Contents tagged with workforce
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Licensure delay provides incentive for IMGs to leave Texas after residency training
Brain drain
Licensure delay provides incentive for IMGs to leave Texas after residency training
By Monica Kortsha
Cephas Mujuruki, M.D., is the chief-resident-elect at the Texas Tech University … more
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Reflections of a pre-med student
By Monica Kortsha
As a pre-medical student and journalism/biology double major at UT, I was extremely excited when I saw TAFP’s internship posting. I thought it would be a great opportunity to learn more about what issues concern family physicians—a career I’m interested in—while applying and improving my journalistic skills. During my time at TAFP I’ve learned a lot about the issues family physicians face and that there is plenty a physician must care about outside of the exam room.
Last week I wrote a short article summarizing the results of the 2011 Main Residency Match and how family medicine fared. I was glad to see that family medicine is on the increase, but seeing that only about half the residency spots were filled by U.S. graduates while other specialties were almost exclusively filled with these students put into perspective that family medicine isn’t an alluring future for many U.S. medical students.
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Your statewide preceptorship program needs you
Your statewide preceptorship program needs you
By Rachel DornCoordinator, Texas Statewide Family Medicine Preceptorship Program
Since 1985, the Texas Statewide Family Medicine Preceptorship … more
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A small investment for a large return: The Texas Statewide Preceptorship Program
A small investment for a large return: The Texas Statewide Preceptorship Program
By Kate McCann
With federal health care reform expanding insurance coverage to an estimated 4.2 million Texans … more
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What should be required to practice medicine?
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What should be required to practice medicine?
By Jonathan Nelson
“Professional nursing” means the performance of an act that requires substantial specialized judgment and skill, … more
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Texas Family Physician - Vol. 61 No. 4, Fall 2010
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President’s Letter
Member News
Perspective
Cover: Forces amass for looming scope fight Nurse practitioners are calling for … more
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Study: Many top-ranked medical schools fail to meet “social mission”
Study: Many top-ranked medical schools fail to meet “social mission”
A study released in late June takes medical schools back to the basics, judging them on a set of criteria that has placed many … more
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Reversing the trend
Reversing the trend
Texas’ enhanced loan repayment incentive set to draw more docs into primary care
By Kate McCann
Daniel Contreras has heard many reasons why his medical school classmates will … more
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New for you: TAFP launches “I Am a Family Doctor” video campaign
New for you: TAFP launches “I Am a Family Doctor” video campaign
In TAFP’s latest venture, your Academy has launched a viral video campaign to raise interest in family medicine. Called “I Am a … more
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National survey predicts growing shortage of primary care physicians
National survey predicts growing shortage of primary care physicians
Add one more report to the mounting stack of evidence that primary care in America is in short supply and in danger of becoming … more