tion, the philanthropic arm of TMA, thanks to an endowment established by Ernest C. Butler, MD, and Mrs. Sarah Butler of Austin. For the sixth year, the program also received a generous gift from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.
Dr. Mullins to head 50-Year Club
Charles B. Mullins, MD, of Austin, be- came president of the TMA 50-Year Club at TexMed 2011. The club is a group of physicians who graduated from medical school at least 50 years ago but whose commitment to the advancement of medicine remains strong. Dr. Mullins is a retired cardiologist and internist with an extensive career as a medical school professor. He has been teaching future physicians for more than 40 years and is executive vice chancellor for health affairs emeritus for The Uni- versity of Texas System in Austin. During his career, Dr. Mullins has wit- nessed the introduction of Medicare and Medicaid to America’s health care sys- tem and the impact of major technologi- cal advances on the practice of medicine. “It’s just amazing what’s happened, and most of that’s because of engineer- ing breakthroughs,” Dr. Mullins said. “The first pacemakers I was putting in were almost twice as big as a package of cigarettes. Now they are almost the size of a 50-cent piece.” Though retired now, Dr. Mullins ac- tively advocates for medical education and serves on the board of the People’s Community Clinic, a charity clinic in Austin whose mission is to “improve the health of medically underserved and un- insured Central Texans.”
In addition to his leadership in edu- cation and his community, Dr. Mullins has been a consultant for TMA’s Council on Medical Education since 1982, and in 2004 was a member of TMA’s Physi- cian’s Forum. In 2001, he received TMA’s Outstanding Senior Award. In 1981, The University of Texas
Board of Regents named Dr. Mullins to the executive vice chancellor position, where he oversaw UT’s medical cam- puses for 20 years. n
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