tigation, American Society of Ne- phrology, Association of Professors of Medicine, Association of American Physicians, and International Society of Nephrology. His awards are too numerous to
list but include the Kober Medal from the Association of American Physi- cians; the John P. Peters Award from the American Society of Nephrology;
the David M. Hume Award from the National Kidney Foundation; the Dis- tinguished Teacher Award from the American College of Physicians; the Robert H. Williams Distinguished Chairman of Medicine Award from the Association of Professors of Med- icine; and the Volhard Medal of the German Society of Nephrology.
Delegates select Dr. Read president-elect
TMA VOTED Don R. Read, MD, a Dallas surgeon, as its president-elect. He will serve as president-elect for one year before he assumes the TMA presidency at TexMed 2016 in Dallas. “I am honored and humbled to be elected president-elect of TMA, the best medical society in the United States,” said Dr. Read, a colorectal surgeon. He says he hopes to help ensure
TMA’s newly launched physician ser- vices organization, TMA PracticeEdge, “succeeds in being a good conduit for helping physicians remain in private practice and to not be forced to sell their practices to hospitals.” He also intends to work to make sure TMA re- mains the most valuable asset possible to all Texas physicians, regardless of whether they are in private practice or employed by another entity. The ability of physicians to own
Dallas surgeon Don R. Read, MD, thanks his fellow House of Delegates members for electing him to serve as TMA president-elect. His term as president begins at TexMed 2016 in Dallas next April.
their practices (if they so choose) con- cerns Dr. Read, and he believes em- powering physicians to choose their practice model is important. “Our greatest challenge as an asso-
ciation is to be able to provide all the services our physicians need as they increasingly practice medicine as em- ployees rather than practice owners,” he said. Physician ownership often equates
to autonomy to make care decisions. A recent TMA survey showed more than half of physicians said they experience some limitations in the care decisions they make. About half of Texas physi- cians work in a private practice — the second-highest number among all states and much higher than the na- tional average (35 percent). Dr. Read said leadership has called
him throughout his career. “I have been recruited to run for
New TMA Alliance President Patty Loose, left, takes the oath of ofice from outgoing President Angela Donahue, RN, during ceremonies at TexMed 2015. “The TMA Alliance is an army of volunteers dedicated to educating and advocating on medicine’s behalf,” Ms. Loose said.
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every leadership position I have held, beginning with chief of the general surgery section at Medical City Dallas Hospital,” he said.
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