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Subcommittee for Academic Physicians

  • TMA Embraces Academia

     

    The Subcommittee for Academic Physicians reports to the TMA Council on Medical Education and was created to improve TMA’s representation of physicians involved in academic medicine. Unlike standing TMA councils and committees which are appointed by the sitting TMA president-elect, the subcommittee is composed of representatives of health-related institutions through appointments by the leadership of each institution.

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  • Patient Safety and Medical Errors CME Course

    An area of paramount interest to the subcommittee is the need for improvements in patient safety. This level of concern led to the subcommittee’s development of a training course on patient safety for medical students, resident physicians, as well as practicing physicians and other health professionals.

    The course is available without charge or for a nominal fee for practicing physicians who wish to take the course for the purposes of earning CME credits.

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  • Curriculum Toolbox in Leadership, Advocacy and Health Policy

    More medical students and residents have an interest in electives that focus on leadership, advocacy, and health policy skills. In response, the TMA Subcommittee for Academic Physicians produced a new curriculum toolbox to guide medical schools or residency programs in developing elective courses on these topics at their institution.

  • Policy Statement: Compensation

    The subcommittee developed this statement in 2002, and revised it in 2014, laying out elements of a successful clinical faculty compensation model.

    View the Statement

    Impact: Electronic Medical Records

    Out of concern for the effects of denying students access to recording information in patient medical records, the subcommittee sought to conduct research on EMR policies at accredited medical schools in the U.S. 

    Review the Research

  • Additional Resources

    The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education is a private, not-for-profit council that evaluates and accredits allopathic residency programs in the U.S.

    The American Board of Medical Specialties, a not-for-profit organization, assists 24 approved medical specialty boards in the development and use of standards in the ongoing evaluation and certification of physicians.

    The American Osteopathic Association serves as the primary certifying body for DOs, and is the accrediting agency for all osteopathic medical schools and has federal authority to accredit osteopathic residency programs at hospitals and other health care facilities.

    The Association of American Medical Colleges is a not-for-profit association representing LCME accredited U.S. and Canadian medical schools, and major teaching hospitals and health systems.

    The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board provides coordination for the Texas higher education system, including health-related institutions.

    The Texas Medical Board is the state agency charged with the licensure and regulation of Texas physicians.

    The Texas Medical & Dental Schools Application Service is the centralized application processing service for applicants to the first-year entering classes at all of the public medical, dental and veterinary schools in the state of Texas. Baylor College of Medicine does not participate in this program.

  • Leadership Training for You

    TMA offers leadership training for physicians, as featured on the Leadership Development webpage. In particular, young physicians in academic medicine may want to consider participating in the TMA Leadership Development College to add to their qualifications for promotion as faculty members.

  • Making Teaching Portfolios Work for You

    • Teaching Portfolios are valuable tools for academic physicians to document professional accomplishments and teaching effectiveness. The subcommittee encourages you to get started on creating a teaching portfolio at your earliest opportunity.