Physician Manpower & Training Commission-Commission Members

PMTC COMMISSION MEMBERS
Seven voting Commission Members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, three of whom shall be practicing allopathic physicians and two of whom shall be practicing osteopathic physicians, and said physician members shall be from throughout the state. Terms of office shall be five years in duration.

Name of Commission Member	Location	Term Expires
Edward C. Warren, Chairman	Muskogee	June 5, 2008
Duane G. Koehler, D.O., Vice Chairman	Miami	June 5, 2010
Pamela E. Ahearn, M.D.	Madill	June 5, 2013
J Clifton Coffey, M.D.	Elk City	June 5, 2010
Troy L. Harden, D.O.	Carnegie	June 5, 2011
Don Hill	Claremore	June 5, 2011
Michael R. Talley, M.D.	Okeene	June 5, 2010

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Twelve nonvoting Ex-officio Members of the PMTC who shall serve in an advisory capacity only and include the following or their designees:

Dean of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Dean of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine-Tulsa
Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Chairman of the Department of Family Practice of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine-Tulsa
Chairman of the Department of General Practice of the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
President of the Oklahoma Academy of Family Physicians
President of the Oklahoma State Medical Association
President of the Oklahoma State Osteopathic Association
President of the Oklahoma Hospital Association
Chairman of the State Board of Health
Provost of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Dean of the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

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PMTC STAFF
The PMTC office is located in the One Western Plaza Building, 5500 North Western Avenue, Suite 201, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73118. Office hours are from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, except legal holidays. Phone number (405) 843-5667; Fax number (405) 843-5792; Email Address: PMTC@pmtc.ok.gov.

Administration
Rick Ernest, Executive Director
Email: Rick.Ernest@PMTC.ok.gov

Cindy A. Carter, Executive Secretary
Email: Cindy.Carter@PMTC.ok.gov

Physician Incentive Programs
James R. Bishop, Deputy Executive Director
Email: Jim.Bishop@PMTC.ok.gov

Charlotte K. Jiles, Program Coordinator
Email: Charlotte.Jiles@PMTC.ok.gov

Nursing Incentive Programs
Michelle Cecil, Nursing Scholarship Administrator
Email: Michelle.Cecil@PMTC.ok.gov

Terrie Hardin, Secretary
Email: Terrie.Hardin@PMTC.ok.gov

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