Vol. 60 No. 4
Fall 2009
Cover: Goertz wins top AAFP post
Fresh from his victory in Boston, TAFP sits down with newly-elected AAFP President-elect Roland Goertz, M.D., M.B.A.
By Jonathan Nelson
Relieving the debt burdenWith a $160,000 bargaining chip, state officials are betting on the physician education loan repayment program to draw physicians to practice in the areas of Texas that need them most. The future of primary care is also on the line as two state agencies roll out the updated program.
By Kate McCann
RESEARCH: Shared medical appointments for Hispanic diabetic patients in a residency clinicBy Natalia Gutierrez-Chefchis, M.D., Nora Gimpel, M.D., Barbara Foster, Ph.D., Jay Ohagi, M.P.H., and Florence J. Dallo, Ph.D., M.P.H.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT: Seven common misconceptions that hurt your practice
NUTRITION: Gluten-free diets don’t exclude dairy
ACADEMY UPDATE: Congress must solve the cost conundrum
PERSPECTIVE: Yes I can—Family docs defend their scope to patients, other physicians
DEPARTMENTS
FROM YOUR PRESIDENT: Dr. Kaparaboyna Ashok Kumar’s inaugural column IN THE NEWS: Texas physicians battle H1N1 MEMBER NEWS: Texas medical student receives high honor | Become a star with new TAFP video campaign | Farewell to Wichita Falls family doctor D. Clifford Burross | TAFP member seeks spot in Texas House | TAFP leaders to chair AAFP commissions | UTHSCSA faculty appointed to advisory committee FOUNDATION FOCUS TAFP ANNUAL SESSION MINUTES IN BRIEF
