July 2019
In this issue . . .
TCMS Family Social
For Five Decades, Texas Physicians Have Helped Care for Physicians
Sustainable Strategies to Support Resiliency and Professional Wellbeing for Healthcare Professionals
Dean Clay Johnston Reflects on Dell Med, Five Years In
Family Social
July 28
Disney’s new live action movie, “The Lion King” promises to be amazing and TCMS has reserved a theater for physician members and their immediate family (parents, children, and grandchildren) at the Lakeline Alamo Drafthouse.
Date: Sunday, July 28
Time: 3 pm
Place: Lakeline Alamo Drafthouse, 14028 N. Hwy 183
Cost: $20 per person (ticket includes movie, entrée and non-alcoholic beverage). Children 2 and under are free, but must share a seat. Tickets are non-refundable and seats are limited.
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For Five Decades, Texas Physicians Have Helped Care For Physicians
TMA’s Physicians Benevolent Fund has provided assistance to Texas physicians and their families who have fallen on hard times. The fund continues to help qualified applicants in financial distress with basic household necessities. If you need financial assistance, or know of a physician or physician’s family in need, contact the Physicians Benevolent Fund today.
Sustainable Strategies to Support Resiliency and Professional Wellbeing for Healthcare Professionals
July 19
Presented by: American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Central Texas Chapter Physician Executive Group
Healthcare leaders often struggle with finding long-term solutions to address an important but personal issue for their staff and organization. Even when leaders recognize this as a problem, they are often presented with confusing information or get-better-quick solutions that bring no lasting change and can sometimes increase cynicism among employees.
During this presentation, participants will learn strategies and approaches that will address well-being and resiliency and the importance of sustaining well-being for healthcare professionals in today’s health care environment.
Moderated by: Tom Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, St. David's North Austin Medical Center
Panelists: Emram Rouf, MD, Seton Health Plan
Brian Sayers, MD, Chair, Travis County Medical Society Physician Wellness Program
Sriram Vishwanath, PhD, Physician Health and Rehabilitation Committee, University of Texas at Austin and
Mike Averitt, DO, Baylor Scott & White Healthcare
Date: Friday, July 19
Time: 7 am - 9 am
Place: Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery, 12221 Renfert Way #200, Austin 78758
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Dean Clay Johnston Reflects on Dell Med, Five Years In
Five years into Dell Medical School’s work to revolutionize how people get and stay healthy, Dean Clay Johnston, MD, PhD, provided a look at its progress and plans during the "State of Our School" address on May 21.
Early collaborations are already bearing fruit, including efforts to improve care for veterans, redesign the brain health system and launch mobile health teams that serve people experiencing homelessness. With the opening of UT Health Austin in 2017, Dell Med began putting into practice a person-centered, multidisciplinary approach that rewards value.
Watch the full State of Our School address