Functions: Not an elected position. This is a one-year position, must have already served as chair-elect for one year of training prior to ascension to co-chair of the TAFP Student and Resident Leader Forum and Board Member Nominee. The chair shall demonstrate leadership and motivation of other officers and membership. They are influential in the establishment of goals and objectives for the organization during their term.

Duties:

1. Serves as co-chair of the TAFP Student and Resident Leader Forum and attends all forum meetings.
2. Serves as chair of network meetings (FMIG Network for student chair and Residency Network for resident chair).
3. Serves on the TAFP Board of Directors following election at the TAFP Member Assembly during Annual Session and Primary Care Summit and attends all board meetings.
4. Helps establish duties and agendas for meetings.
5. Reviews reports submitted by student and resident members.
6. Is familiar with the history and bylaws of TAFP and Rules of Order.
7. Promotes active participation among student and resident members.
8. Supports and defends policies and programs adopted by the board of directors.

Relationships: Responsible to the student and resident membership through the board of directors for seeing that the policies and programs of the Academy reflect the needs and aspirations of the membership.

The Member Assembly shall convene at least annually and is the grassroots component of TAFP’s governance structure. Typically held during TAFP’s Annual Session and Primary Care Summit (November) as well as C. Frank Webber Lectureship and Interim Session (April).

Composition: As established in the bylaws, the Member Assembly shall be composed of delegates from TAFP local chapters, all members of the TAFP Board of Directors, and delegates selected by the medical students and resident physicians.

Responsibilities: The Member Assembly’s main responsibility is electing leaders including officers, delegates to AAFP, and members of the TAFP Board of Directors.

The Member Assembly will also hear reports and provide feedback to TAFP’s leadership.

The board of directors may refer items to the Member Assembly to get input from a larger group of members on a particular issue.

The Member Assembly may, by majority vote, approve a referendum for submission to the members of TAFP on questions affecting the policies or recommendations of the Academy.

Additional responsibilities beyond what is required by the TAFP Bylaws for student and resident delegates and alternate delegates:

1. Attends all meetings of the TAFP Student and Resident Leader Forum.
2. Reports back to the TAFP Student and Resident Leader Forum on the Member Assembly.

Function: Represent the TAFP medical student and resident memberships. You must know TAFP policies and positions and reflect the same in their votes at the AAFP Congress of Delegates. Must still be a medical student or resident when representing TAFP during the July/August AAFP Congress of Delegates held during AAFP’s National Conference.

Duty: Attend the National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students and follow the prescribed protocol.

Additional requirements beyond what is required by the AAFP position for student and resident delegate and alternate delegate:

1. Attends all meetings of the TAFP Student and Resident Leader Forum.
2. Reports back to the TAFP Student and Resident Leader Forum following the AAFP National Conference meeting.

Function: Serves as co-secretary for TAFP Student and Resident Leader Forum meetings.

Duties:

1. Attends all meetings of the TAFP Student and Resident Leader Forum and record meeting minutes.
2. Attends all network meetings (FMIG Network for student secretary and Residency Network for resident secretary) and record meeting minutes.
3. Is responsible for collecting reports from members of the TAFP Student and Resident Leader Forum.
4. Assists the co-chairs in submitting reports.

Relationships: Works in partnership with the co-chairs and other officers.

Functions: Serves as an advisor to the TAFP Foundation Board of Trustees on funding and scholarship matters affecting students and residents. Also serve as a liaison between the TAFP Student and Resident Leader Forum and the TAFP Foundation Board of Trustees. The term begins immediately upon election during Interim Session and expires at the next Interim Session. The two meetings of the TAFP Foundation Board of Trustees are typically held Saturday morning during TAFP’s Annual Session and Primary Care Summit (November) and Friday afternoon during TAFP’s C. Frank Webber Lectureship and Interim Session (April).

Duties:

1. Attends all meetings of the TAFP Foundation Board of Trustees.
2. Report to the Foundation on activities of the students and residents and share TAFP Foundation opportunities with students and residents.

Functions: Serves as the liaison between the TAFP Student and Resident Leader Forum and the FMIG Network. Also serves as a liaison between the FMIG Network and the AAFP Region 1 FMIG Coordinator.

Duties:

1. Serves as a liaison between the FMIG Network and the AAFP Region 1 FMIG Coordinator.
2. Improves communication between the FMIG Texas chapter presidents.
3. Promotes statewide Texas FMIG campaigns and programming, such as primary care week, community service, clinical skills labs, etc.
4. Reports back to the TAFP Student and Resident Leader Forum on FMIG Texas chapter updates.
5. Attends all meetings of the TAFP Student and Resident Leader Forum.
6. Assists the TAFP Student and Resident Leader Forum student co-chair in incorporating updates about the Texas FMIG chapters into the meeting reports.

Functions: Serves as the liaison between the TAFP Student and Resident Leader Forum and chief residents of the Texas family medicine residency programs.

Improves communication between the Texas family medicine residency programs and TAFP.

Duties:

1. Attends all meetings of the TAFP Student and Resident Leader Forum and the Residency Network.
2. Assists the resident co-chair in incorporating updates about TAFP’s resident-related opportunities.

TAFP is governed by a board of directors who oversee a set of councils and committees. In the current governance structure, members can apply for appointments to councils and committees. There are standing committees — Bylaws, Executive, Finance, and Nominating — and councils — Workforce and Member Engagement, Medical Practice, and Health of the Public. Students and residents can be appointed to one-year terms.

Student and resident members appointed to a TAFP council or committee become members of the TAFP Student and Resident Leader Forum. This is a separate and automatic appointment that serves as an additional opportunity to connect the TAFP councils and committees to student and resident leaders in an effort to better serve future generations of family medicine physicians.

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