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

Scholars must complete all of the following programs to graduate from the program.

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.

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.

TMA Installs Beaumont Anesthesiologist as President - 05/06/2024

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

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.

Presidents of the Texas Medical Association - 05/04/2024

Presidents of the Texas Medical Association

Texas Senate Interim Charges Underscore TMA Legislative Priorities - 04/29/2024

Scope-of-practice creep and access to mental health care are among the 57 charges Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick recently issued for Senate committees to study ahead of the 2025 legislative session. The Texas Medical Association’s advocacy for medicine-friendly policy also continues apace during the interim, with the association closely monitoring several of these charges.

Program Overview - 04/19/2024

Guidelines, application process, and costs for the TMA Leadership College.

New Federal Rules Limit Short-Term Insurance Plans, Enhance Protections - 04/17/2024

Following advocacy by the Texas Medical Association, the U.S. departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury recently issued final rules that strengthen consumer protections related to short term, limited duration insurance.

TMA Pushes for Prior Authorization Limits, Clarity - 04/16/2024

After hearing story after story of delays and denials, the Texas Medical Association is pushing the Texas Legislature to sign off on measures that would significantly curb insurers’ ability to require prior authorization on needed care, as well as clarify for both physicians and patients what it means when prior authorization is required.

Cigna Launches Digital Newsroom for Payer Updates - 04/12/2024

Physicians and practice staff looking for updates from one of Texas’ major payers, Cigna Healthcare, can now refer to the company’s new digital newsroom.