CAPITOL UPDATE: TAFP’s loan repayment bill gets major media coverage
After a press conference and a slew of media coverage, momentum is building behind TAFP’s loan repayment bill.
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Family physicians invigorate the specialty at C. Frank Webber Lectureship
Plus, view the new Annual Session video invitation
Thanks to all of the attendees of the 2009 C. Frank Webber Lectureship and Interim Session. Your participation made it a success! With such a busy conference, it’s tough to catch everything. Read a re-cap of activities, scroll through pictures and see the friendly faces of your colleagues on the Annual Session video invitation.
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TMLT to award scholarships to wider pool of medical students
The Texas Medical Liability Trust has made a few changes to its 2009 medical student scholarships, offering larger prize purses to an expanded pool of applicants. Read about the scholarships and how you can apply.
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Calling all researchers: Enter TAFP’s annual research poster competition
Show off your research at the 2009 TAFP Student, Resident and Community Physician Poster Competition, held during Annual Session on July 17 at the Arlington Convention Center. The top resident will win a $300 cash prize and up to $1,500 in travel funding.
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2009 residency match shows decreased interest in family medicine
Family medicine residency spots offered and filled both decreased since 2008, according to results of the 2009 National Resident Match Program. Ninety-nine fewer family medicine positions were offered in 2009 than 2008, and 75 fewer positions were filled in the same period. For a full analysis and comparison with other specialties, go to www.aafp.org.
Survey: Share your opinion on suicide prevention treatment in primary care settings
Ryan Graham, a graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Program at Texas Tech University, is conducting a 30-question online survey on family physicians’ willingness and ability to assess and treat potentially suicidal patients to better understand suicide treatment in primary care settings. Reponses will be kept confidential. Graham encourages all physicians who see patients on a regular basis to respond. Click here to take the survey.
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