hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and other health care professionals, as well as durable medical equipment. Connolly Healthcare is the RAC for


Texas.


How valuable is your TMA membership?


Austin otolaryngologist Daniel Leeman, MD, gained a 1,520-percent return on his TMA and county society annual dues investment. Just how valuable is your investment in TMA? Find out by visiting the interactive TMA Return on Invest- ment Calculator at www.texmed.org/ ROI.aspx.


Newsmakers


Roland Goertz, MD, of Waco, is the new chair of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Board of Directors. Dr. Goertz previously was AAFP president. He is chief executive officer of three foundations that oversee the Waco Family Health Center.


Roland Goertz, MD


Gov. Rick Perry reappointed Mark Silberman, MD, of Austin, to the Texas Radiation Advisory Board.


The board advises the state on radiation issues and reviews the rules, policies, and programs of state agencies that regulate radia- tion. Dr. Silberman is laboratory director of Clinical Pathology Labo- ratories and The University of Texas Student Health Laboratory.


Gov. Rick Perry appointed Beaumont orthopedic surgeon David Teuscher, MD, to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Dr. Teuscher is a member of the TMA Board of Trustees, partner at the Beaumont Bone and Joint Institute, and a team orthopedist for Lamar University’s NCAA teams.


David Teuscher, MD Gov. Rick Perry appointed Fredericksburg anes-


thesiologist Michael Williams, DO, to the University of North Texas System Board of Regents. Dr. Williams is chief executive officer of Hill Country Memorial Hospital.


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TMA developed the new tool to help you learn more about the value of your membership and the benefits that come to you from TMA and your county medi- cal society. Not sure how to make the most of your membership or how to tap into TMA’s many benefits and services? Con- tact the TMA Knowledge Center at (800) 880-7955, or email knowledge@texmed .org to find out.


PBF helps us take care of our own


“Thank you very much for your generous assistance in our time of need. Your kind-


ness came as a welcome touch of warmth and caring.” —PBF Recipient


For 50-years, the TMA Physicians Be- nevolent Fund (PBF) has provided assis- tance to Texas physicians and their fami- lies who need support as a consequence of poverty, infirmity, disability, accident, or other adversity. With your help, PBF will continue to take care of the family of medicine.


The fund helps recipients with rent or mortgage, utilities, health insurance, medical bills, clothing, and food. Some recipients are elderly and not practicing medicine, some are disabled or ill, and some are widowed and raising families. More than $3.4 million has been giv- en in assistance payments to more than 680 physicians and their families since the fund was established in 1961 with a $2,500 donation from the late May Owen, MD, a Fort Worth pathologist and past president of TMA. PBF remains alive today because of


the generosity of TMA members willing to share with less fortunate colleagues and families. Contributions are tax-de- ductible to the full extent permitted by law and may be in the form of honoraria or memorials.


Contributions may be made online at pbf.texmed.org or by sending a check to:


Physicians Benevolent Fund Texas Medical Association 401 W. 15th St. Austin, TX 78701-1680


Each spring and fall, the Physicians Benevolent Fund Committee reviews ap- plications for assistance; however, emer- gency cases are assessed as required. All applicants must complete a confidential questionnaire to be considered. If you are a physician in need or if you know of a physician in need, contact PBF today. For more information on contribu- tions or benefits, contact Chris Johnson at TMA at (800) 880-1300, ext. 1602, or (512) 370-1602, or email chris.john son@texmed.org.


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