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JAMP Chair Cynthia Perry, Ph.D.
Chair
Cynthia Perry, Ph.D.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso –
Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
 
Council Alternate:
Dr. Gregory Patek, MD

Medical School Coordinator:
Yolanda Betancourt
Cynthia Perry, Ph.D.
Chair-Elect
 Jesus Vallejo, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
 
Council Alternate:
Sharonda Alston-Taylor, M.D
 
Medical School Coordinator:
Alexandra Gonzales
Past council chair Felix Morales
Past Chair
Felix Morales, M.D.
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine at Lubbock
 
Council Alternate:
Summer Davies, M.D.
 
Medical School Coordinator:
Ileana Hinojosa
Dr. Amy Gonzalez
Dr. Amy Gonzalez
John Sealy School of Medicine at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
 
Council Alternate:
Ruth Levine, M.D.
 
Medical School Coordinator:
LeTanya Neely
Wei-Jung Chen, Ph.D.
Wei-Jung Chen, Ph.D.
Texas A&M College of Medicine
 
Council Alternate:
Diane Chico, Ph.D.
 
Medical School Coordinator:
Guillermo Canedo
Rachel Jantea
Rachel Jantea, M.D.
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
 
Council Alternate:
Dana M. McDowelle, M.S., Ph.D.
 
Medical School Coordinator:
Yolanda Bell
Shizue Mito, Ph.D
Shizue Mito, Ph.D.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
 
Council Alternate:
TBD
 
Judianne Kellaway, M.D., M.Ed., FACS
Judianne Kellaway, M.D., M.Ed., FACS
UT San Antonio Long School of Medicine
 
Council Alternate:
Irene Chapa, Ph.D.
 
Medical School Coordinator:
Ana Isabel Leos
Jaime Hinojosa, M.D., M.S
Marcos Garza Madrid, M.D., Ph.D.
 Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
 
Council Alternate:
Dr. Ouida Collins
 
Medical School Coordinator:
Christopher Truong
Dr. Mike Kennedy
Dr. Mike Kennedy

UNT Health Fort Worth, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Council Alternate:
Dr. Nekesha Oliphant
 
Medical School Coordinator:
Lorena Marin
Joel Daboub, MBA
Travis W. Crook, M.D.
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
 
Council Alternate:
TBD
 
Medical School Coordinator:
Liliana Martinez
Joel Daboub, MBA
Michelle Carroll Turpin, Ph.D.
Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at University of Houston
 
Council Alternate:
Kenya Steele, M.D.
 
Medical School Coordinator:
Ashley Schwartz
Dr. Gisele Abron
Dr. Gisele Abron
UT Tyler School of Medicine
 
Medical School Coordinator:
Tonny Williams
Benjamin N. Nguyen, M.D.

Benjamin N. Nguyen, M.D.
UT Southwestern Medical School

 

 

 


 

JAMP Council Meetings

 

Date Location Time Meeting Details
December 9, 2025 UT Southwestern 10am – 2pm CST
 
 
January 13, 2026 Foster SOM - Virtual

10am - 2pm

CST

 
February 25, 2026 TJFF University of 
Houston – Hybrid 

10am - 2pm

CST

 
May 5, 2026 Baylor COM - Hybrid

10am - 2pm

CST

 
July 28, 2026  SHSU - Hybrid

10am - 2pm

CST

 
October 20, 2026 UT System - Hybrid

10am - 2pm

CST

 
December 8, 2026 Long SOM 

10am - 2pm

CST