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The TAFP Foundation provides financial support towards office-based research to benefit the specialty. The Foundation research committee reviews all grant applications and they are awarded based on the consensus of the Board of Trustees.

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Current projects

• Emergency Department Utilization in South Texas
• Addressing Childhood Obesity in Primary Care Practices
• Effect of the Amino Acid L-Theanine on Alertness and Vigilance
• Improving care for patients with chronic pain
• Vitamin D testing and deficiency in family medicine clinic patients
• Efficacy of an educational intervention to improve knowledge and behavior of Primary Care Physicians on the current guidelines for screening/counseling of obesity among Asians

Past projects

Shared medical appointments for Hispanic diabetic patients in a residency clinic
>>Texas Family Physician report

Estimating relative complexity of care provided in ambulatory settings
>>Texas Family Physician report

Trust between doctors and patients with chronic low back pain
>>Texas Family Physician report

Examining the health of family medicine research: A four-part series
>>Texas Family Physician report

Older adults’ knowledge concerning risk factors for HIV transmission
>>Texas Family Physician report

Family medicine residency educational characteristics and career satisfaction in recent graduates
>>Texas Family Physician report

Prevalence and Predictors of Weight Gain at One Year Postpartum — A Pilot Project to Inform Future Interventions

Reexamining primary care health professional shortage areas in Texas using a demographic accounting method

Testing the Biopsychosociospiritual Model in primary care: Development of the Biopsychosociospiritual Inventory
>>Texas Family Physician report

Integrating Complementary and Integrative Medicine into Primary Care
>>Texas Family Physician report

Is Obesity a Barrier to Pap smear and mammography screening?
>>Texas Family Physician report

Occupational Medicine Training Among Family Practice Residency Programs in the US

Relationship of Chemical Intolerance and Childhood Abuse to the Onset of Panic Disorder
>>Texas Family Physician report

Assessment of Research Grant Writing and Production by the Faculty of Family Medicine Residencies
>>Texas Family Physician report