Texas College of Emergency Physicians

06/12/2026

Congratulations to Harold E. Jimenez, MD, FACEP, and Andrew Ryon, MD, FACEP, on their recent FACEP designation! Fellow designation speaks to contributions to ACEP and a dedicated commitment to emergency medicine.

Way to go Drs. Jimenez and Ryon!

06/09/2026

🎉 Congratulations to our June Member Update Drawing winner, Eileen Williams, MD!

Dr. Williams kept her contact info up to date with TCEP and earned a $50 Amazon gift card for it! Updating your profile is one small step that keeps you connected to the latest TCEP news, advocacy updates, educational opportunities, and member benefits.

Thank you, Dr. Williams, for being part of the TCEP family and for your continued dedication to emergency medicine. We're happy to stay connected! 💙

05/29/2026

Attention TCEP members! 📣

Gather your crew and join us in Chicago for , Oct. 5-8. Let’s represent our chapter and make it a conference to remember!

🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/3DFBCke

05/27/2026

Every emergency. Every patient. Every time.

The emergency medicine team is always there and today, we celebrate them.

Happy Emergency Medicine Day. 💙

05/25/2026

There are no words big enough to match the sacrifice. So today, we simply say: we remember you, we honor you, we thank you. 🕊️

05/22/2026

Today is STOP THE BLEED® Day! 🩸

Did you know that uncontrolled bleeding is one of the leading causes of preventable death from traumatic injury — and that YOU could save a life by knowing what to do?

STOP THE BLEED® is a national campaign that empowers everyday people with the skills to respond to a bleeding emergency before help arrives. No medical background needed.

Today, we're asking everyone to take one small step:
✅ Watch the 2-minute video https://lnkd.in/exjzaGks
✅ Sign up for a free training class
✅ Share this post to spread the word

Because in an emergency, the person next to you might be the most important first responder of all.
Learn more at stopthebleedproject.org 👉

05/18/2026

🚑 This week is National EMS Week, May 17–23!

This year's theme is "Improving Outcomes, Together." From EMTs and paramedics to dispatchers and emergency physicians, great patient care is a team effort and Texas EMS professionals show up for that team every single day.
Whether it's a cardiac arrest, a traumatic injury, or a community in crisis, our EMS providers bring skill, compassion, and commitment before patients ever reach the hospital. We are proud to stand alongside them.

To every EMS professional across Texas: thank you for the lives you save, the families you comfort, and the difference you make. We see you, we value you, and we celebrate you. 💙

05/14/2026

Dr. Rubeliz Bolivar Barrios is home!

After more than 32 days in federal detention, our colleague and TCEP/ACEP member, Dr. Bolivar Barrios, has been released and reunited with her family. From the moment she was detained on April 11, TCEP and American College of Emergency Physicians - ACEP worked together to advocate tirelessly for her release by coordinating with her legal team, her residency colleagues, EMRA, and members of Congress.

As TCEP President Dr. Bryan Dunn said, "This is what sustained and effective advocacy looks like." The combined voices of our emergency medicine community made a real difference.

Dr. Bolivar Barrios held a valid work permit, served patients in one of the most underserved regions in the country, and never stopped being one of us. We are grateful she will soon be back caring for her patients in the Rio Grande Valley.

The work isn't over, though. We continue to advocate for all physicians lawfully serving in the U.S. Read the full story at the link below. ⬇️

In mid-April, during TCEP’s Annual Meeting, CONNECT, we learned that emergency medicine resident Rubeliz Bolivar Barrios, MD, had been detained by the Department of Homeland Security while traveling to an asylum hearing in California. News of her detention spread quickly, and both TCEP and ACEP im...

05/12/2026

After more than 3 weeks, the American College of Emergency Physicians - ACEP, the Texas chapter of ACEP, and the EMRA are pleased to report that Dr. Rubeliz Bolivar Barrios will be released on bond from federal detention today or tomorrow, according to her husband.

Read more ➡️ https://www.acep.org/news/acep-newsroom-articles/5-11-26-dr.-rubeliz-bolivar-barrios-to-be-released-from-federal-detention

ACEP, the Texas chapter of ACEP, and the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association (EMRA) are pleased to report that Dr. Rubeliz Bolivar Barrios will be released on bond from federal detention today or tomorrow, according to her husband. https://bit.ly/3R6R676

05/10/2026

From our team to all the moms out there — thank you for the hugs, the hard work, and the heart you pour into everything you do. Wishing you a truly wonderful Mother's Day. 🌸