GETAC- EMS Medical Directors Committee

 

Statement of purpose

To promote a robust, responsive, flexible emergency healthcare system that is based on evidence, quality, and safety by board-certified EMS physicians with appropriate authority, compensation, and oversight of all actions of the emergency healthcare system. 


 

Past Meetings

 

Current members

The Council appoints committees it considers necessary to perform its duties. Committees meet in conjunction with the quarterly GETAC meetings or as necessary to conduct committee business.

Council Liaisons: Sharon Ann Malone, MD; Taylor Ratcliff, MD; Gerad Troutman, MD

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Name

Affiliation

Location

Term Expires

Heidi Abraham, MD
Committee Chair

Austin/Travis County EMS, Texas Department of Public Safety, New Braunfels Fire, San Antonio AirLIFE, Blanco County EMS
EMS Medical Director

New Braunfels, TX
78132

12/2023

Christopher Winckler, MD
Committee Vice-Chair

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio UT Health
Assistant Clinical Professor
EMS Medical Director

San Antonio, TX
78232

12/2023

Elizabeth Fagan, MD

Baylor Scott and White McKinney Emergency Department
Medical Director 

McKinney, TX
75071

12/2025

Neil Gandhi, MD

Houston Methodist Hospital
Regional Medical Director

Houston, TX
77025

12/2025

Jeffrey Jarvis, MD

Metropolitan Area EMS Authority Office of the Medical Director
CMO & System Medical Director

Fort Worth, TX
76116

12/2023

David Persse, MD

Houston Fire Department EMS
Physician Director

Houston, TX
77002

12/2024

Mark Sparkman, MD

University of Texas HSC at San Antonio Department of Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor

San Antonio, TX
78229

12/2025

 


Past Meetings

August 17, 2023 Agenda  
June 8, 2023 Agenda Report
March 8, 2023 Agenda  

Texas Medical Board Rules

Link to view Emergency Medical Service §§197.1-197.6 rule related to providing medical director services


Committee resources


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