March 2023


In this Issue...

Member Spotlight
TCMS/TCMA Installation Dinner
Women in Medicine Event
Party with a Purpose
Retired Physician Event
Focus on Savings
Dell Medical School Update





Dr. Ghassan Salman



Internal Medicine,
Associate Chief Medical Officer
Baylor Scott & White Health

“Make the patient the center of your attention,” is the best professional advice Dr. Ghassan Salman every received. And he strives to live by that advice daily. Specializing in internal medicine, Dr. Salman received his medical degree from the American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine in Lebanon. From there, he completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Rochester/ Strong Memorial Hospital. A fellowship in primary care preventative medicine followed at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Read more .




TCMS and TCMA Installation Dinner

Friday, March 24, 2023 | 6:30 PM
Austin Central Library

Dr. Jonathan MacClements will be officially installed as the 2023 TCMS president and Christi Dammert will be installed as the TCM Alliance president. This event includes dinner and will be held at the Austin Central Library—an architectural masterpiece overlooking the city.


Women in Medicine Author Tea with NYT Bestselling Author, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz


Sunday, March 5, 2023
3:00 - 5:00 PM
Riverbend Church Meeting Room, Quad 3
4214 N Capital of TX Hwy, Austin 78746

Refreshments will be served
$10.00 / per person




Party with a Purpose: Iconic Austin

Saturday, April 15, 2023 | 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Austin Central Library | 710 W Cesar

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Retired Physician Event
Austin Startup Offers Hope for Wildlife Preservation in Botswana

Thursday, March 30, 2023
11:30 AM | Terrytown Methodist Church
Cost: $25.00

Wildlife corridors are under threat in Botswana as commercial agriculture threatens the Kalahari Desert’s largest protected reserves.
Gazelle Ecosolutions, an eco-restoration startup founded by a diverse group of engineers and academics from UT Austin, helps ranchers in sub-Saharan Africa to sustainably manage their land.
Co-founder and CEO Amod Daherkar will speak about their award-winning work.
Lunch will be served.







Dell Medical School Events

Psychiatry Grand Rounds
Adolescent Outcomes of a 20-year Study of Romanian Orphans

March 14, 2023, Health Discovery Building, 1601 Trinity St., Auditorium

Contact Barbara Springer for more information.
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