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Texas receives C in emergency medicine
Texas receives C in emergency medicine
The state of Texas received a C overall and a ranking of 29th in the nation in the annual Report Card on the State of Emergency Medicine published by the … more
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Annual Session displays the art of family medicine
Annual Session displays the art of family medicine
Story by Samantha Peek | Photos by Jonathan Nelson
More than 350 physicians joined TAFP staff and leaders to explore the art of family medicine … more
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Report on the 2008 Leadership & Legislative Conference
Report on the 2008 Leadership & Legislative Conference
TAFP members learned how to advocate effectively for the specialty
A group of current and future TAFP leaders gathered in Austin Friday, Aug. … more
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Texas Sunset Advisory Commission hears testimony on inadequacy of state oversight of health insurance
Texas Sunset Advisory Commission hears testimony on inadequacy of state oversight of health insurance
CPPP report calls for pro-consumer reforms to TDI regulatory power
By Jonathan Nelson
Texans … more
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Texas scores poorly compared to other states in new child health care report
Texas scores poorly compared to other states in new child health care report
Texas was tagged as one of the worst in providing children with quality health care, ranking 46th among the 50 states … more
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Interim Session features healthy debate on the medical home
By Linda Siy, M.D.
TAFP President, 2007-2008Happy spring! Our 2008 Interim Session has concluded, and the weekend was a success. The C. Frank Webber Lectureship boasted record attendance this year, and the lectures were of excellent quality. The committees and commissions all met over the course of two days, and the Board of Directors meeting was held Saturday evening, March 15, with much being accomplished. The annual Student and Resident Conference is held in conjunction with Interim Session, and had 26 students and 68 residents from 17 programs attend. A lively residency and procedures fair highlighted their conference, with the opportunity to interact with other active TAFP members.
Our award-winning communications department unveiled a new advocacy video called “Doctor’s Orders,” which focuses on the importance of advocacy and getting involved with your professional organization. It can be downloaded and shown at your local chapter meetings, residency programs, student interest groups and other occasions where the encouragement to become more active and involved with family medicine’s cause is needed. I encourage you to watch the video, which can be seen through our TAFP Web site, and show it to someone else or present it to a group in your community. The more people on board, the stronger we are, and we are going to need our strength in numbers for the next legislative session in 2009!
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News from C. Frank Webber Lectureship
News from C. Frank Webber Lectureship
Family physicians gather to advance family medicine
Almost 350 physicians, residents and students gathered at the Hilton Austin Airport to attend this year’s … more
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Interim Session 2008 Minutes in Brief
Interim Session 2008 Minutes in Brief
The Texas Academy of Family Physicians’ Board of Directors met on Saturday, March 15, 2008, to hear reports and recommendations from TAFP’s committees, … more
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Planning a strategy for success
Planning a strategy for success
By Kate McCann
In anticipation of longtime Executive Director Jim White’s retirement, more than 20 TAFP members and the entire TAFP staff participated in a … more