Contents tagged with medical education
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Enrollment opens for Physician Education Loan Repayment Program
Enrollment opens for Physician Education Loan Repayment Program
Apply by Aug. 31, 2013 to be considered in the first cohort
posted 05.29.13
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has … more
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Austin family physician tells lawmakers to restore funding to physician education loan repayment program
Austin family physician tells lawmakers to restore funding to physician education loan repayment program
posted 11.09.12
David Wright, M.D., faculty physician and clerkship director at the UT … more
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Travis County's Proposition 1
The recent chatter of new medical schools in Austin and South Texas is back in the news, as Proposition 1 is on this year’s ballot in Travis County. If approved, the proposition would increase property taxes in order to fund healthcare services that will later be provided by a new medical school in Austin. Both schools will be a part of the University of Texas system.
As university systems expand and new medical schools open up, we must ask what they intend to do about the lack of primary care physicians not only in the state, but all across the country. Programs are being put into place to encourage students to pursue primary care, but are not widespread among schools.
AAFP Executive Vice President, Dr. Douglas Henley, M.D., addressed the shortage when speaking to the AAFP Congress of Delegates in Philadelphia last week. Henley describes a new type of medical education – “one which is more clinically oriented; one where all students are first educated and trained as ‘comprehensivists’ before seeking specialty training as residents; and one where students are taught to be leaders of efficient teams of health care professionals focused on delivering patient centered care to meet the triple aim of better care, better health, and lower cost.”
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The right kind of doctors for Texas
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Revisiting barriers to building the primary care workforce, 20 years later
By Kate Alfano
For 20 years, health care stakeholders have urged academic institutions to change how … more
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Information for clerkship coordinators
Information for clerkship coordinators
Conferences
Clerkship and Residency Coordinators ConferenceFriday, April 13, 2018Renaissance Austin Hotel
This conference is designed for staff of family … more
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Texas medical schools
Texas medical schools
Texas has many medical schools throughout the state. Use the links below to explore the schools, see what they offer, and find an area and program that fits your needs. … more
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Medical Education & GME
Medical Education & GME
Condition critical: The case for rescuing primary care in Texasposted 10.25.12
> Download the white paper
The right kind of doctors for Texas: Revisiting barriers to … more
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Advocacy Tools
Advocacy Tools
TAFP works tirelessly to promote policies to strengthen the primary care workforce, to protect patients and ensure they have access to quality care, to foster a regulatory … more
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Dallas physician receives national teaching award
Dallas physician receives national teaching award
Tamika L. Perry, D.O., M.P.H., of Dallas is among a select group of physicians honored by the AAFP Foundation for her commitment to education in … more