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Appointments
Congratulations to the faculty members,
listed below, on their recent appointments.
| Dr. Celia Kaye, vice dean of the School
of Medicine and
chair of the
department of
pediatrics, has
been appointed as
a member of the
Texas Department
of Health's (TDH)
Newborn Screening
Task Force.
The task force will
be responsible for
advising the TDH on issues facing its
Newborn Screening Program. |
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Dr. Daniel Hale, associate professor in
the department of
pediatrics, has
been appointed as
a member of the
Texas Pediatric
Diabetes Research
Advisory Committee.
As a member
of the committee,
Dr. Hale will be
responsible for
developing plans to
research pediatric diabetes in Texas;
assessing Texas resources and sites for
possible research opportunities; analyzing
the impact of diabetes on the Texas
economy; and making recommendations
to the governor concerning pediatric
diabetes research programs and funding. |
| Dr. Shirley Menard, professor in the
department of
family nursing
care, has been
appointed as a
member of the
Health and Human
Services Commission
Telemedicine
Advisory Committee.
The committee
is charged with
evaluating policies
for the use of telemedicine medical
services, monitoring programs receiving
reimbursement, ensuring the efficient
and consistent development and use
of telemedicine technology under
government-funded health programs,
and coordinating the activities of state
agencies interested in the use of
telemedicine services. |
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Drs. Juan Parra and Alice Gong,
associate professors
in the department of
pediatrics, have been
appointed as
members of the State
Child Fatality Review
Team Committee.
The Texas Child
Fatality Review Team
State Committee is
a multidisciplinary,
multi-agency group,
mandated by state
law, that oversees
and assists the
work of local review
teams in Texas, and
works to develop a
statewide
understanding of
the scope and
magnitude of
childhood mortality. |
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