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Physicians Sound Alarm to Curb Rising Congenital Syphilis Rates - 05/16/2024

Texas physicians are raising the alarm as cases of congenital syphilis, a dangerous illness for fetuses and newborn babies, are surging. Texas has the fourth highest congenital syphilis case rate in the nation, with cases skyrocketing 148% from 2017 to 2022, according to Texas Department of State Health Services data.

Delegates Emphasize Women’s, Reproductive Health Ahead of Legislative Session - 05/15/2024

Continuing its mission to improve the health of mothers and babies in Texas, along with addressing ongoing sexual health and opioid crises, TMA passed and strengthened policy to shape the association’s advocacy come legislative session.

New TMA Policies Aim to Strengthen Physician Workforce Pipeline - 05/14/2024

Among others, top new policies direct TMA to study ways to assist unmatched medical graduates and to advocate for increased per-resident funding to offset medical schools’ teaching costs – a rate that has not budged since 2008. Read more.

RFS Executive Council - 05/14/2024

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TMA Installs Beaumont Anesthesiologist as President - 05/13/2024

The Texas Medical Association installed Beaumont anesthesiologist G. Ray Callas, MD, as president during TexMed, the association’s annual conference, held in Dallas.

Schedule-at-a-Glance - 05/10/2024

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TMA Board of Trustees 2024-25 - 05/10/2024

TMA Board of Trustees

Board Member Highlight: Lee Ann Pearse, MD - 05/10/2024

Lee Ann Pearse, MD, was elected to the TMA Board of Trustees in May 2024.

Board Member Highlight: Pruthali Kulkarni, DO - 05/10/2024

In May 2024 TMA elected Pruthali Kulkarni, DO, a Temple fellow physician specializing in hematology and oncology, to the Board of Trustees.

The Waco Way: How This Addiction Medicine Specialist Targets Primary Care Challenges - 05/09/2024

How one addiction medicine specialist turned passion into practicality to target behavioral health challenges in primary care.

TMA Alliance Installs San Antonio Volunteer, Political Advocate as President - 05/09/2024

The TMA Alliance installed Ms. Jenny Shepherd to serve a one-year term as president Saturday during TexMed, the association’s annual conference held this year in Dallas. She is honored and excited to assume this role, and to continue her advocacy work.

TMA House Elects New Leadership - 05/09/2024

In addition to installing G. Ray Callas, MD, as president, Texas Medical Association delegates elected several top leaders at TexMed 2024, making history in the process.

Board Member Highlight:  Andrew “Jimmy” Widmer, MD - 05/09/2024

Name Andrew “Jimmy” Widmer, MD Specialty Internal Medicine City Temple County Medical Society Bell CMS TMA elected Temple internist Andrew “Jimmy” Widmer, MD, as the Young Physician Section

Board Member Highlight: Bradford W. Holland, MD - 05/09/2024

The Texas Medical Association reelected Waco otolaryngologist Bradford W. Holland, MD, speaker of the House of Delegates policymaking body in May 2023. The speaker is an ex-officio member of the TMA Board of Trustees.

Board Member Highlight:  Rick W. Snyder II, MD - 05/08/2024

As he concluded his presidency and became TMA’s immediate past-president in May 2024, Rick W. Snyder II, MD, continues serving as an ex-officio member of the TMA Board of Trustees.

Board Member Highlight: Dexter G. Turnquest, MD - 05/08/2024

The TMA House of Delegates elected Houston general surgeon Dexter G. Turnquest, MD, to the TMA Board of Trustees in May 2024.

Board Member Highlight: Rodney B. Young, MD - 05/08/2024

TMA elected Amarillo family physician Rodney B. Young, MD, to the Board of Trustees in May 2024.

TMA Elects Houston, North Texas, Central Texas, Panhandle Physicians to Board - 05/08/2024

The Texas Medical Association has elected representatives from Amarillo, North Texas, Houston, Temple, and Waco to serve on its ;Board of Trustees. These physicians will decide and implement TMA policies and deliberate various health care issues that impact the health and lives of Texans.

Board Member Highlight: Kimberly Monday, MD - 05/08/2024

Kimberly Monday, MD, was elected to the TMA Board of Trustees during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. One of her key beliefs: “Physicians are in the best position to determine what health care services people and communities need, who should provide those services, and in what context.”

Board Member Highlight: Joseph Valenti, MD - 05/08/2024

Denton obstetrician-gynecologist Joseph S. Valenti, MD, began serving as vice chair of the TMA Board of Trustees in May 2023. He has served multiple terms on the association’s governing body after his reelection to the board in 2021.

Board Member Highlight: John G. Flores, MD - 05/07/2024

Little Elm internist John G. Flores, MD, was reelected vice speaker of the Texas Medical Association House of Delegates policymaking body in May 2023. The office of vice speaker is an ex-officio member of the TMA Board of Trustees.  

Board Member Highlight: Cynthia Jumper, MD - 05/07/2024

When Cynthia Jumper, MD, was re-elected to the TMA Board of Trustees in 2022, she was honored to continue working at the board level on initiatives like preserving the patient-physician relationship. Learn more about Dr. Jumper.

TMA Elects San Antonio Physician President-Elect - 05/06/2024

The Texas Medical Association 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. Dr. Shah is the first Indian American TMA president-elect.

The Great Masquerader: Congenital Syphilis Plagues Texas - 05/06/2024

Since beginning her career at the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) in 2017 as the infectious disease medical officer, Jennifer Shuford, MD, has been closely monitoring syphilis.

Advocating With One Voice: Strategic Plan Aims for Unity in Texas Medicine - 05/06/2024

TMA strategic plan aims for association to be the unified voice of Texas medicine.