surer Art L. Klawitter, MD, Needville, all won reelection. The delegates reelected Carlos J.
Cárdenas, MD, Edinburg; and Austin I. King, MD, Abilene; and elected Dan McCoy, MD, Dallas to the TMA Board of Trustees. Board members chose A. Tomas Gar- cia III, MD, Houston, as the new board chair. Dr. Cárdenas is the new vice chair of the board; Dr. McCoy is the new board secretary; and Don R. Read, MD, Dallas; and Lewis Foxhall, MD, Houston; are the at-large members of the board’s Execu- tive Committee.
In balloting for an open spot on the
Texas Delegation to the American Medi- cal Association, the house chose Jay Shah, MD, of San Antonio, to be the newest alternate delegate. Finally, TMA’s Medical Student Sec- tion and Young Physician Section pre- sented their annual awards at the House of Delegates meeting. Winners were:
• Chapter of the Year Texas College of Osteopathic Medi- cine. The chapter continued its ef- forts to provide community service and educational opportunities for students in 2010. The class of 2013 logged more than 4,700 hours of ser-
vice last year, and the class of 2014 chalked up more than 2,700 hours in only one semester.
• Student of the Year
Kim Hawthorne, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. She was cited for service and leadership to the chapter. The student nominat- ing her said Ms. Hawthorne “is reli- able, effective, and passionate. Her name continues to be raised in dis- cussions about future TMA leaders.”
• C. Frank Webber Award Angela Siler-Fisher, MD, Houston. Dr. Siler-Fisher, an emergency physician, was honored for being a strong advo- cate for student involvement in TMA.
• Young at Heart Award Former TMA President William W. Hinchey, MD. The San Antonio pa- thologist was cited for his commit- ment to organized medicine and his willingness and openness to bringing young physicians up the ranks.
Dr. Malone becomes TMA president
Austin orthopedic surgeon C. Bruce Malone, MD, was sworn in as the 146th
In this time of disruptive change, we cannot just say “No.” We have to help create a reorganized medical market- place that creates value for the consumer and gives us a right to practice in the “public” system while having the option to contract privately with patients who want more. Thanks for allowing me to serve. This
is a roomful of servant leaders. We all share a love of the profession and re- spect for our colleagues. I am counting on all of you to help us make a change for the better as health reform evolves. And speaking of respect, let me thank Sue Bailey, mentor and friend, national class medical leader and communica- tor, and, next month, vice-speaker of the AMA House of Delegates. She led with a promise to help us survive and thrive in the new health care landscape. We must continue even further down that path because we are just now understanding the rules and details of what that job will be.
Where are we now? We are working in a system that costs too much. Business is worried that medi- cal costs are going to make U.S. goods noncompetitive. We have employer- based health insurance versus personal taxes in other countries and per-capita spending for medical care that is at least two, and sometimes three, times that of other developed countries. We have amazing technology and skills, but over- all, U.S. health is not outstanding be- cause of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and violence, and the uninsured. We cannot just pretend these facts
away. In this time of disruptive change, we cannot just say “No, we want things to stay as they always were” because change is happening all around us. If we think we don’t like radical change, we are really not going to like being irrelevant.
New TMA President C. Bruce Malone, MD, receives the official President’s Pin from his predecessor, Susan Rudd Bailey, MD, after taking the oath of office.
10 TEXAS MEDICINE July 2011
Where are we going? The new Affordable Care Act has doctors and patients confused. Factions chal-
president of the Texas Medical Associa- tion May 14 at TexMed 2011 in Houston. Here is his installation address:
PHOTOS BY JIM LINCOLN
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