Gov. Abbott appoints four to Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council

AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Clifford Porter, M.D., Ph.D., Bryan Sisk, DNP, Candice Smith and Cheletta Watkins, M.D., to the Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council. Their terms will expire at the governor’s pleasure.

The council is tasked with developing a strategic approach to ensure a thriving health care system and health professions workforce in Texas.

Clifford Porter, of Austin, is a physician at Texas Direct Medical Care and a senior fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.