dedicated their lives to the care of pa- tients and to the preparation of the phy- sician workforce of tomorrow. The awards program has four recogni- tion levels — Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum — and eligibility requirements increase for each level. Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels are self-nominating. A committee of TMA member physi- cians selected Surendra K. Varma, MD, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, as the 2014 Platinum level award winner from among the eli- gible Gold level recipients. Dr. Varma re- ceived a $5,000 cash award and trophy. The Award for Excellence in Academic Medicine is made possible through a grant from the TMA Foundation thanks to gifts from physicians and their fami- lies and institutional donors. Physicians who receive Gold-level recognition are eligible for the Platinum award for a pe- riod of three years. Dr. Varma, a pediatric endocrinolo- gist, has a long, distinguished career in academic medicine, with over 40 years of service at Texas Tech. He is currently vice chair of the Department of Pediat- rics, associate dean for graduate medi- cal education and resident affairs, and a distinguished professor of physiology and health services research. Dr. Varma has an extensive leadership list in local, state, and national organi- zations and has held numerous leader- ship positions in academic and clinical practice over his long career. And he has mentored a host of medical students, residents, and physician faculty. Note: There were no Bronze-Level ap- plicants for the 2014 cycle.
2014 Gold level achievement recipients
• Charles Rudolph Bauer, MD, The Uni- versity of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
• Kevin Hood McKinney, MD, The Uni- versity of Texas Medical Branch
• Surendra K. Varma, MD, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock
• Rodney B. Young, MD, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo
TMA Board of Trustees Chair Don R. Read, MD, right, and TMA Foundation President G. Sealy Massingill, MD, left, presented the 2014 TMA Ernest and Sarah Butler Awards for Excellence in Science Teaching to three outstanding Texas science teachers for inspiring young people to appreciate the role science plays in our lives: Elementary school honoree Rebecca Williams, left, teaches fifth-grade science at Woodrow Wilson Elementary in Denton; middle school honoree Betty McCulloch, right, teaches sixth-grade science and heads the science department at Clear Creek Intermediate School in League City; and high school honoree Janet Jones, middle, teaches biology at Jesuit College Preparatory School in Dallas and founded and directs the school’s own Medical Society. Each teacher receives $5,000 plus a $2,000 resource award for their school’s science department thanks to the generous support of Dr. Ernest and Mrs. Sarah Butler, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, and the TMA Foundation.
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2014 Silver level achievement recipients
• Cheryl L. Hurd, MD, University of North Texas Health Science Center
• G. Sealy Massingill, MD, University of North Texas Health Science Center
Hard Hats for Little Heads: 20 years of keeping kids safe
TMA’s Hard Hats for Little Heads helmet giveaway program turned 20 years old in May. Physicians celebrated at TexMed 2014 by recognizing program founder Larry C. Driver, MD, of Houston. The TMA Foundation passed the helmet at the House of Delegates meeting and raised nearly $6,500, which will provide 1,600 Texas children with a helmet.
In 1994, Dr. Driver sent a resolution to the TMA House of Delegates encour- aging physicians to take an active role in protecting the health of young Texans by providing bike helmets and educat- ing them about how to wear the helmet properly. The resolution passed, and the TMA Hard Hats for Little Heads program was born.
TMA physicians, TMA Alliance mem- bers, and medical students have hosted thousands of helmet giveaway events and have given away more than 175,000 helmets to Texas children since 1994. To celebrate the 20-year milestone, TMA wants to give away 34,000 helmets — a new annual giving record. To reach this goal, TMA’s Hard Hats
program is encouraging everyone to host a helmet giveaway in their community in October when TMA plans a statewide helmet blitz, or anytime this year.
MARC SWENDNER
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