• President:
  Patrick Burke, MD
• President Elect:
  William Payne, MD
• Vice-President:
  Allyson McKenney, MD
• Executive Secretary:
  David Kagan, MD
• Treasurer:
  Oneka Richardson, MD
• Corresponding Secretary:
  Michael Condron, MD
• Fellow Liaison:
  Cea Tillis, MD

UT-Houston House Staff Association

This is the website of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston House Staff Association. The Association serves to keep residents and fellows informed about important issues that impact their professional lives and to give them a voice to help change them for the better.

Announcements

• Health Insurance Open Enrollment May 1 - May 30

  The open enrollment period for health insurance begins May 1. During this period you can make changes to your health, dental, and vision coverage, as well as add or drop, dependent care, change plans, and modify your flexible spending account. The effective date for these changes will be July 1, 2008.

  For details, visit the UT System Medical Foundation's Benefits page or call 713-500-5243.

• The new dictation system is coming! You've seen the flyers around the hospital. Now you can have one of your very own! We've saved it here (MS-Word DOC file) for convenient reference.
• Amendments: At the April General Association meeting, an amendment to the Constitution was presented that changes the time that officers of the Executive Council are elected and the rules for ratification of amendments. This text of the amendment and present constitution can be reached by the links below. The vote to ratify these changes will take place in May.
  • Constitution with amendment changes (Word DOC)
  • Constitution with amendment changes (PDF)
  • Present Constitution (Word DOC)
  • Text of the proposed amendment (Word DOC)
  • William Payne's summary of changes (General Assembly meeting Apr 9) (PPT)
• Feedback We have created a set of forms for collecting feedback on a variety of issues pertaining to resident life. Click on the "Feedback" link at the left to reach them.
• IDEA Program Take a morning to tell 5th graders it's ok to "Just Say No" .... Contact Oneka Richardson
• The ACGME Site Visit was March 18. Results are expected in October.

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