"To
improve medical and surgical care of athletes and to promote
participation in sports, better relations among parents, faculty
members, coaches, trainers, and team physicians".
TSSM
Committee
President James R. Bocell, Jr., MD,
Houston, TX
Secretary-Treasurer:
Archie K. Whittemore, MD,
Austin, TX
The Texas Society of
Sports Medicine (TSSM) is a state organization of orthopaedic surgeons
specializing in sports medicine, team physicians, athletic trainers,
coaches and physical therapists. TSSM members works closely with many
other sports medicine specialists and clinicians to improve the
identification, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of sports
injuries.
The TSSM works in
concert with the Texas Orthopaedic Association (TOA), the Southwest
Athletic Trainers’ Association
(SWATA) and other
sports medicine societies nationwide. The
Society continues to sponsor college scholarships administered by the
SWATA.
The Texas Society of
Sports Medicine invites you to join your colleagues across the state by
becoming a member. Dues your colleagues have contributed to TSSM are used
to educate our members through seminars and scholarships. Please help us
keep sports medicine in Texas strong. Click
here for the TSSM
Membership Application Form.
Texas
Society of Sports Medicine
401 West 15th Street, Suite 820 •
Austin, Texas 78701
Tel:
512-370-1505 • Fax: 512-370-1515