a few announcements

2007-2008 FM Chief Residents: Jerome Alonso & Carlos Montiel

Class of 2009 Rural Training Track residents: Jaime Ruiz-Perez and Rene Melendez

Additional member of the Class of 2010: Sandra Pedraza, Colombia

Congratulations to all!

published in Texas Medicine 3/07

Diabetes risk factors and testing in a Texas family medicine clinic - Dallo FJ, Weller, SC, Cass AR

Congratulations to Dr. Cass and colleagues!

Alumni news

Announcement from Dr. Mark Guidry:

Appointment
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Cassandra Arceneaux to the executive manager position of Director of Community Health Services effective April 1, 2007. Dr. Arceneaux is a board certified family physician and a preventive medicine resident. She has served as a Ready Provider in the 4C's clinic, provided over 4 months of learning and volunteer service as a resident assigned to the Health District. During her time at the Health District, Dr. Arceneaux reviewed teen pregnancy data, organized outreach Head Start physicals, studied 4C's utilization data and presented her findings to the Governing Board, and assisted in EMS recruitment efforts.

Beginning in April, Dr. Arceneaux will oversee all community health services and programs (public health nursing, breast cancer screening, senior outreach, immunizations, HIV/STD, TB, WIC, etc). She will organize comprehensive community outreach events; will medically supervise public health programs requiring standing delegation orders (e.g., immunizations, TB, HIV/STD, breast cancer screening, etc), will provide clinical preventive healthcare, will serve as deputy health authority, and will participate in public health preparedness activities and outbreak investigations.

Please welcome and congratulate Dr. Arceneaux. On April 2nd, she may be reached at 409-938-2457.


Harlan "Mark" Guidry, MD, MPH
Chief Executive Officer & Health Authority
Galveston County Health District
409-938-2401; Pisa Lewis, Asst.
www.gchd.org

news just in from ABFM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 20, 2007

American Board of Family Medicine Sleep Medicine CAQ Approved by the ABMS

The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) approved the American Board of Family Medicine’s (ABFM) application to provide a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Sleep Medicine today at its Annual Meeting. ABFM Diplomates will be able to sit for the first Sleep Medicine examination in November of this year. The Board of Directors of the ABFM made the decision at its Interim Meeting last October to seek approval from the ABMS for the ABFM’s co-sponsorship of a CAQ in Sleep Medicine along with the ABMS Boards of Internal Medicine (ABIM), Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Neurology, and Otolaryngology. The ABFM has begun to work closely with ABIM, who will administer the exam. When the application process is finalized, details will be announced on the ABFM website, www.theabfm.org.

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As many of you may know, our own Dr. Jerome Alonso (R2) was instrumental in this process. Good work Jerome! It's wonderful to see your efforts and hard work pay off in such a big way!

More big CONGRATULATIONS

to Dr. Carlos Montiel and his wife, who are the proud new parents of a healthy baby girl!!

Big CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Simmons!

On March 3, 2007, at the TAFP Texas Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Students Session during the Section on Resident Physicians, Donna Simmons was elected Alternate Delegate to the National Conference in St. Louis in August. She will represent the TAFP resident physicians and assist the delegate in reporting TAFP resident ideas at the annual session meeting.

Next year Dr. Simmons will fill the role of Delegate to the National Conference.

WAY TO GO!!

Introducing... UTMB FMR Class of 2010!!

From the top, left to right:
Tran Quan - Des Moines University, Osteopathic Medical Center
Thien-An (Ann) Nguyen - UT Houston
Obi Uzowulu - University of Szeged, Medical and Medical Sciences Centre (Hungary)
Martha Molina - UT Houston
























Sashi Braga - Universidade Federal Do Ceara (Brazil)
Ruthie Darg - Universidad San Martin de Porres (Peru)
Anwar Monroy - Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua (Mexico)
Lorena Salvatori - (Argentina)

WELCOME!!

We know who you are!!

and we're very happy! :-)

Stay tuned for the announcement TOMORROW about who is joining our program this summer.

Dr. Triana in UTMB Magazine

Read the story here.

Persistence pays off

FINALLY! The Ropes Course 2007 video. Thanks to Oscar, who produced the video!

Match 2007!!

WE FILLED IN THE MATCH!!!

We are so looking forward to finding out tomorrow WHO will be joining us, but plan to enjoy celebrating today that we filled.

Thank you to all our applicants and we hope all found positions in programs that you are excited about.

countdown to Match!

It's getting close!! Less than one week until we find out if we filled, one week until we will know WHO we got, and one week + one day until our applicants find out where they matched. Very exciting times. I am greatly looking forward to next week!

I received emails from two former residents this week... Anika Bell-Gray and Clint Watson. Both included photos of their kids, so stop by the Residency bulletin board to see those. I hear great things about Clint and Jo from my Waco colleagues! Nita Caskey visited with Luis Benavidez in Whitney recently. His new practice has been open one month and is doing very well. Staff contacts report that Manuel Gonzalez has relocated to New Zealand to begin his additional training in OBGyn.

Alumni - send in your updates or post them in the comments! We love to hear from you.

OB rotation in Nicaragua

Makeshift spacer

Teaching PALS

Carlos just returned from an OB rotation in Nicaragua. He said it was a really good experience and he had a great time, learned a lot. Catch up with him for more details.