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BCMS DELEGATION
NEWS

TexMed 2018 Now in the History Books

BCMS Delegation to TMA wraps up House of Delegates Business

Jayesh Shah, MD elected to TMA Board of Trustees

San Antonio was host to TexMed 2018,
TMA’s annual meeting, which took place May 1 2
18-19 at the beautiful JW Marriott Hotel. In
addition, BCMS hosted a kickoff reception to
TexMed on May 16 at Rebecca’s Creek Distill-
ery. TexMed offers numerous committee,
board and council meetings, a variety of events
and receptions, including the annual TMA
Foundation Gala, superb speakers, an outstand-
ing Expo and an endless list of CME offerings
for attendees.
A special thanks to the following members 3
of the BCMS Delegation to TMA, who were
on hand throughout the weekend to conduct 7
business in the House of Delegates meetings,
reference committees and Caucus Breakfast:
Co-chairs – Michael Battista, MD; Jennifer
Rushton, MD and Jayesh Shah, MD; Brian
Boies, MD; Chelsea Clinton, MD; Edward
Dick, MD; John Edwards, MD; Stephen Gel-
fond, MD; Alice Gong, MD; Donald Gordon, 4
MD, PhD; Anupama Gotimukula, MD; Gerald
Greenfield, MD; BCMS President Sheldon
Gross, MD; David Henkes, MD; John Hinchey,
MD; William Hinchey, MD; David Hnatow,
MD; John Holcomb, MD; James Humphreys,
MD; Leah Jacobson, MD; Wendy Kang, MD,
JD; Margaret Kelley, MD; Alex Kenton, MD; 6
Michael Kim, MD; David Lam, MD; Monica
Lee, MD; William Lewis, MD; Juan Martinez, 5
MD; Milagros Martinez, MD; John Menchaca,
MD; Jesse Moss, Jr., MD; Erika Munch, MD;
Lubna Naeem, MD; John Nava, MD; Gerardo
Ortega, MD; Rajam Ramamurthy, MD; Adam
Ratner, MD; Roberto San Martin, MD; John
Shepherd, MD; David Shulman, MD; J. Marvin
Smith, III, MD; Rajeev Suri, MD; Bernard
Swift, Jr., DO; Marc Taylor, MD; Roberto
Trevino, Jr., MD; Ryan Van Ramshorst, MD;
Miguel Vazquez, MD; David Webster, MD; Clockwise from top left: 1. Dr. Sheldon Gross, current BCMS President, meets with past BCMS Pres-
ident Dr. James Humphreys at the TMA Convention. 2. Leaders of the BCMS Delegation to TMA (from
Alexis Wiesenthal, MD and medical students, foreground and to the left) Jayesh Shah, MD; Jennifer Rushton, MD; and Michael Battista, MD, listen as
Donald Egan and Manojna Kintada. delegation member John Holcomb, MD provides comments on resolutions during the TexMed 2018 Caucus
Also, heartfelt congratulations to Jayesh Breakfast held on May 19 at San Antonio’s JW Marriott Hotel. 3. Members of the BCMS Delegation to
TMA meet during the Caucus Breakfast on May 19 to review final details of the House of Delegates busi-
Shah, MD on his election to the TMA Board
ness and elections. 4. Dr. Zubin Damania, who goes by the name ZDoggMD, was the featured speaker at
of Trustees! the TMA Convention. 5. John Nava, MD, chair of the 2018 TexMed Planning Committee, welcomes
TexMed attendees to San Antonio during the opening session of the TMA House of Delegates on May 18
at the JW Marriott Hotel. 6. Dr. Donald Gordon, BCMS Delegate to TMA and member of the TMA Board
of Councilors. 7. Dr. Adam Rather, president-elect of BCMS, at the TMA Convention.
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