Committees

If you are interested in participating in more than one Committee please indicate your order of preference by marking 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.  You will be notified in writing of your appointment to a Committee.  All Committee members are appointed annually by the President. Click here to download form.  Please email your committee selections to smontemayor@nuecesmedsociety.org

Council on Legislation
Purpose:  Works in cooperation with the TMA Council on Legislation to promote the enactment of appropriate medical and health care legislation.  Also works in cooperation with TEXPAC to evaluate political candidates' positions on medical or healthcare related issues.

COVID Task Force Committee (Meets as needed) 
Purpose:  Serves as an liaison with county, city, and public health entities during the COVID-19 Pandemic. 

Public Education/Public Relations 
Purpose: Oversees and promotes activities that enhance public understanding and appreciation of the medical profession.  Facilitates public educational activities in the community to improve health outcomes.

Membership Committee
Purpose: Organizes, develops, and executes strategies for the recruitment and retention of membership in the society.

Physicians Health and Rehabilitation (Meets 4th Thursday of the Month, Quarterly)
Purpose: The duties of this Committee shall be to identify, strongly urge treatment for, review rehabilitation provided to, and evaluate the competence of impaired physicians within Nueces County.

Mental Health
Purpose:  Serves as a liaison with mental health professionals, physicians, hospital administrators and other community health entities.

Public Service/Outreach
Purpose:  Oversees and promotes community service.  Encourages mutually beneficial partnerships and projects between NCMS physicians and the community.

Editorial Board (Meets 3rd Thursday of every Month at 12:30 p.m.)
Purpose: The duties of this Committee are to review articles for publication in Coastal Bend Medicine; write and/or solicit technical articles written by members of the Society; and help the Editor with the continued success of the magazine.

Emergency Preparedness
Purpose:  Addresses policy issues concerning the operation of the community's  emergency medical response system and advises local EMS departments on policy and matters concerning their relationships with local physicians and hospital emergency departments.

Please email smontemayor@nuecesmedsociety.org with your committee selections.