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Texas Family Physician of the Year: Troy Fiesinger, MD
Failure is not an option
Story by Samantha White Photos by Jonathan Nelson and Troy Fiesinger, MD
Growing up in the southeast suburbs of Houston meant Troy Fiesinger, MD, was raised with … more
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January 2022 Member of the Month
Member of the Month: Larry Kravitz, MD
Beloved preceptor encourages family docs to help teach the next generation
By Samantha White
posted 01.06.21
Larry Kravitz, MD, is a family physician … more
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December 2021 Member of the Month
Member of the Month: Kelly Bennett, MD
Professor has teaching, love of learning in her bones
By Samantha White
posted 12.07.21
Kelly Bennett, MD, is an associate professor in the Department … more
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CME | 2021 Primary Care Summit on Demand
CME Course Materials
1. Tamra K. Deuser, MD Memorial Lecture: Future of Palliative CareClare Hawkins, MD, MScSlides | Handout
2. PrEP: Pre Exposure Prophylaxis for Primary … more
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Funded delegate spots and scholarships available for NCCL
Each year, AAFP holds the National Conference of Constituency Leaders and Annual Chapter Leader Forum together in Kansas City, Missouri. NCCL representatives and ACLF attendees from across the nation gather to discuss various issues, suggest policies and programs to AAFP, and receive leadership training. In 2022, the conferences will be held April 28-30 and TAFP is looking for members to serve on the delegation or apply for scholarships to attend.
Texas Delegation to NCCL
Spots are available for 10 TAFP members to represent each of the five constituencies: new physicians (physicians who have been out of residency for seven years or fewer), women, minorities, international medical graduates, and LGBT physicians. TAFP reimburses up to $1,200 for expenses for each of the five delegate and five alternate delegates. In addition, TAFP offers two other opportunities to attend NCCL with funding. These scholarships will be awarded to one third-year resident and one minority physician.Interested? Please fill out this form and send a current curriculum vitae to Kathy McCarthy at kmccarthy@tafp.org by Friday, Dec. 17, 2021.
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November 2021 Member of the Month
Member of the Month: Elena N. Zamora, MD, MHA, DABFM
TAFP Board of Directors member teaches medicine and life through professorship and mentoring
By Kate Alfano
posted 11.01.21
Elena Zamora, … more
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Research Poster Competition - 2021 Virtual Posters
2021 Virtual Research Posters
TAFP’s Annual Session and Primary Care Summit promotes scholarly activity by family medicine students, residents, and physicians; providing a unique opportunity to … more
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October 2021 Member of the Month
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Member of the Month: Rashmi Rode, MD, FAAFP
Residency program leader and NCCL co-convener shares passion for medicine, teaching, and involvement
By Kate Alfano
posted 10.01.21
Member of the … more
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September 2021 Member of the Month
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Member of the Month: Emily Levy Kamugisha, MD
Early-career family physician advocates for HIV harm reduction strategies
By Kate Alfano
posted 09.01.21
Emily Levy Kamugisha, MD, AAHIVS, is … more
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A scribe's story
By Ben Saul, Harish Thoppe, and Larry Kravitz, MD
It is hard to lay bare your personal medical practice to the eyes of another professional. As I have told every medical student on rotation with me, “You will learn from me how to practice medicine right, but you will also quietly learn how to practice medicine wrong, seeing things you will know you never want to repeat.” We are imperfect. When we are teaching medical students, we showcase our successes, but we relinquish any hope of hiding our professional flaws. You must make your own peace with that in order to teach. You must trust in the benevolence of students to see that you stepped up to the plate and volunteered to try to raise their medical skills.
Medical students shadow and practice, practice and shadow. They come and go, usually for four short weeks within a family medicine rotation. But scribes come and stay; they are the ultimate shadows. Muted by the nature of their mission. Silent witness to the inner clinical sanctum. We take them on to share the exhausting intensity of our trusting patients with their challenging mortal illnesses and aging. A bond develops with your scribe, often unspoken, yet undeniably strong.
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