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Today we are highlighting Dr. Thelma E. Frank Blake, who was born in 1910 on a ranch in south Texas. After completing her pre-med requirements at Texas College of Arts & Industries (A&I) in Kingsville, she earned her MD from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1935. Following a rotating internship at Grace Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, she returned to Texas to set up a medical practice in the oil fields of Freer and Benavides, serving as the first female physician employed by the Magnolia Oil Company.
In 1941, Dr. Frank Blake moved to Corpus Christi and set up private practice there. During World War II, she was one of the few practicing doctors in the area since most men were away in the service. In 1972 she worked to develop the Family Practice Residency program at Memorial Medical Center in Corpus Christi.
She was elected the first vice president of the Texas Academy of General Practice (Texas Academy of Family Physicians) in 1968. Pictured is a medication kit from part of her collection housed at the Center.
Collectively, we are all working hard every day to improve health outcomes for mothers and their babies through quality improvement and patient safety initiatives, public policy reform, and community awareness to ensure maternal health is prioritized before, during, and after pregnancy.
Let us also take a moment to remember the Texas mothers we have lost because of a pregnancy-related condition. Reported findings from the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee indicate that many of these deaths were preventable. Learn more about the MMMRC's recommendations and how your organization can contribute to this important work for Texas mothers at tinyurl.com/MMMRC2020.
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Texas Academy of Family Physicians
https://www.tafp.org/news/fall-2020/member-news/President-Shakil
Congratulations Dr Shakil!!
The Texas Academy of Family Physicians is the premier membership organization dedicated to uniting t
10/28/2023
Thanks to all the Texans who joined us for ping pong last night. It's always exciting to see so many familiar faces at . Hope everyone has a great day three!
10/28/2023
Just some TAFP celebrities…no biggie!
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
10/27/2023
10/27/2023
Happy Friday from !
TAFP Resident Scholars Dr. Deserto and Dr. Rodriguez hanging out with TAFP leaders. So many familiar faces everywhere you look!
10/27/2023
Hey, new physicians! Happy Hour is the place to be right now in The Tap Room at Hyatt Regency! Sponsored by Privia Health, it's your chance to unwind, network, and make unforgettable memories. See you here! 🥂
10/27/2023
10/25/2023
It's already been a busy week at AAFP Congress of Delegates for Texas! A townhall, TAFP President Dr. Emily Briggs presenting a report as chair of the Rules Committee, and our delegation representing TAFP.
Thank you to our delegates and all Texas members for traveling to Chicago! This year's delegates are Dr. Clare Hawkins, Dr. Terrance Hines, Dr. Tricia Elliott, and Dr. Emily Briggs.
10/25/2023
PeriPAN services are designed to fit into your busy schedule. You can:
-Direct your nursing team to schedule a time for our experts to contact you.
-Text us as you move between rooms with your best time to talk and call back number.
-Call us and speak with a psychiatrist within 30 minutes or at a time later that works best for you.
-Ask our team to help locate vetted referrals or resources when the diagnosis is clear.
-Attend any of our free, virtual CMEs, or request ethics CMEs for your team that can be scheduled as an interactive meeting online or in-person.
Learn more about PeriPAN and how it can fit into your day:
888-901-2726
www.TXPeriPAN.org
10/25/2023
Texas Primary Care Consortium 11th Annual Summit Join me November 2-3, 2023, for the 2023 Texas Primary Care Consortium Summit in Houston, TX.
10/21/2023
"These challenges create a really rich environment to learn both medicine and the human and social aspects of treating patients."
-TAFP Member of the Month Dr. Carmella DeSerto on treating underserved patients in San Antonio.
https://tafp.org/news/mom-10-2023
10/20/2023
TAFP would like to welcome Boehringer Ingelheim to our Partners in Health program!
As a leading research-driven biopharmaceutical company, Boehringer Ingelheim is working on breakthrough therapies in areas of high unmet medical need. Founded in 1885 and family-owned ever since, Boehringer Ingelheim takes a long-term perspective. More than 53,000 employees serve over 130 markets in two business areas: Human Pharma and Animal Health.
Learn more at www.boehringer-ingelheim.com.
TAFP’s Partners in Health program connects family physicians with organizations committed to supporting family medicine and promoting the health of all Texans. Our Partners in Health provide patient education and high-value tools designed to help family physicians and their care teams deliver well-coordinated, comprehensive primary care. Learn more about the Partners in Health program at https://tafp.org/partners-in-health
10/20/2023
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10/20/2023
We're honored to support TPCC and this year's summit. We'll see you there!
Texas Primary Care Consortium 11th Annual Summit Join me November 2-3, 2023, for the 2023 Texas Primary Care Consortium Summit in Houston, TX.
10/19/2023
“Not a single person that came into the ER that night lost their life. It was nothing short of a miracle.”
When an EF3 tornado ripped through the Panhandle town of Perryton this summer, TAFP member Dr. Blake Dewitt and the team of health professionals in the small town sprung to action amid the devastation. Read his first-person account here.
https://tafp.org/news/member-voices-triage-in-the-moment-of-trauma
10/19/2023
Texas OBGYNs, midwives, psychiatrists, nurses, and other clinicians treating pregnant and postpartum patients, the Perinatal Psychiatry Access Network (PeriPAN) is an extension of CPAN and your expert in reproductive psychiatry. Call PeriPAN for a peer consult about a patient's mental health today and receive:
✔️ Mental health expertise within 5 minutes
✔️ Vetted resources specific to your patient, in 1 business day
✔️ Scheduled callbacks from psychiatrists at your convenience
Call 888-901-2726 or learn more at:
www.TXPeriPAN.org
10/14/2023
Don't miss TAFP's Annual Session & Primary Care Summit, held November 10-12 in Grapevine and virtually!
Earn up to 18.5 CME hours with popular topics like pain medicine, hypertension, wound care, athlete head injuries, vaccines, and more.
Register by Oct. 17 and save.
https://tafp.org/cme/aspcs
10/12/2023
Attention Texas family docs!
In less than 10 minutes, you can help create an insightful dashboard of data to inform family physicians' career decisions and negotiations.
Learn more and take the survey at aafp.org/worth
10/10/2023
Did you know the AAFP app helps you research family medicine residencies, generate interview questions, and rank programs – and it’s free for students? Learn more and download the app: https://bit.ly/3VJdkt9
Not a member? Student memberships are also free! Apply today: https://bit.ly/3Rqjcby
10/07/2023
To end , we wanted to share our short documentary on Dr. Adrian Billings in Alpine. He practices full-scope rural medicine with an FQHC in Big Bend Country, an incredible example of the plasticity and breadth of family medicine that makes the specialty so strong.
Rural health on the Texas-Mexico border | Documentary | TAFP | Adrian Billings, MD, PhD Adrian Billings, MD, PhD, is a family physician in the Big Bend Country of West Texas. He takes care of patients in the rural towns of Alpine, Marfa, and Pre...
10/06/2023
Dr. Russell Bacak of College Station enjoys the daily life of a family doc because of the variety!
Meet Dr. Bacak here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Evf4xw6WuE&t=17s
Russell Bacak, MD | Family Medicine Physician Profile Dr. Russell Bacak, family physician at BCS Abundant Life Family Practice, talks about the variety of his day, the relationships he has with his patients, and...
10/06/2023
Meet husband and wife team Dr. Melinda Balarbar and Dr. Joseph Santiago of Flower Mound. They chose family medicine and to practice together because it affords them flexibility - with their schedules, with their family, and with their lives.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqhdOWAE_PM&t=20s
Melinda Balarbar, MD & Joseph Santiago, MD | Family Medicine Physician Profiles Dr. Balarbar and Dr. Santiago are a husband and wife team in Flower Mound, Texas. They love family medicine because of the flexibility it has given them. Lea...
10/05/2023
Did you know the Perinatal Psychiatry Access Network (PeriPAN) has free CMEs for health clinicians on maternal mental and behavioral health topics? Let our expert team help you meet the standard of care—building your skills and answering your treatment questions.
As an extension of CPAN, PeriPAN launched its first statewide Project ECHO collaborative learning cohort with a total of 7 sessions this fall. The next is:
WHAT: “Perinatal/Postpartum Psychosis”
WHEN: Tuesday, Oct. 10 from 12–1p.m. CT
WHERE: Live webinar
SIGN UP to join one or all: https://bit.ly/PeriPAN_ECHO
Upcoming webinars are on Tuesdays 12-1p.m. CT and include:
-Oct. 24. – Substance Use in the Perinatal and Postpartum Period
-Nov. 7 – Perinatal OCD
- Nov. 28 – Trauma-Informed Care and Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders
10/05/2023
It's great to see such important representation of family medicine at TMA. Congrats Dr. Fuller!
Gregory Fuller, MD
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Having completed his term chairing ’s Council on Socioeconomics, Gregory Fuller, MD, joined the association’s Board of Trustees as Secretary/Treasurer at TexMed in May. “I appreciate the vote of confidence from my fellow physicians and look forward to serving them,” he said. In 32 years of service at , Dr. Fuller has been chair of the Council on Health Care Quality, a member of the Subcommittee on Quality Programs and Clinical Measures, and a member of the Texas Delegation to the AMA House of Delegates.
10/05/2023
Attention Texas family docs! AAFP needs your input to help create this first-of-its-kind data comparison dashboard. It could be a very helpful tool for you and your family medicine peers in the future.
Take their quick survey today.
Knowledge is power, especially when it comes to salary and contract negotiations. With our career benchmark dashboard, family physicians like you will be able to access the data you need to drive your career decisions. But we need your help. Take our anonymous survey to help us create the dashboard: aafp.org/worth
10/05/2023
TAFP would like to welcome AstraZeneca to our Partners in Health program!
AstraZeneca’s Respiratory Medical Team is thrilled about partnering with TAFP. Their goal is to provide content highlighting emerging science in respiratory diseases, created by their team of health care professionals. For additional resources, please visit https://www.astrazeneca-us.com a website created for health care professionals by health care professionals.
TAFP’s Partners in Health program connects family physicians with organizations committed to supporting family medicine and promoting the health of all Texans. Our Partners in Health provide patient education and high-value tools designed to help family physicians and their care teams deliver well-coordinated, comprehensive primary care. Learn more about the Partners in Health program here: https://tafp.org/partners-in-health
10/04/2023
"These challenges create a really rich environment to learn both medicine and the human and social aspects of treating patients."
TAFP Member of the Month Dr. Carmella DeSerto on treating underserved patients in San Antonio.
https://tafp.org/news/mom-10-2023
10/03/2023
Check out Dr. Adrian Billings of Alpine discussion his love for the variety of family medicine and the everyday learning on the job.
Thanks for all you do for the patients of Texas, Dr. Billings!
Adrian Billings, MD | Family Medicine Physician Profile Dr. Adrian Billings, family physician at Preventative Care Health Services in Alpine, talks about family medicine and the rewards of being a family and commu...
10/02/2023
Happy National Primary Care Week! We're going to highlight TAFP members and the specialty of family medicine to celebrate the week.
Check out Dr. Jennifer Liedtke of Sweetwater discussing the breadth of the specialty and why she loves it.
09/22/2023
And just like that, it’s fall! See you in November at the biggest family doc gathering of the year – TAFP’s Annual Session and Primary Care Summit, happening at the Ga***rd Texan Resort in Grapevine, as well as virtually.
See you in Grapevine or online!
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09/18/2023
Thank you to everyone who joined us this weekend for Strategic Planning - TAFP leaders, American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) CEO Shawn Martin, and Texas Medical Association Secretary/Treasurer Dr. Greg Fuller.
We had a great day talking about the Academy’s future and making plans for the family docs across Texas!
09/16/2023
Our new class of the Resident Leadership Experience met last week. What a great looking group of future leaders! And a big thank you to this year's physician mentors.
09/15/2023
"There is nothing that brings me more joy than when a patient achieves a goal that improves their physical, mental, or spiritual health."
Meet Dr. Tove Goldson, our September Member of the Month.
https://tafp.org/news/mom-9-2023
09/15/2023
Great news - PeriPAN has been expanded!
The Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium is expanding PeriPAN statewide after a successful pilot! PeriPAN, the Perinatal Psychiatry Access Network, is an enhancement to the successful framework of CPAN and is available through 12 medical school hubs in the state.
Designed to support health professionals seeing pregnant and postpartum patients in Texas:
- Obstetricians
- Family practice clinicians
- Primary care physicians
- Pediatricians
- Midwives
- Psychiatrists
PeriPAN offers no-cost maternal mental health consultation, vetted referral lists, and free education to health care professionals serving new mothers—think quick peer-to-peer advice on your patient cases.
Learn more by following this social media page and visiting our website, or call to enroll today:
888-901-2726
www.TXPeriPAN.org
Shoutout to our teams at: The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, UT Southwestern Medical Center, The University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center, Baylor College of Medicine, UTHealth Houston, UTMB Health, Dell Medical School - UT Austin, UT Health San Antonio, UT Health RGV, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso.
09/14/2023
One last shoutout to all docs who precepted medical students this summer – you are helping shape the future of family medicine! Here is Dr. Fabricio Zuniga with Texas A&M student Vishwa Shah.
Thank you Dr. Zuniga!
09/13/2023
Thank you to all docs who are shaping the future of family medicine by precepting medical students this summer! Here is Dr. Benjamin Gonzalez with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso student Sharon Siby.
Thank you Dr. Gonzalez!
09/11/2023
Another shoutout to all docs who served as preceptors this summer to medical students! You are truly shaping the future of family medicine. Here is Dr. Josh Splinter in Athens with TCOM - Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine student Shannah Avila.
Thank you Dr. Splinter!
09/07/2023
Another shoutout to all docs who served as preceptors this summer to medical students! You are truly shaping the future of family medicine. Here is Dr. Wilfred Miller and team with TCOM - Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine student Jessica Sachs.
Thank you Dr. Miller!
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If on Wednesdays we wear pink, maybe Thursdays we wear orange 🤔. Two of our seniors leading the team during orientation.
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