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BCMS NEWS

GUEST SPEAKER ADDRESSES
FREEDOM, MEDICAL EXCELLENCE

Drs. Jayesh Shah and Pam Hall visited with Rep. Rick Galindo
(Dist. 117) during the April 7 First Tuesdays visit to the Capitol.

Pausing for a photo with Rep. Lyle Larson (Dist. 122) on April Dr. Richard B. Gunderman, vice chair of the radiology depart-
7 were (from left) Michael Guirl, MD; Jayesh Shah, MD; Larson; ment at Indiana University School of Medicine, spoke March 13 in
Pam Hall, MD; and Mary Nava. San Antonio, addressing medical school students and faculty as the
Alpha Omega Alpha Visiting Professor. His visit was sponsored by
Jayesh Shah, MD, reg- the Patient Institute, UTHSCSA and BCMS.
istered his support for an
important bill heard in IN MEMORIAM
the House Public Health
Committee on April 7. Sister Melba Beine, OP, MD, died Feb. 27, 2015. Sister Melba,
69, was in the 40th year of her religious profession as a member of
During the April 7 First Tuesdays visits, Jayesh Shah, MD, the Dominican order. She received a doctorate in medicine from the
met with Rep. Justin Rodriguez (Dist. 125) (seated at end of University of Maryland at Baltimore and was a BCMS member since
table) and chief of staff Brian Hodgdon. 1996.

Robert L. Brusenhan Jr., MD, 83, died March 16, 2015. He
served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force and practiced urology
for more than 40 years. Dr. Brusenhan was a BCMS life member.

Mauricio A. Escobar, MD, died April 4, 2015, at age 77. A resi-
dent of Pearsall, Dr. Escobar was a BCMS member.

Jesse D. Ibarra Jr., MD, died April 7, 2015. A resident of Temple,
Dr. Ibarra, 96, was a professor of medicine at Texas A&M University
College of Medicine and a BCMS member.

Odville A. Rinn, MD, died Feb. 19, 2015. After serving in the
U.S. Navy in World War II, he served as a physician and surgeon.
Dr. Rinn, who died a week before his 90th birthday, was a BCMS
life member.

Thomas A. Tucker, MD, 77, died March 28, 2015. Dr. Tucker,
a psychiatrist, served in the U.S. Air Force and was a BCMS life
member.

BCMS NEW MEMBER WELCOME

Join us in welcoming the new physician-members of BCMS!
Wednesday, June 3
University of the Incarnate Word
Rosenberg Sky Room
847 E. Hildebrand Ave., San Antonio 78212

Mix and mingle: Complimentary buffet and cocktail party. Enjoy
an evening of networking, camaraderie and music.

The BCMS Foundation will award scholarships to local high
school students pursuing careers in the medical profession.

To RSVP, call 210-301-4381, ext. 193, or visit www.bcms.org.

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