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Family medicine makes a comeback in 2013 Match
Family medicine makes a comeback in this year’s Match
posted 03.19.13
Similar to growth in the program’s recent years, the 2013 Match was the largest in history, according to the … more
Improving the Primary Care Workforce in Texas video
Improving the Primary Care Workforce in Texas
Primary care is the key to better health outcomes and lower health care spending, but many Texans don’t have a primary care physician to care … more
Recommendations for strengthening primary care in the 83rd Texas Legislature
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Recommendations for strengthening primary care in the 83rd Texas Legislature
In preparation for the 83rd Texas Legislature convening in January 2013, the Texas Academy of Family … more
The right kind of doctors for Texas
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Revisiting barriers to building the primary care workforce, 20 years later
By Kate Alfano
For 20 years, health care stakeholders have urged academic institutions to change how … more
TAFP launches revived family medicine preceptorship program
TAFP launches revived family medicine preceptorship program
The ability for medical students to complete a family medicine preceptorship is an important recruitment tool to demonstrate the breadth … more
Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act
Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act
posted 06.28.12
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has judged that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is constitutional. A five-member … more
State leaders must be willing to invest in the training of more primary care physicians
By Tom Banning
TAFP CEO/EVPThere is not a self-respecting health policy analyst here or anywhere in the country who will say otherwise – we need to invest in and produce more primary care physicians.
The conventional economic wisdom, backed by common sense and an abundance of evidence drawn from the real world, is that patients with ready access to primary care receive more timely and optimal health care services with better outcomes. Primary care physicians provide preventive, coordinated, and continuous care which results in less invasive and costly medical intervention and reduces the probability of redundant or unnecessary services.
moreTAFP re-launches the Texas Statewide Family Medicine Preceptorship
TAFP re-launches Texas Statewide Family Medicine Preceptorship
Summer applications due April 30
posted 04.26.12
The ability for medical students to complete a family medicine preceptorship is an … more
Report: Texas residency slots not keeping up with medical school graduates
Report: Texas residency slots not keeping up with medical school graduates
posted 04.26.12
A new report released April 25, 2012, reveals a severe problem in addressing the Texas physician … more
Family medicine Match rate increases slightly
Family medicine Match rate increases slightly
posted 04.12.12
For the third straight year, family medicine attracted more graduating medical students, according to the National Resident Matching … more