The subcommittee’s work focuses on the following three charges:
- Representing the unique concerns and interests of academic physicians;
- Informing the Council on Medical Education, TMA members, and policy-makers of policy issues of primary importance to physicians in academic medicine; and
- Exploring and implementing activities, programs, and services to allow TMA to better serve the needs and interests of academic physicians.
Through three regularly scheduled meetings each year, the subcommittee focuses its efforts on activities that support physicians who have made a commitment to preparing the next generation of physicians. Examples of the subcommittee’s work are included on this website.
Membership Roster
University of North Texas Health Science Center/Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Lisa R. Nash, DO, MS-HPEd, FAAFP, Chair
Associate Dean, Educational Programs
Alternate member:
Kollier (Kip) Hinkle, MD
Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Baylor College of Medicine
Joslyn (Joey) W. Fisher, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine & Medical Ethics
Alternate member:
David J. Hyman, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine and Family and Community Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Diane Bodurka, MD, MPH
Vice-President, Medical Education
Professor, Gynecologic Oncology & Reproductive Science
Alternate member:
Jean-Bernard Durand, MD
Associate Professor, Cardiology
Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso
Jennifer C. Molokwu, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Associate Director of Medical Student Education
Alternate member: Pending
Texas A&M University Health Science Center
Curtis R. Mirkes, DO
Assistant Professor, Associate Residency Program Director, Internal Medicine
Alternate member:
Austin L. Metting, MD
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Surendra Varma, MD
Executive Associate Dean, Graduate Medical Education & Resident Affairs
Ted Hartman Chair in Medical Education
University Distinguished Professor and
Vice-Chair, Pediatrics
Alternate member:
Franklyn C. Babb, MD
Associate Professor, Dept. of Family and Community Medicine
Clerkship Director, Family Medicine
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Kaparaboyna Ashok Kumar, MD, FRCS
Professor and Vice Chair for Medical Student Education
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Alternate member: Pending
UT Health Northeast, Tyler
Jeffrey L. Levin, MD, MSPH
Senior Vice President for Clinical and Academic Affairs
Professor and Chair, Occupational Health Sciences
Alternate member:
Ryan Menard, MD
Family Medicine Residency Program
UTHealth, Houston
Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Alternate member: Pending
UTMB Health, Galveston
Syed S. Azhar, MD, MBA
Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Alternate member: Pending
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Elizabeth "Beth" Nelson, MD
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education
Alternate member
John C. Luk, MD
Assistant Dean for Interprofessional Integration
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medical Education
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Medical School
Pending
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Sharon C. Reimold, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine Vice Chair for Clinical Operations and Faculty Development
Alternate member:
William J. Krippner, Jr., MD
Professor, Anesthesiology and Pain Management
TMA Staff:
Marcia Collins
Director, Medical Education Department
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