On Friday, June 20th, join us for a presentation by Dr. Ciro Sumaya of the topic: “Miracle in Aggieland.”
Our mission is to elevate the role of leadership in the lives of the citizens of Central Texas; to focus on the vitality and necessity of regional leadership capital; and to serve others through the process of encouraging individuals to grow, prosper and make a significant difference through the practice of leadership skills.
Ciro V. Sumaya, M.D., M.P.H.T.M., a native of Brownsville, Texas, is the founding Dean of the School of Rural Public Health and holder of the John and Maureen Cox Endowed Chair in Medicine at Texas A & M Health Science Center in College Station.
Previous to becoming Dean of the School of Rural Public Health, Dr. Sumaya was a Presidential appointee at the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. He first served as Administrator of Health Resources and Services Administration, a federal focal point for innovation in health care delivery and health professions education, and subsequently served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, spearheading the federal Initiative on the Future of Academic Health Centers.
Before federal service, Dr. Sumaya was Associate Medical Dean at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and also held an academic position at the Pediatric Infectious Disease Division, UCLA School of Medicine. As Associate Dean he established the South Texas Health Research Center, Area Health Education Center of South Texas, and a Medical Treatment Effectiveness Research Center.
Dr. Sumaya has published more than 104 professional journal articles and book chapters on pediatric viral infections, emerging as a leading physician-scientist in childhood infectious mononucleosis. An additional 30 more recent publications target national public health and policy issues.
Dr. Sumaya was one of the six Founding Scholars in Academic Administration and Health Policy of the Association of Academic Health Centers and an Executive Committee Member of the Surgeon General’s National Hispanic Health Initiative.
In 1993 he was selected as a group leader of the Health Care Workforce workgroup of the Presidential Task Force on Health Care Reform.
He received a Bachelor of Arts degree (1963) with high honors and selection to Phi Beta Kappa from The University of Texas at Austin. His Doctor of Medicine degree (1966) and selection into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society was obtained at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.
Following a pediatric residency at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he completed a postgraduate fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at Tulane University School of Medicine. He also earned a Master in Public Health and Tropical Medicine degree from Tulane University School of Public Health.
Dr. Sumaya has received numerous honors and awards including the Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumni Award from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Distinguished Fellow of the Public Health Advisory Board in Washington, DC, Juan Carlos Finlay Award from the U.S. Public Health Service and selection to the Board of Trustees of the Ascension Health, the largest nonprofit health system in the country. He currently serves as Board Chairman for the National Hispanic Medical Association and as a member of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the principal recommending governmental body for vaccines administered to the American public.
The breakfast will be held from 7:30 until 9:00 a.m. on Friday, June 20th, at the Austin Club. The Austin Club is located on the north side of 9th Street between Congress and Brazos. The cost is $20.00 per person. Reservations are required. To register go to www.theaustinleadershipforum.com. Registration closes on Wednesday, June 18th. Please don’t delay.
