About TCI

Founded in 1924, the Texas Club of Internists is a not for profit, 501c6 organization whose mission is to stimulate interest in the practice or teaching of Internal Medicine and the promotion of good fellowship among its members.  

The TCI is the nation’s only statewide society of internal medicine specialists dedicated to the scholarly pursuit of cutting-edge medical knowledge in a social atmosphere of lifetime friendships among physicians and their spouses. Since 1924 TCI has offered its elected members the highest quality continuing medical education in two meetings per year:  a spring meeting rotating throughout the great state of Texas, and a fall meeting organized to take place at a top academic medical center anywhere in the world.

The TCI membership consists of approximately 150 active physicians specializing in internal medicine, nominated by members of the organization and elected by vote of the entire membership. 

Physicians elected to TCI membership generally remain active throughout their practice years and into retirement and may request Emeritus status at age 70. Long-term members typically consider the intellectual stimulation and the deep friendships from across the Lone Star State to be highlights of their careers. Because of the lifetime memberships, the TCI has over 300 current members.