Real problems with health care and how Texas can help solve them: Straight talk from doctors - CultureMap Houston

he Texas Lyceum 2012 Public Conference promised to bring together influentials in the health care industry with government representatives, advocacy groups, philanthropists and venture capitalists, and it followed through with its problem-solving mission from the top of the agenda on Friday morning.

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"This panel represents medical education in Texas," said Halevy, introducing Dr. Kenneth Shine, executive vice chancellor of health affairs for the University of Texas System; Dr. Sam Shomaker, dean of medicine and vice president for clinical affairs at the Texas A&M Health Science Center; Dr. Paul Klotman, president and CEO of Baylor College of Medicine; and Dr. Tedd Mitchell, president of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

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