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TMA Leadership Summit

  • The TMA Leadership Summit is a unique opportunity for emerging and established physician leaders to come together and focus on the skills that will help them grow as trusted figures in their practice, organization, and community.

  • Registration

    Registration for TMA members, CMS and association staff, and Alliance members is FREE – one of the many benefits of annual membership!

    Registration Fees:

    • Nonmember physicians: $623
    • Guests of members and medical staff: $175

    Register Today

  • Conference Location

    Leadership Summit will be held at The Irving Convention Center.

    Irving Convention Center at night

    Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas

    500 W Las Colinas Blvd.
    Irving, TX 75039

     

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  • Agenda


    Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026

    4–6 pm     Thursday Night Social

    Friday, Sept. 18, Irving Convention Center

    Noon–1 pm     Opening General Session and Lunch
    SAY THE THING: Why Critical Conversations Don’t Happen — And What It’s Costing You
    Therese Gopaul-Robinson, MPH

    Concurrent CME Sessions

    1:15–2:45 pm     
    SAY THE THING...IN PRACTICE: Turning Avoided Conversations into Action
    Therese Gopaul-Robinson, MPH

    Organized Medicine 101: Where Leadership Begins
    Panel TBD

    2:45–3:30 pm       Coffee break in Expo Hall

    Concurrent CME Sessions

    3:30–4:30 pm                    
    Mock HOD
    John Flores, MD, Speaker, Texas Medical Association
    Mark Casanova, MD, Vice-Speaker, Texas Medical Association

    Leading Medicine Through Legal and Technological Change: AI, Telehealth, and the New Scope of Practice
    Daniel Sternthal, JD

    4:30–5:30 pm     Networking Happy Hour w/ Exhibits

    8–11 pm     All-Conference Mixer

    Saturday, Sept. 19, Irving Convention Center

    7:30–9 am     Breakfast in Exhibit Hall 

    8–8:45 am     Ask the Expert Panel

    9–9:30 am     Update from the AMA - TBD

    9:30–10:30 am     Scrubs, Suits, and Shenanigans: Texas Legislative Update
    Braford W. Holland, MD, President, TMA

    10:30–11 am     Coffee Talks

    Concurrent Sessions

    11 am–Noon
    Leave Work at Work: Practical Workflow Systems to Reduce Charting and Inbox Burnout
    Diana Mercado-Marmarosh, MD

    Information Session on the 2027 TMA EVP Search (No CME)
    John T. Carlo, MD, Chair, Board of Trustees

    12:15–1:45 pm     Closing General Session and Lunch
    Combating Health Misinformation During a Public Health Crisis
    Philip Huang, MD, MPH, Director/Health Authority Dallas County Health and Human Services Department (DCHHS)

    Sponsored by Women’s Physician Section

  • Ask the TMA Knowledge Center

    Have Leadership Summit questions? Call or email the Knowledge Center.

    (800) 880-7955

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  • September 17-19 | Irving, TX