Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, 1991-1997

Dallas Area Rapid Transit Board under Mayor Annette Strauss.

Medicare advisory committee, 1994-1998.

EDUCATION

University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School, M.D.

University of Texas at El Paso, Bachelor of Science

CERTIFICATION

American Board of Anesthesiology

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

North Texas Latin-American Physicians Assn.

Mexican American/Hispanic Physicians Assn, Texas

National Hispanic Medical Association

American Society of Anesthesia

Texas Society of Anesthesia

Dallas County Anesthesia Society

CIVIC ACTIVITIES

American G.I. Forum

Dallas Mexican American Historical League

Hispanic 100 of DFW

Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas

League of Women Voters

LULAC

NAACP

The Dallas Summit

Women’s Issues Network

PAST BOARD SERVICE

American Medical Women’s Association, Dallas, Vice President

Advisory Committee to U.S. Senate Republican Task Force on Hispanic Affairs

Center for Health Policy Development (San Antonio),Board of Directors

Dallas Arboretum, Board of Directors

Dallas Plan Board of Directors

Dallas Women’s Foundation, One of Founders, Board of Directors

Dept. of Health & Human Services, City of Dallas, Oversight Committee, 1988

FDA, Consumer Representative: Ear, nose and throat devices

Head Start of Dallas Board of Directors

Hispanic Advisory Committee to Dallas Mayor Annette Strauss, Chair

Hispanic Advisory Committee to DISD Superintendent Linus Wright, Chair

Hope Cottage Board of Directors

KERA, Board of Directors

Mayor’s Task Force on Glass Ceiling

Mayor’s Hispanic Task Force, Chair

Mexican American Business & Professional Women, One of Founders, Board of Directors

National Alliance for Non-Violent Programming, At

Large Representative

National Council of La Raza (now UNIDOSUS), Board of Directors

National Hispanic Leadership Institute, Board of Directors

National Hispanic Women’s Health Initiative

National Network of Hispanic Women, Chair, 1990-1991

NSF/NASA Model Institutions in Excellence, Leadership Council

Practicing Physicians Advisory Council to HHS/HCFA

Surgeon General’s National Workshop on Hispanic/Latino Health