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Email

ericm@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Emergency Medicine
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Addresses

Ben Taub Hospital (Hospital)

Room: BTGH-1EC
Houston, TX 77030
United States

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine (Office)

School of Health Professions
Houston, TX 77030
United States
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Education

MPAS from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center At Lubbock

01/2011 - Lubbock, TX United States

BS from Texas A&M University

05/2008 - College Station, TX United States

Fellowship at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine

01/2013 - Houston, Texas United States

Emergency Medicine

DSc from Shenandoah University

12/2024 - Winchester, VA

Doctor of Medical Science

Certifications

Texas PA license

Texas Medical Board

Certified Physician Assistant

NCCPA

Certificate of Added Qualification- Emergency Medicine

NCCPA

Professional Statement

Eric Martinez has been with ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine (BCM) Emergency Medicine since 2012. In April 2026, he became core faculty in the BCM Physician Assistant Program. Within the department of Emergency Medicine, he serves as the Director of Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Development and Academic Affairs, leading APP professional development. He previously served as program director for the Emergency Medicine APP postgraduate training program. He is NCCPA Board certified and holds a certificate of added qualification (CAQ) in Emergency Medicine.

Eric served on the BCM Faculty Senate from 2020 to 2023 and was recently appointed to the Harris Health System Medical Staff Advisory Council. In 2021, he was elected to the American Academy of Physician Associates Board of Directors after serving as president of the Texas Academy of PAs in 2019. He received the BCM NRF Award for Excellence in Teaching and Evaluation in 2025. His alma mater, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, inducted him into the Phi Alpha Honor Society in 2019 and named him a Distinguished Alumnus in 2024. In 2023, BCM awarded him the Carl Fasser Visionary Leadership Award.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Patterson T., Chlebowski A., Martinez E., Mehkri F., Hoxhaj S., and Fisher A "Benefits of an Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant Fellowship to an Academic Level 1 Trauma Center Emergency Department." ACEP Leadership and Advocacy Conference. 2013 May 19;

Memberships

Texas Academy of Physician Assistants

Past President

American Academy of Physician Associates

Director At Large- AAPA Board of Directors

Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants

Member