Family physician, Rodney Young, MD, is running for an at-large seat on the TMA Board of Trustees later this week. Dr. Young is regional chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Amarillo. He is a past Texas Family Physician of the Year and has been an active TAFP member for decades. He has served in many positions in TMA including as chair of the Council on Socioeconomics and the Council on Medical Education.
“We need more family physicians bringing the voice of primary care to discussions within TMA,” says TAFP Board Chair Emily Briggs, MD, MPH. “Family physicians are well suited to ensure their policies stay focused on improving the health of our patients and our practices. Dr. Rodney Young has been an integral part of the Lone Star Caucus specifically bringing the family medicine voice of the rural and micro urban communities of Texas for many years.”
The TMA Board of Trustees manages business and financial affairs of the association, implements policies of the House of Delegates, establishes association policy between meetings of the House of Delegates, and monitors program activities of TMA councils and committees. Membership includes nine at-large members, six TMA officers, and three section-designated members.
The election will be held during TexMed 2024 at the Omni Dallas Hotel in Dallas, May 2 – 4. There is a candidate forum on Friday, May 3, 3 – 4:30 p.m.
The election will take place Saturday morning. Though only appointed delegates and alternate delegates in the TMA House of Delegates can vote, interested TMA member may be able to attend their county medical society caucus, either through their specific county chapter or through consolidated meetings of smaller county chapters. Most caucuses meet Saturday morning, 6:30-8 a.m. Reach out to the CMS staff if you would like to attend.
“I encourage you to learn more about Dr. Young and give him your support if you are part of your county medical society delegation,” says TAFP CEO Tom Banning.
For more information on TexMed 2024 and to access the House of Delegates’ schedule, go to www.texmed.org/TexMed.