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FORMER BCMS PRESIDENT KUMAR HONORED

Ashok Kumar, MD, received a TMA Award for Excellence in teers in many
Academic Medicine (Gold), on April 28, 2016. The award was areas, includ-
presented to Dr. Kumar at a meeting of the Council on Medical ing leadership
Education as part of TMA's TexMed 2016 conference at the roles with the
Hilton Anatole Dallas. Dr. Kumar, who served as president of San Antonio
the Bexar County Medical Society in 2014, is professor and Mayor's Fit-
vice chair for medical education, and a clerkship director at the ness Council.
UT Health Science Center in San Antonio. He has been in-
volved in teaching medical students and residents for 18 years. The multi-
Dr. Kumar is a long term member of the TMA Subcommittee level award pro-
for Academic Physicians. He also volunteers as faculty advisor gram, created
to the TMA Student Section on his campus and was recognized in 2012 by
by the students with the C. Frank Webber Award for Outstand- TMA's Sub-
ing Service. committee for
Academic
In addition to serving a term as president of BCMS, Dr. Physicians, is designed to recognize academic physicians who are
Kumar has also served in leadership roles with the Texas Acad- consummate teachers, role models, and medical professionals.
emy of Family Physicians and Texas Indo-American Physician Dr. Kumar was among 14 physicians who were recognized
Society. He has been described as a "superb role model in com- by TMA this year at its annual meeting through the academic
munity service for students and residents." Dr. Kumar volun- award program.

10 San Antonio Medicine • June 2016