TCEP EMphasis Newsletter

APRIL 2023

Sterling Overstreet, MD, FACEP
TCEP Immediate Past President

Immediate Past President's Message

I would like to thank everyone who was able to attend Connect in Austin for our first ever conference in conjunction with a Legislative Day. With the session in full swing, this was meant to provide the opportunity to meet with our legislators at the state capitol. Connect was well attended and it was great to see everyone who did join us. As we look forward to next year ...

TCEP 23-24 Board of Directors Elected

During the annual business meeting on April 17th, the election of Board members was held. Dr. Sandra Williams became the President of TCEP and other executive officers include:

Sandra Williams, DO, MPH, FACEP
President

Doug Jeffrey, MD, FACEP
President Elect

AJ Kirk, MD, FACEP
Treasurer

Bryan Dunn, MD, FACEP
Secretary

Sterling Overstreet, MD, FACEP
Immediate Past President

For a list of the full board:
https://www.texacep.org/board-of-directors

2023 TCEP Legislative Day

Over 50 TCEP members visited legislators on April 18th concerning a variety of bills that TCEP is working on. Many thanks to Dr. Mackenzie Thompson who coordinated the visits, along with our lobby team, Imperium, who led the training session prior to heading to the Capitol. In addition to the office visits, TCEP was recognized on the House floor with a proclamation by Representative, Dr Tom Oliverson, and on the Senate floor by Senator Donna Campbell, MD

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Legislative Update

TCEP Important Bills
We are now at the point in the session where things are starting to move very quickly through the process- here is a snapshot of where some priority TCEP legislation currently stands. With less than 40 days left and upcoming bill deadlines approaching, we will have a better idea of where things are in the next couple of weeks ...

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TCEP Connect 2023 Photo Overview

Connect 2023 featured awards, outstanding educational sessions, day long programming for medical students and residents, and a keynote presentation by Dr. Thom Mayer, Medical Director for the NFL Players Association.

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TCEP Connect 2023 Sponsors

2023 TCEP Award Winners

Dr. Gerad Troutman, MD, MBA, FACEP
Lubbock
The Dr. James Hayes award is given for outstanding service to TCEP.

Dr. Dan Peckenpaugh, MD, FACEP
Dallas
The Committee Chair award is given for outstanding work done by a committee member.

Dr. Michael Parsa, MD, FACEP
El Paso
The Outstanding volunteer award is given for work on the annual abstract forum.

Jonathan Lopez, MD
UTHealth Houston Emergency Medicine Residency
The Dr. Michael Wainscott Legacy Award is given to a medical resident for outstanding contributions in emergency medicine. The nominees for this award are contributed from all the residency programs in Texas.

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TCEP Leadership and Advocacy Fellowship Program

The TCEP Leadership and Advocacy Fellowship was developed by the Texas College of Emergency Physicians to groom future emergency physician leaders. The fellowship combines elements of mentoring, organizational education and advocacy skills training in addition to guided experiences to selected fellows ...

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Emergency medicine claims typically involve diagnostic errors. In this case study, a patient was improperly triaged. When a claim was filed, TMLT quickly went to work and won a clear, decisive victory at trial.

IN MEMORIAM

Long time member

Roy K Yamada, MD

passed away Feb 23, 2023 in Ft. Worth

New Texas Residency Program in Galveston

The Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas is a newly created department which brings the full spectrum of trauma and emergency acute care along with groundbreaking innovation to the well-established UTMB Health facilities within the greater University of Texas System.

This is a 3-year ACGME-accredited Emergency Medicine Residency Program, accepting 6 residents for the academic year of 2023-2024.

Dietrich Jehle, MD, FACEP, RDMS serves as Program Director, Professor, and Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas.