TAFP members appointed to AAFP commissions

By Samantha White

Three TAFP members were appointed earlier this month to various AAFP commissions. Their terms will run through the end of 2024, with commission work being carried out both in person and through online collaboration with family physicians across the country.

Gerald Banks, MD, MS, was appointed to the Commission on Membership and Member Services, which works to guide the national Academy’s membership efforts on issues such as recruitment and retention, the annual awards program, international membership, and more. Banks has previously served as Member Constituency Delegate to AAFP’s Congress of Delegates as well as representing Texas at the National Conference of Constituency Leaders as an international medical graduate. He recently finished his term on the TAFP Board of Directors and practices in Corpus Christi.

Didi Ebert, DO, MS, MPH, was appointed to the Commission on Health of the Public and Science. Members of this commission serve on its subcommittees, working group, and member interest groups to work on issues surrounding public health topics such as adolescent health, environmental health, reproductive health care, integrative medicine, and more. Ebert recently completed a mid-career Population Health Training in Place Program with the Center for Disease Control. She is an alumnus of TAFP’s Family Medicine Leadership Experience and currently practices in Fort Worth.

Janet Hurley, MD, was appointed to the Commission on Quality and Practice, which works to improve the practice environment of family physicians through recommendations, policies, and programs on topics such as delivery systems, performance measurement, practice management, and more. Hurley has held every officer role with TAFP, including president in 2017-2018, and she previously chaired the TAFP Commission on Health Care Services and Managed Care, and Task Force on the Medical Health. She has also served in other committee and leadership positions dating back to the Section on Medical Students. She practices in Whitehouse, just outside of Tyler.