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.
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
| Name | Affiliation | Location | Term Expires |
| Christopher Winckler, MD Committee Chair | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio UT Health Assistant Clinical Professor EMS Medical Director | San Antonio, TX 78232 | 12/2026 |
| Elizabeth Fagan, MD Committee Vice-Chair | Baylor Scott and White McKinney Emergency Department Medical Director | McKinney, TX 75071 | 12/2025 |
| Heidi Abraham, MD | Austin Travis County EMS Office of the Chief Medical Officer Deputy Medical Director | New Braunfels, TX 78132 | 12/2026 |
| Neil Gandhi, MD | Houston Methodist Hospital Regional Medical Director | Houston, TX 77025 | 12/2025 |
| Stephen Harper, MD | UT Health San Antonio Deputy Medical Director SAFD | San Antonio, TX 78201 | 12/2027 |
| Jeffrey Jarvis, MD | Metropolitan Area EMS Authority Office of the Medical Director CMO & System Medical Director | Fort Worth, TX 76116 | 12/2026 |
| Carlos Palacio, MD | STHS- McAllen Trauma Surgeon | McAllen, TX 78503 | 12/2027 |
| Casey Patrick, MD | Montgomery County Hospital District EMS Medical Director | Conroe, TX 77304 | 12/2025 |
| 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 2025 | Agenda | Report |
| June 2025 | Agenda | Report |
| March 6, 2025 | Agenda | Report |
| November 2024 | Agenda | Report |
| August 2024 | Agenda | |
| June 2024 | Agenda | |
| March 2024 | Agenda | |
| November 2023 | Agenda | |
| August 2023 | Agenda | |
| June 2023 | Agenda | Report |
| March 2023 | Agenda |
Texas Medical Board Rules
Committee resources
- EMS Medical Director Mentors - View a list of medical directors who have volunteered to be a resource for or mentor to current medical directors.
- Sample protocols
- Houston Fire Department (HTML)
- Metropolitan Area EMS Authority (HTML)
- Montgomery County EMS (HTML)
- Williamson County EMS (PDF)
External links to other sites are intended to be informational and do not have the endorsement of the Texas Department of State Health Services. These sites may also not be accessible to persons with disabilities.
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