Travel funding

The TAFP Foundation provides travel funding for family medicine residents to attend Academy meetings. Some of this funding is designated for TAFP resident leaders through scholarships, listed here. For more information, contact Juleah Williams at jwilliams@tafp.org or by phone at (512) 329-8666 ext. 35.

Texas Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Students
March 2, 2013 | Austin, Texas

This conference is geared toward family medicine residents and medical students interested in family medicine, and features lectures in the morning, meetings in the afternoon, and a residency and procedures fair in the evening. It is held in conjunction with TAFP’s C. Frank Webber Lectureship and Interim Session. Interim Session is your chance to become involved in determining the Academy’s policies and direction. It is one of two annual meetings of the Academy’s Board of Directors and its committees and commissions, including the Section on Resident Physicians.
> View more information about TCFMRS
> Learn more about Interim Session
> Funding request form
> Reimbursement form

Annual Session & Scientific Assembly
July 31 - Aug. 4, 2013 | Fort Worth, Texas

TAFP’s Annual Session is your chance to become involved in determining the Academy’s policies and direction. It is one of two annual meetings of the Academy’s Board of Directors and its committees and commissions, including the Section on Medical Students. Annual Session also includes CME opportunities, social events, TAFP’s research poster competition, and more.
> Learn more about Annual Session
> Learn more about the Student, Resident, and Community Physician Poster Contest

Additional conferences

Annual Leadership Forum and National Conference of Special Constituencies
April 25-27, 2013 | Kansas City, Mo.

ALF is AAFP’s leadership development program for chapter leaders. NCSC is the AAFP’s forum to address member issues specific to women, minorities, new physicians, international medical graduates, and GLBT physicians. TAFP supports the travel of seven members to NCSC: a representative for each special constituency, one minority physician, and one third-year resident physician. TAFP supports the travel of two up-and-coming TAFP leaders to ALF, no experience required.
> Find out more about ALF and NCSC
> View more about TAFP delegate spots and scholarships

AAFP’s National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Students
Aug. 1-3, 2013 | Kansas City, Mo.

Once a year, family medicine leaders and educators come from across the nation to share their knowledge with family medicine residents and medical students. Visit 300-plus family medicine residency programs, track down practice opportunities, and get a hands-on look at medical products and services.
> View more information about National Conference