Texas represents well at AAFP annual convention

Thousands of family physicians and other health care professionals traveled to Anaheim earlier this month for AAFP’s Congress of Delegates and FMX. This included more than 300 attendees from Texas including TAFP leaders, family physicians, and family medicine residents.

The Congress of Delegates met for two and a half days to conduct official Academy business including elections, writing resolutions, hearing addresses from officers, commission and board of directors updates, and more. Thank you to all TAFP members for attending, including this year’s Texas delegation: Emily Briggs, MD, MPH; Lindsay Botsford, MD, MBA; Tricia Elliott, MD; and Clare Hawkins, MD, MSc. Briggs was also selected as chair of AAFP’s delegation to the American Medical Association.

AAFP also honored this year’s award winners during COD, including third-year resident Shana-Kay Lambert-Johnson, MD, who won the Award for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education. Lambert-Johnson is a third-year resident at the Family Medicine Residency Program at Medical City Fort Worth. She created a clinic guide to help medical students navigate their family medicine rotations, which is now being developed into interactive digital curriculum. She also mentors students and residents and volunteers with organizations that support underserved and military communities. AAFP only honors 12 residents each year with this award, recognizing their exemplary patient care, leadership, and community involvement.

As the Congress of Delegates events wound down and FMX ramped up, TAFP hosted a reception for all Texas attendees. Around 100 TAFP members and Texas guests gathered at a rooftop bar in Anaheim for fellowship time with colleagues, refreshments, and a good time! Thank you to everyone who joined us.

Thank you again to everyone who traveled to Anaheim to represent Texas at yet another great AAFP Congress of Delegates and FMX.

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