Leadership Opportunities and Professional Development

Leadership Opportunities

Member-developed policy that forms the basis of TMA’s advocacy and public health initiatives
Elected and appointed positions to TMA boards, councils, committees, and task forces that lead, study, and recommend action on issues of the day
Elected county representation in the TMA House of Delegates
Elected positions on the Texas Delegation to the AMA that represents Texas at the national level
Leadership opportunities (e.g., section officers, delegates to TMA and AMA, and appointments to TMA boards, councils, and committees); as well as additional opportunities at the local county level

Professional Development

TMA Leadership College: Identifies, orients, and trains TMA members for future leadership positions
TMA's Accountable Care Leadership Program: developed in partnership with UT Dallas, this primarily online curriculum was adapted from the school's Healthcare Leadership and Management for Physicians certificate program.
Leadership training at TMA conferences
Message and media training for physicians held around the state
Conferences, seminars, and CME activities that address current issues and offer a chance to network with colleagues
Committees ranging from health promotion to child and adolescent health
Grassroots lobbying training offered at every First Tuesdays at the Capitol event during a legislative session
Local programming and events, great for building a referral network

Community of Peers

International Medical Graduate, Medical Student, Resident and Fellow, and Young Physician sections, assuring representation of unique physician segments at all levels in the federation of medicine
Vehicles for communicating and networking with peers statewide, with no additional cost to get involved
TMA Web site pages, Facebook group, listserv, newsletter, and staff resources dedicated to each section