News :: Spring/Summer 2010 May 11, 2010, meeting: A report from TMA's annual meeting from LDCMS President Dennis Schmidt. Read about it here. Scholarships awarded for 2010 : find out who received $1,000 each. December 10, 2009, meeting: The Status of Sexuality Education in Texas Public Schools w/David C. Wiley, Ph.D. of Texas State University. Read about it here. June 16, 2009, meeting: Dr. Celeste Wilcox presented information on white blood cell disorders. Members: find out what else happened. Scholarships announced for 2009: $5,000 awarded to area health-related students Hard Hats for Little Heads : LDCMS gave out bicycle helmets at the annual Kids Safe Saturday safety fair at Love Civic Center on Saturday, March 28, for the second year in a row in what secretary/treasurer Amanda Green called a "success in spite of the bad weather." The first meeting of 2009 was held Feb. 10th. Topic was Medical Missions with Ralph Izard, M.D., medical director Baptist Medical Missions International. Find out what happened. Past Meetings: Minutes and notes from 2002 through 2008 meetings are on the archives page (member access only - password required, see below) Password secure members-only area [members: to find out the user name and password, send an e-mail to the webmaster and that information will be e-mailed to you within 24 hours] Scholarships awarded for 2010 The president of the Lamar/Delta County Medical Society, Dr. Dennis Schmidt, has announced the awarding of five scholarships to local area students. The $1000.00 scholarships were awarded from a large number of applicants on the basis of several factors, including both academic achievement and financial need to graduates of Lamar/ Delta County high schools who are seeking careers in the health care field. The recipients were: - Brittany Ackley, the daughter of Pedro and Gayle Barrios, who is a graduate of Paris High School and is currently a medical student at the American University of the Carribean Medical School. She plans to return to Paris as a family physician. - Raven Dangerfield, the daughter of Gwendolyn Black, who is graduating from Paris High School and is interested in a nursing degree at Paris Junior College. - Jordan Tyler, the son of Rodger and Samantha Kyle, who is graduating from Prairiland High School and will be a pre-medical biology major at Texas A & M University. He has already been accepted into the Partnership for Primary Care program at Texas A & M Medical School. - Morgan White, the son of Kenton and Wendy White, who is graduating from Paris High School and will be pursuing a degree in nursing at Southeastern College. - Matthew Winkler, the son of Mike and Kathy Winkler, who is graduating from North Lamar High School and will be a pre-medical biology major at Rice University. We congratulate these scholarship recipients on their previous academic achievements and will continue to watch their future accomplishments with great excitement! LDCMS awards scholarships for 2009 Dr. Chad Trammel, president of the Lamar/Delta County Medical Society, has announced the awarding of five scholarships to local area students. The $1,000 scholarships were awarded from a large number of applicants on the basis of several factors, including academic achievement and financial need to graduates of Lamar/ Delta County high schools who are seeking careers in the health care field. The recipients were: •Jamie DiBello, the son of Gary and Valene DiBello, who is a graduate of Paris High School and is a Pre-Medical Biology major at the University of Dallas. •Raci Lancaster, the daughter of Brad and Gina Lancaster, who is graduating from Paris High School and will be a Physical Therapy major at Texas A & M University. •Kaylee Miller, the daughter of Dave and Norma Dillon, who is graduating from Prairiland School and will be a Pre-Medical Biology major at Midwestern State University. •Britney Stevens, the daughter of William and Mary Stevens, who is graduating from Paris High School and will be a Dental Hygiene major at Paris Jr. College and then Texas Womens University. •Kieth Temporal, the son of Dane and Vimah Temporal, who is a graduate of Paris High School and is a Pre-Medical Biology major at the University of Texas at Tyler. “We congratulate these scholarship recipients on their previous academic achievements and will continue to watch their future accomplishments with great excitement,” Trammel said. Williams elected TMA president By Mary Madewell The Paris News Published May 4, 2008 The Texas Medical Association (TMA) elected Josie R. Williams, MD, of Paris as its 143rd president Saturday in San Antonio at TexMed 2008, the association’s annual meeting in San Antonio. A gastroenterologist and internal medicine specialist, Williams said she retired in July 2008 but then “went back to work part-time.” She is an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine at College Station. “I am in Paris three or four times a month,” Williams, who has a ranch here, said. “My kids live on the ranch and I consider it home.” Williams, the daughter of the late Evelyn and Brooks Williams grew up in the area and practiced here several years. Williams has served as a member of TMA’s Board of Trustees since 2001, on the association’s Council on Legislation and Council on Socioeconomics, and in several other capacities. She also has been active as a TMA delegate to the American Medical Association’s House of Delegates. As president, Williams said she seeks to strengthen physicians’ role as leaders in health care. “Health care is almost in a state of crisis because of exploding costs and decreasing pay for health care providers,” Williams said. “We are beginning to worry about the supply of primary health physicians to care to an increasingly older population. “I want us to being the journey to re-evaluate how we deliver health care and cut out waste that may be there, but at the same time restore the physician/patient relationship in hopes of taking things back to become patient centered.” Williams said the task is awesome “and will not be completed on my watch.” “The journey will take several years, but I want us to learn from other industries as we evaluate the health care system,” Williams said. “That is the journey I want to begin.” The former Paris physician has served in private practice, as a hospital administrator, a military nurse, a nursing administrator, and an assistant professor, among other professional roles. She also has served in the forefront of numerous other professional medical groups, notably those involved in patient safety issues. “If we’re good scientists, as we should be, and if we truly are about caring for patients, then we don’t just want to know what to do,” she explained. “Instead we want to know what’s the safest, evidence-based quality of care that will produce the best, patient-centered care, the most effective way.” Williams wanted to work in medicine since she was a child. She earned her medical degree from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and her nursing degree at Sparks Memorial Hospital School of Nursing at Fort Smith, Ark. She completed her undergraduate studies at Texas A&M University. In addition to her university staff position, Williams serves as director of the Rural and Community Health Institute at the Texas A&M Health Science Center. “Our state faces many health care challenges, from the high number of uninsured people to overall wellness concerns,” Williams. said. “TMA has to continue its leadership role in helping tackle those problems, to improve the health of all Texans.” Site by allan hubbard, copyright / all rights reserved | Contact webmaster for more information | DISCLAIMER