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Putting mental health tools in the hands of primary care physicians

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Subtitle: Access psychopharmacology clinical support with The Waco Guide

Byline: By Zach Sartor, MD

Date Published: May 15, 2023

New hotline launches for clinicians treating maternal mental health

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Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: May 15, 2023

Mental health care is self-care

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Byline: By Michelle Owens, DO, FAAHPM

Date Published: May 11, 2023

A recap from TAFP’s C. Frank Webber Lectureship and Interim Session

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Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: May 03, 2023

Member of the Month: Emily Briggs, MD, MPH

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Subtitle: TAFP president encourages coming together as one family medicine voice

Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: May 02, 2023

New substance use disorder training requirement to be added to physician DEA registration

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Byline: By Jonathan Nelson

Date Published: April 18, 2023

Family Medicine Advocacy Rounds, April 2023

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Subtitle: AAFP advocates for sustainable Medicare payment, supports ban on noncompete clauses, raises alarm over recent ACA ruling, and more

Byline: By AAFP’s Federal Advocacy Team

Date Published: April 18, 2023

Member of the Month: John Vanderzyl, MD

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Subtitle: Sugar Land doc steered toward family medicine by personal mentors

Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: April 05, 2023

AAFP advocates for prior authorization reform, effective SUD care, and more

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Byline: By AAFP’s Federal Advocacy Team

Date Published: March 28, 2023

Declutter your mind this spring with these helpful strategies

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Byline: By Anticipate Joy

Date Published: March 14, 2023

Member of the Month: Madeline Hazle, MD

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Subtitle: First-year resident hopeful about future family medicine pipeline

Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: March 02, 2023

AAFP advocates for Medicaid payment parity, primary care workforce support, and more in DC

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Byline: By AAFP’s Federal Advocacy Team

Date Published: February 24, 2023

Legislative committees take up TAFP priorities

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Byline: By Jonathan Nelson

Date Published: February 23, 2023

We must heal our rural health care system

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Byline: By Emily Briggs, MD, MPH, TAFP President, and Christy Francis, TORCH Board Chair

Date Published: February 10, 2023

TAFP members tell Senate Finance Committee to restore funding for family medicine residencies

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Byline: By Jonathan Nelson

Date Published: February 10, 2023

Member of the Month: Chris Larson, DO

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Subtitle: Direct primary care physician focuses on doctor-patient relationship

Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: February 01, 2023

Important considerations for primary care practices in the shift to value-based care

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Byline: By Sherri Onyiego, MD, PhD

Date Published: January 24, 2023

Take part in history this legislative session

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Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: January 11, 2023

Member of the Month: Rida Khan, MD

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Subtitle: FMLE alum reaches local community through radio

Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: January 03, 2023

House of medicine urges congressional action to avert Medicare payment cuts

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Byline: By AAFP’s Federal Advocacy Team

Date Published: December 22, 2022

Member of the Month: Gerald Banks, MD

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Subtitle: Corpus Christi doc a voice for other new physicians and international medical graduates

Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: December 02, 2022

MEMBER VOICES: Let’s push for free medical school

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Byline: By Larry Kravitz, MD, Natalie Close, and Jonathan Tao

Date Published: November 18, 2022

Practicing and living your passion as a family physician

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Subtitle: Adapted from the acceptance speech of newly inducted TAFP President, Emily Briggs, MD, MPH

Byline: By Emily Briggs, MD, MPH

Date Published: November 11, 2022

AAFP advocacy win: Texas physicians now eligible for federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness

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Byline: By Jonathan Nelson

Date Published: November 08, 2022

Member of the Month: Crystal Nwagwu, MD

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Subtitle: Academic family doc focuses on advocating for patients

Byline: By Samantha White

Date Published: November 01, 2022

Huntsville FP launches podcast to explore the future of primary care

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Byline: By Jonathan Nelson

Date Published: October 25, 2022

Alpine FP tells Public Health Committee to invest in rural health care

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Byline: By Jonathan Nelson

Date Published: September 23, 2022

Failure is not an option

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Subtitle: Troy Fiesinger, MD, Texas Family Physician of the Year, 2021-22

Byline: Story by Samantha White, photos by Jonathan Nelson

Date Published: August 01, 2022

Helping the doctors who help our children’s mental health

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Byline: Mary Nguyen, MD, and Louis Appel, MD, MPH

Date Published: June 16, 2022

Burnout a national problem; TMA Wellness Fund can help

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Byline: By Tammy Wishard

Date Published: June 16, 2022

Texas House Speaker appoints House Select Committee on Health Care Reform

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Byline: By Jonathan Nelson

Date Published: March 11, 2022

MEMBER VOICES: The future of family medicine

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Byline: By Larry Kravitz, MD, and Lily Cormier

Date Published: March 10, 2022

Building something bigger in the Big Bend

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Subtitle: A profile of Texas Family Physician of the Year, Adrian Billings, MD, PhD

Byline: By Kate Alfano | Photos by Jonathan Nelson

Date Published: March 03, 2020

An unspoken chief complaint

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Subtitle: The importance of recognizing signs of human trafficking among our patients

Byline: By Victoria Udezi, MD

Date Published: November 26, 2019

Stopping burnout at the source: Delegating administrative burden

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Byline: By Peter Anderson, MD, and James Anderson, MD

Date Published: August 01, 2019

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