Dr. Bradford S. Patt
For TMA Board of Trustees
"We are at a crucial time for our profession and for our association. We are faced
with myriad forces that are trying to divide the House of Medicine. Government and health plans are
trying to tell us how to practice medicine. Large employers are trying to tell physicians they no longer
need organized medicine. TMA must fight to restore physicians’ autonomy to make independent medical
judgments on behalf of their patients. As a member of the TMA Board of Trustees, I pledge to lead that
fight. I ask for your support to allow me to continue the work I began three years ago."
Dr. Eddie L. Patton, Jr.
For TMA Vice Speaker
"I humbly ask for your vote for Vice Speaker of the TMA House of Delegates. I see
the role of Vice Speaker as much more than a meeting facilitator. It is the responsibility of the speakers to
ensure every delegate has an opportunity to be heard both during and outside the official meetings. As Vice Speaker I will be available to all delegates and will encourage their thoughts
and ideas concerning how our meetings can be improved. In addition, I will use the opportunity to
interact with the diverse membership of our House of Delegates to enhance my consideration of the issues
with which I will be asked to vote as a member of the Board of Trustees." To hear from Dr. Patton, click on the videos below.
Dr. Myphuong Theresa Phan
For AMA Alternate Delegate
"When I was interviewing for fellowship, I was asked why I participate in the TMA and the AMA. My interviewer implied he didn’t see the value of organized medicine. He didn’t feel those organizations represent physicians or patients. I am asking for your vote for alternate delegate to the Texas Delegation to the AMA because I believe in the opposite: organized medicine is for both doctors and patients. Our policies are the bedrock of public health, and they govern the way we practice medicine in the exam room and in our communities. What I love about the house of medicine is that you can see policy from all perspectives: From the idealistic voice of the medical student to the sage wisdom of the senior physician. As young physicians, we live in the in-between: we still have that idealism but have grown from the rigors of residency and early practice. We also are starting families and navigating misinformation and constant advances in technology. Representation matters and I feel that perspective is needed on the delegation. My experience of learning medicine in Lubbock, training in Austin, practicing in Houston, and participating in organized medicine for the last 11 years gives me the ability to do well as your next alternate delegate to the Texas Delegation to the AMA. My name is Dr. Theresa Phan, and I humbly ask for your vote. Thank you." To hear from Dr. Phan, click on the videos below.