year award in the 66th Anson Jones, MD, Awards news media competition.

Nominate a Local Journalist - 08/23/2023

For the first time, members of the TMA family can nominate local journalists for the TMA Anson Jones, MD, Awards, which recognize excellence in health journalism in Texas. So if you read, see, or hear a great health-related story, let us know.

Patient-Physician Electronic Communication - 07/20/2023

Patient-Physician Electronic Communication, Report of the Council on Communication to the House of Delegates, May 2003

TMA Community Outreach Program Grants Top Media Award for Opioid Crisis Coverage - 05/10/2023

Addressing the opioid crisis has been a long-standing priority for the Texas Medical Association, and the topic garnered the kudos of the association’s community outreach program connecting medicine to the media.

Getting Another Shot: Physicians Combat Post-COVID Vaccine Hesitancy - 07/29/2022

Thousands of Texas children are getting back-to-school vaccinations before starting the new academic year. As they do, Texas physicians see evidence that skepticism about the COVID-19 vaccines has turned into skepticism about all types of vaccines, infecting once-healthy public perceptions about childhood immunizations.

Countering Controversy: How to Have Difficult Conversations with Patients - 07/29/2022

New CME from the Texas Medical Association shows physicians how to address tough topics with patients.

Council on Health Promotion Connects Medicine With the Media - 07/26/2022

The Texas Medical Association’s Council on Health Promotion oversees a broad array of community outreach programs and activities to improve the health of all Texans. That includes honoring journalists whose diligent and relevant work furthers that aim.

Nominate Outstanding Journalists for TMA’s Anson Jones Awards - 12/14/2021

Each year, members of the Texas Medical Association’s Council on Health Promotion and former journalists have the tough job of selecting the best of the best in health reporting. Their picks earn TMA’s annual Anson Jones, MD, Awards.

Communicating With Patients Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing - 09/23/2021

The Americans With Disabilities Act requires you do whatever necessary to ensure “effective communication” with deaf or hard-of-hearing patients. Here are some tips to help you do this.

Ten Tips for Effective Voice-Mail Messages - 09/23/2021

Voice mail is a great tool, but it can waste time and cause frustration if you don’t use it wisely. Follow these tips for leaving effective voice-mail messages every time.

I Think I'll Wait: Talking Through Vaccine Hesitancy - 05/02/2021

How to validate patients’ concerns and promote COVID-19 vaccination.

Learn Effective Communication Skills During Free Live Webinar - 02/12/2021

If you would like a deeper understanding of how to communicate effectively, tune in to the Texas Medical Association virtual webinar: Communicating Across Barriers. The webinar, which is accredited for CME, is scheduled for 6 to 7 pm (CT) Thursday, Feb. 25

TMA Honors Outstanding Health Reporting - 12/10/2020

For the third year in a row, a San Antonio Express-News journalist took home the Texas Health Journalist of the Year title in the Texas Medical Association’s Anson Jones, MD, Awards news media competition.

Dedicated Cellular Network Open to Physicians Responding to COVID-19 - 03/24/2020

Physicians and other licensed health care professionals are now eligible to join FirstNet, the nation’s only public safety wireless broadband network.

Nominate Health Reporting that Impacted Medicine - 02/03/2020

As you look back at medicine and health care in 2019, take a minute to consider local journalists who helped the public understand a health issue and nominate them for the Texas Medical Association's Anson Jones, MD, Award. Three of last year’s award winners were nominated by a TMA physician or county medical society.

Journalism Contest Recognizes Physician and Medical Student Work - 01/06/2020

Do you moonlight as a medical reporter? Maybe you write a blog or a column for your local newspaper or magazine. Or perhaps you host a health-focused segment on a local TV or radio station. If so, enter your work in the TMA Anson Jones, MD, Awards contest.

Changes Coming to Certain Informed Consent Forms - 01/02/2020

The Texas Medical Disclosure Panel has adopted changes to two informed consent forms, which will take effect at the beginning of 2020. The panel made amendments to its Disclosure and Consent for Medical Care and Surgical Procedures form and its Disclosure and Consent for Hysterectomy form.

Honoring Journalism’s Impact on Health Care in Texas - 10/30/2019

The Texas Medical Association's Anson Jones, MD,  Awards recognize outstanding health reporting for Texas print, television, radio, online, and physician journalists. TMA’s Council on Health Promotion oversees the awards, and TMA physician members present the awards to journalists in their newsrooms.

Last Call: Nominate Outstanding Health News - 01/09/2019

Tomorrow (Jan. 10) is your last chance to let the Texas Medical Association know which health and medical news stories from 2018 are worthy of TMA’s Anson Jones, MD, Awards.

These Five Stages Define Colleague Relationships - 11/15/2018

Healthy workplace relationships are born of mutual trust. This applies to your peers, superiors, and the people you manage. As these relationships evolve, you have to work at keeping them productive and fulfilling, especially once the getting-to-know-you phase has come and gone.

TMA Honors Outstanding Health Reporting - 08/09/2017

The Texas Medical Association (TMA) announced winning journalists across the state in the 2017 TMA Anson Jones, MD, Awards for excellence in health and medical news reporting during 2016 (see winner list below). TMA member physicians presented the awards to journalists in their newsrooms throughout the spring and summer on this, the 60th anniversary of the competition.

How Physicians Can Help With Collections - 04/20/2017

Even if you have a business manager or office manager to “handle the money” for your practice, you, the physician, have an important role in billing and collections.

Avoid the Jargon - 06/23/2016

A dictionary tool from the University of Michigan suggests plain-language alternatives to both medical and nonmedical words you might often use in your practice.

Anson Jones, MD, Awards History - 05/12/2016

Anson Jones, MD, Awards' History