Helping Texas family doctors care for all of us

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At the Texas Academy of Family Physicians, our mission is to promote the health of all Texans by serving the needs of members and advancing the specialty of family medicine.

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ADVOCACY
Texas needs a rural maternal health rescue plan now

John Henderson of TORCH and Tom Banning say legislators should implement solutions laid out in the new paper, 2025 Rural Texas Maternal Health Rescue Plan.

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HEALTHY PRACTICE
Online CME — Solutions to Administrative Burden: Inbox

In this free one-hour on-demand activity, family physicians discuss innovations they’ve deployed to address administrative burden.

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AAFP NEWS
Family Medicine Advocacy Rounds for December 2024

AAFP lauds health provisions in funding package, calls for Congress to support value-based care, and more.

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A family medicine champion for West Texas

A profile of Texas Family Physician of the Year

Ron Cook, DO, MBA

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NEW ONLINE CME
Get your required human trafficking CME 

Watch TAFP's online course, "Identifying Human Trafficking in Texas: What Physicians Need to Know," and get your required human trafficking training credit.

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PRACTICE RESOURCES
Administrative simplification

The TAFP Council on Medical Practice has curated a set of articles and resources to help you reduce administrative burden in your practice.

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PRACTICE RESOURCES
Value-based care resources

Watch an informational video by Dr. Peter Valenzuela and access a variety of other VBC tools and resources.

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Meet your December Member of the Month

Sarah Ashitey, MD

Sarah Ashitey, MD, is currently part of a group private practice in Dallas, where she serves a diverse patient population and incorporates integrative medicine to care for the whole patient. Her childhood in West Africa planted the seed that would one day lead to her career in community medicine and advocating for access to care

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TAFP Foundation

Through support of students, residents, and research, we build the foundation for the future of family medicine

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