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Family medicine thrives in The Woodlands
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Family medicine thrives in The Woodlands
Report from TAFP’s 2015 Annual Session and Primary Care Summit
Family physicians and other health professionals from around the state … more
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Highlights from TAFP’s Interim Session, March 5-7, 2015
Highlights from TAFP’s Interim Session, March 5-7, 2015
Advocating for you and your patients With the Legislature in session, there was extensive discussion about GME funding, Medicaid, scope of … more
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TAFP members appointed to AAFP commissions
TAFP members appointed to AAFP commissions
Three active TAFP members were appointed to AAFP commissions in December.
Amer Shakil, MD, FAAFP, of Carrollton, was appointed to AAFP’s Commission on … more
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Highlights from TAFP's Annual Session, July 23-27, 2014
Highlights from TAFP’s Annual Session, July 23-27, 2014
The committees, commissions, and sections of the Texas Academy of Family Physicians met in San Antonio and deliberated on many important … more
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Highlights from TAFP’s Interim Session, Feb. 27-March 1, 2014
Highlights from TAFP’s Interim Session
The committees, commissions, and sections of the Texas Academy of Family Physicians met in Austin and discussed many important items. Thanks to all members … more
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What is a good doctor?
By Troy Fiesinger, M.D.
TAFP President, 2012-2013Although I missed the blockbuster 2011 Brad Pitt movie Moneyball, I recently read the book by Michael Lewis. Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane, a promising high school prospect out of California, was drafted by the New York Mets the same year as Darryl Strawberry and Lenny Dykstra. Despite looking like a top prospect to the scouts, Beane’s major league career ended early while Strawberry and Dykstra won the 1986 World Series with the Mets. As the general manager of the Athletics, Beane struggled to define more accurately what makes a baseball player good. This got me thinking: How do I know I’m a good doctor?
I can point to the diplomas on my wall and tell you I went to good schools, but the U.S. News and World Report rankings are little more than opinion surveys with minimal hard data to back up their lists. I can show you a copy of my Texas medical license, but that just means I haven’t broken any laws nor received any complaints to the Texas Medical Board. You could look at my American Board of Family Medicine diploma, know that I have passed a national exam and do annual online education modules, and consequently assume I know something. You do not know, however, if I am better than the doctors across the street.
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TAFP President wins TMA award
TAFP President wins TMA award
Troy Fiesinger, M.D.
Troy Fiesinger, TAFP’s 2012-2013 president, was selected by members of the Texas Medical Association Resident and Fellow Section as this … more
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Family physicians gather in Fort Worth
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Family physicians gather in Fort Worth
Report from TAFP’s 64th Annual Session & Scientific Assembly
posted 08.15.13
More than 400 family physicians and other health professionals … more
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CAPITOL UPDATE: Lege strengthens physician workforce, improves women’s health care, and reduces administrative hassles for physicians
Capitol Update: Lege strengthens physician workforce, improves women’s health care, and reduces administrative hassles for physicians
posted 06.11.13
The 83rd Texas Legislature finished the … more
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Highlights from TAFP’s Interim Session, March 1-2, 2013
Highlights from TAFP’s Interim Session
The committees, commissions, and sections of the Texas Academy of Family Physicians met in Austin on March 1-2, 2013. The Board of Directors met on Saturday, … more