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Jesus Vallejo Chair


Chair

Jesus Vallejo, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
 
Council Alternate:
Dr. Kirk Jackson, M.D.

Medical School Coordinator:
Alexandra Gonzales
Rachel Jantea Chair-Elect


Chair-Elect

 Rachel Jantea, M.D.
John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School
 
Council Alternate:
Dana M. McDowelle, M.S., Ph.D.
 
Medical School Coordinator:
Yolanda Bell
Past Chair Cynthia Perry

Past Chair

Cynthia Perry, Ph.D
Texas Tech Health El Paso Foster School of Medicine
 
Council Alternate:
Dr. Gregory Patek, M.D.
 
Medical School Coordinator:
Yolanda Betancourt
Dr. Amy Gonzalez
Dr. Amy Gonzalez
 Sealy School of Medicine at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
 
Council Alternate:
Marquis Gatewood, EdD
 
Medical School Coordinator:
LeTanya Neely
Wei-Jung Chen, Ph.D.
Wei-Jung Chen, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine
 
Council Alternate:
Diane Chico, Ph.D.
 
Medical School Coordinator:
Guillermo Canedo
Felix Morales
Felix Morales, M.D.
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine
 
Council Alternate:
Summer Davies, M.D.
 
Medical School Coordinator:
Priscilla Mendoza
Shizue Mito, Ph.D
Shizue Mito, Ph.D.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
 
Council Alternate:
TBD
 
Medical School Coordinator:
Itzely Moreno-Ortiz
 

Judianne Kellaway, M.D., M.Ed., FACS

Judianne Kellaway, M.D., M.Ed., FACS
Long School of Medicine at University of Texas at San Antonio
 
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 Russell and Glenda Gordy College of Osteopathic Medicine
 
Council Alternate:
Dr. Ouida Collins
 
Medical School Coordinator:
Destiny Caldwell
Dr. Mike Kennedy
Dr. Mike Kennedy

Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Council Alternate:
Dr. Nekesha Oliphant
 
Medical School Coordinator:
Lorena Marin
Steven Abrams
Steven A. Abrams, M.D.
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
 
Council Alternate:
Travis Crook, M.D.
 
Medical School Coordinator:
Liliana Martinez
Joel Daboub, MBA
Michelle Carroll Turpin, Ph.D.
Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine 
 
Council Alternate:
Kenya Steele, M.D.
 
Medical School Coordinator:
TBD
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 Center

Council Alternate:
Ava Pierce, M.D.
 
Medical School Coordinator:
Jaclyn Young

 

JAMP Council Meetings

 

Date Location Time Meeting Details
December 9, 2025 UT Southwestern 10am – 2pm CST

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85784986226?pwd=A8MxN5DEF5ifWmxHku6Ji3YXd4JNbD.1

Meeting ID: 857 8498 6226

Passcode: 875017

Council Meeting Agenda

January 13, 2026 Foster SOM - Virtual

11MT/12CT

 

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Meeting ID: 827 8743 4671
 
Passcode: 590766
 
February 25, 2026 TJFF University of 
Houston – Hybrid 

10am - 2pm

CST

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Meeting ID:  864 7572 5045
 
May 5, 2026 Baylor COM - Hybrid

10am - 2pm

CST

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Meeting ID: 871 7184 7755
 
 
July 28, 2026  SHSU - Hybrid

10am - 2pm

CST

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86070046980
 
Meeting ID: 860 7004 6980
 
October 13, 2026 UT System - Hybrid

10am - 2pm

CST

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Meeting ID: 828 0225 3816
 
December 8, 2026 Long SOM 

10am - 2pm

CST

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Meeting ID: 810 3705 4648
 
Council Meeting Agenda (TBA)