to print a report to share with auditors. If you need more in-depth assistance,
the Texas regional extension centers (RECs) can help with EHR selection, workflow optimization with an EHR sys- tem, meeting the meaningful use mea- sures (including the security risk assess- ment), and attesting to meaningful use to receive the incentives. For more information about the Tex- as RECs, check out TMA’s REC Resource Center,
www.texmed.org/rec. A REC lo- cator tool can help you determine which REC serves your area. You can direct questions related to EHRs and other office technologies to TMA’s Health Information Technology Department by calling (800) 880-5720 or by emailing
hit@texmed.org.
Dr. Madson named dean of new osteopathic med school
The new University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) School of Osteopathic Medicine hired Robyn Phillips-Madson, DO, as founding dean of the San Anto- nio school. Dr. Madson, board certified in family medicine, most recently served as dean and chief academic officer at the Pacific Northwest University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Yakima, Wash. Dr. Madson has a master’s degree in public health from Nova Southeastern University in Florida and completed the American Osteopathic Association’s Health Policy Fellowship Certificate Pro- gram.
“It is the belief and hope of the univer- sity administration that Dr. Madson will lead the effort to inspire a new genera- tion of doctors to serve with the same enthusiasm and dedication that has mo- tivated Dr. Robyn Madson throughout her medical career. We welcome her to our community and to San Antonio and commit to supporting her in the enor- mous task of creating a distinctive and quality osteopathic medical school for South Texas,” said UIW Chancellor and Search Committee Chair Denise Doyle. Last fall, the City of San Antonio voted to approve a $7.7 million funding
Newsmakers
Gov. Rick Perry appointed Jeff Beeson, DO, and Robert “Bobby” Greenberg, MD, to the Advisory Council on Emer- gency Medical Services. The council helps federal, state, and local agencies develop and implement an integrated, statewide program for emergency medical services (EMS). Dr. Beeson is medical director of the MedStar Emergency Response Mobile Healthcare System in Fort Worth and is a board representative for the National Association of EMS Physicians. Dr. Greenberg is an emergency physician and vice chair of Baylor Scott and White Health in Temple. He is medical director and chief of staff at Scott and White Emergency Hospital in Cedar Park and an associate professor at the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine.
Mark Chassay, MD, is the new associate dean for alumni rela- tions and assistant dean for admissions and student affairs at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. Dr. Chassay is a 1992 graduate of the medical school and will serve as part of the school’s clinical faculty at the IRONMAN Sports Medicine Institute as an assistant professor in the Department of Ortho- paedic Surgery.
At the February annual meeting of the American Neuropsy- chiatric Association, Stuart C. Yudofsky, MD, received the inaugural Gary J. Tucker M.D. Award for Lifetime Achievement in Neuropsychiatry. Dr. Yudofsky is the distinguished service professor and chair of the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine.
Huda Zoghbi, MD, professor of neuroscience, pediatrics, mo- lecular and human genetics, and neurology at Baylor College of Medicine, received the 2014 March of Dimes Prize in Develop- mental Biology, an award given annually to investigators whose research has profoundly advanced the science that underlies the understanding of birth defects. Dr. Zoghbi is also the found- ing director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator.
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