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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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NEWS
TAFP will create a new $1 million fund to engage students and residents

The TAFP Board of Directors recently voted to establish a new fund to be administered by the TAFP Foundation that will support medical students and residents.

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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 August 2024

AAFP calls for sweeping payment reform in response to proposed Medicare physician fee schedule, 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 September Member of the Month

Donald R. Niño, MD

A career in medicine was an easy choice for Donald Niño, MD, as he knew he wanted to help people. “I chose family medicine during medical school so I could care for all ages and problems and would not have to lose my pediatric patients when they turned 18 years old,” Niño says. After a long career as a solo family doc, he sold his practice ten years ago and is now enjoying the life of an employed physician.

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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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