Dr. Couch is a board certified Family Physician, an AOA graduate of the University of Florida medical school.  He completed his clinical training at Parkland hospital in Dallas, and holds a Masters in Medical Management from Tulane University in New Orleans.  He currently serves as the President of Baylor Quality health care Alliance, a clinically integrated network of physicians and hospitals aligned with Baylor Health Care System. 

Past accomplishments include:

• Vice President of Health Care Improvement of Baylor Health Care System 2010-11
• Founding director, and 13-year Chairman of the Board of Health Texas Provider Network, an organization of 600 physicians employed by the Baylor Health Care System
• Founder of Family Medical Center at Garland, Texas.   Active Family Physician 39 years.
• Founder and executive director of ABC Baylor, the Baylor Health Care System’s 5-day course on clinical quality improvement, which has graduated over 1,000 physician, nursing, and administrative leaders in the past six years.  
• Co Chairman Best Care Committee, Baylor Health Care System
• Director physician champions, Baylor Health Care System

His interests as a physician leader include physician group dynamics, group practice organization and function, physician compensation, quality improvement, and medical informatics.  He has also done extensive work in redesigning the clinical delivery model to reduce “hassles”, improve quality, and work with the DFW community of payors, providers, and purchasers to simplify the complexity of care delivery, including development of an Accountable Care Organization in Baylor.

Dr. Couch is happily married for 46 years to his wife, Jo Anna, who is a certified Personal Life and Executive Coach.  They have two children, Kimberly McMillin, MD (who is also a Family Physician in Health Texas and who has two daughters), and Dr. Christopher Couch, Ph.D., President of the Japanese division of Johnson Controls International.  Chris and his wife have a son and daughter.  He enjoys golfing, boating, travel, and is actively involved with his wife as co-teachers in adult education at Heights Baptist Church in Richardson, Texas.