Top sponsors included H-E-B, CHRIS- TUS Health, the Texas Medical Liabil- ity Trust, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, and the Texas Medical Association Insurance Trust. For updates on the 2014 gala set for May 2 during TexMed 2014 in Fort Worth, visit
www.tmaf.org.
Saving Hearts — Saving Lives exhibit closing soon
The last day to see this exciting exhibit about the history of cardiovascular medi- cine in Texas is Sunday, Sept. 22, from 1 pm to 4 pm during Austin Museum Day 2013. This is your last chance to see in- struments and other artifacts from the collections of the late Michael E. De- Bakey, MD, and from Denton A. Cooley, MD, who personally selected the items and images from the Cooley Collection for display. Regular visiting hours at the His-
tory of Medicine Gallery are 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday.
A new exhibit — Bugs, Bones, and Blood — will open in early October.
Final Decisions: Tell us your story
Physicians have a unique perspective on death. Many have spent their careers helping patients through the difficult process of making end-of-life decisions. When physicians make these decisions for themselves and their loved ones, they apply their clinical experience and medi- cal knowledge. TMA is hosting a fo- rum, titled
Scan the QR code to visit “Final Decisions” on TMA’s Me&MyDoctor blog.
“Final Deci- sions,” on its blog, Me&My Doctor, where physicians can share their thoughts and experiences with end-of-
Top donors to the TMA Foundation (TMAF), such as Gregory R. Johnson, MD, of Manvel, right, help support scholarships for first-year Texas medical students through TMA’s Minority Scholarship Program. TMAF annually raises $53,000 for the program, which funds nine $5,000 scholarships. Joining Dr. Johnson are Mauro Silva, middle, one of the 2013 scholarship recipients, and TMAF President G. Sealy Massingill, MD, Fort Worth. Mr. Silva will attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston this fall. To make a tax-deductible donation to TMAF and the TMA Minority Scholarship Program, visit
www.tmaf.org or call (800) 880-1300, ext. 1664, or (512) 370-1664.
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The TMA Foundation’s Board of Trustees officers for 2013–14 include, left to right, G. Sealy Massingill, MD, president; Deborah Fuller, MD, vice president; D’Anna Wick, secretary; and James A. Prentice, MD, treasurer.
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