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At the Texas Academy of Family Physicians, our mission is to promote the health of all Texans by serving the needs of members and advancing the specialty of family medicine.

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ADVOCACY
Lawmakers should address access to care by investing in primary care research and innovation

Helen Kent Davis and Tom Banning say legislators could establish a primary care research and innovation lab to improve primary care capacity, access, efficiency, and more during the upcoming legislative session.

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HEALTHY PRACTICE
Online CME — Solutions to Administrative Burden: Inbox

In this free one-hour on-demand activity, family physicians discuss innovations they’ve deployed to address administrative burden.

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AAFP NEWS
Family Medicine Advocacy Rounds for September 2024

AAFP lays out legislative priorities including Medicare regulatory reform.

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A family medicine champion for West Texas

A profile of Texas Family Physician of the Year

Ron Cook, DO, MBA

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NEW ONLINE CME
Get your required human trafficking CME 

Watch TAFP's online course, "Identifying Human Trafficking in Texas: What Physicians Need to Know," and get your required human trafficking training credit.

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PRACTICE RESOURCES
Administrative simplification

The TAFP Council on Medical Practice has curated a set of articles and resources to help you reduce administrative burden in your practice.

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PRACTICE RESOURCES
Value-based care resources

Watch an informational video by Dr. Peter Valenzuela and access a variety of other VBC tools and resources.

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Meet your November Member of the Month

Tu Dan “Kathy” Nguyen, MD

Kathy Nguyen, MD, completed an undergraduate degree in nutritional sciences, even doing a study abroad program in Sicily focused on the mediterranean diet, to further her interest in a preventive and proactive lifestyle. After completing her residency at the Memorial Family Medicine Residency program in Sugar Land, she did a sports medicine fellowship then returned to Memorial as their director of sports medicine. She now serves as the team physician for multiple sports teams and schools in the Houston area, in addition to her clinical practice.

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Through support of students, residents, and research, we build the foundation for the future of family medicine

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