May 30, 2023
The Texas Medical Association Alliance (TMAA) has installed Corpus Christi community leader Elizabeth Vanexan to serve as the group’s president for a one-year term.
TMAA is the community service and advocacy arm of the Texas Medical Association (TMA), comprising physicians, spouses and partners of physicians, resident physicians, and medical students.
“I am surprised and humbled that this amazing group of leaders slated me to lead,” said Ms. Vanexan.
She has lived in Corpus Christi since 2001 with her husband, neuroradiologist Kenneth Vanexan, MD, and the couple’s two sons. During this time, she also applied her background in marketing, politics, and government to work on behalf of the Family of Medicine.
In 2015-16 she served as president of the Nueces County Medical Society Alliance, during which time she helped with TMA advocacy efforts, oversaw local implementation of TMA community outreach programs, restructured social media campaigns, and helped grow membership. She served in numerous leadership roles in her local alliance.
As state alliance president, her goals are to “bring people back together to grow the TMAA through county alliances,” and “continue communication and enthusiasm so members experience first-hand our mission to support physicians and their families.” She aspires to meet with TMAA chapter members in person, now that she can travel more freely given that the COVID-19 pandemic’s severity has declined. She ultimately hopes to increase awareness among potential members about “what this great organization has to offer to them, our community, and our state,” she said.
“In order for us at the state level to create a relationship with the different county chapters and provide them with the resources they need, we must connect in person with each alliance chapter in Texas,” Ms. Vanexan said.
When she is not advocating for medicine, she has participated in other community activities, including volunteering for her church, the Junior League, and the local school parent-teacher organization.
She previously worked on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., for the U.S. Department of Energy, on political events including an inaugural parade, and in the engineering industry.
After earning her bachelor of arts degree from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn, Ms. Vanexan earned an MBA from Samford University in Birmingham, Ala.
An avid runner, she has participated in 12 half-marathons as well as numerous other races, and she enjoys skiing, reading, and cooking.
The TMAA is a group of individuals passionate about protecting the future of medicine through community service and legislative advocacy. The Alliance – consisting of physician spouses, physicians, residents, and medical students – provides advocacy, community of support, mentorship, and lasting friendship in the Family of Medicine. TMA is the largest state medical society in the nation, representing more than 57,000 physician and medical student members. It is located in Austin and has 110 component county medical societies around the state. TMA’s key objective since 1853 is to improve the health of all Texans.
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May 30, 2023