Texas Academy of Family Physicians

02/05/2026

Two laws passed in the 89th Texas Legislature mandate that physicians disclose the use of AI when caring for patients. If you’re using artificial intelligence solutions like AI scribes in your practice, check out our latest story for details and resources.

New Texas laws require health care providers to disclose AI use By Jonathan Nelson February 03, 2026 Two laws passed in the 89th Texas Legislature mandate that physicians and other health care providers disclose the use of artificial intelligence when caring for patients. The laws came as part of la...

02/03/2026

Attention family medicine residents! TAFP member Dr. Astrud Villareal not only encourages you to apply for AAFP's Award for Excellence in GME, but also has some practical and helpful tips! As a previous award winner herself, she knows what she's talking about.

Past AAFP GME Award recipient Astrud Villareal, MD, FAAFP, who will help select the 2026 winners, shares how the honor influenced her career and offers practical tips for applicants.

01/15/2026

From clinic care to locker rooms and classrooms, Dr. Jessica Gray, MD, FAAFP does it all. The Lubbock physician is building healthier communities, educating future clinicians, and discussing evidence-based medicine with her 20,000+ social media followers.

Meet Dr. Gray, TAFP's January Member of the Month!
https://tafp.org/news/member-of-the-month-january-2026

01/14/2026

01/06/2026

The AAFP rigorously reviews the science so we can support family physicians in protecting patients through safe, effective vaccination. You can count on the AAFP childhood immunization schedule: https://bit.ly/46HPsgq

01/05/2026

Congrats TAFP member Dr. Chris Casso for the feature from TMA!

01/05/2026

2025 was another great year for NPI. Check out the full 2026 schedule now if you are looking for some procedural training! https://www.npinstitute.com/

12/31/2025

Thank you for a wonderful 2025! We look forward to more advocating, educating, connecting, and of course, more love for family medicine in 2026.

12/18/2025

TAFP WRAPPED is out now! Swipe through to see our incredible year in numbers. Thank you to our members for making 2025 so wonderful, and we’ll see you in 2026 to do it again!

12/15/2025

"Our patients—and sometimes our colleagues—bring their lived experiences, fears and skepticism into the exam room. Our duty is to hold space for these feelings, to show empathy and to rebuild trust without allowing misinformation to go unchallenged."

AAFP's latest Leader Voices blog features Margot Savoy, MD, MPH, CPE, FAAFP, discussing the family doc's role in vaccinating infants against hepatitis B.

https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/aafp-voices/newborn-hepatitis-b-vaccine-recommendation.html

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

The role of family physicians in protecting babies with hepatitis B vaccination remains essentially unchanged despite a new ACIP recommendation, says AAFP chief medical officer Margot Savoy, MD, MPH, CPE, FAAFP.

12/12/2025

Dr. Emily Briggs recently released a new resource with familydoctor.org, explaining to patients why the Hepatitis B vaccine is important for infants.

Dr. Emily Briggs talks about why vaccinating your infant for hepatitis B is a safe, effective way to protect your child.

12/11/2025

Get to know more about TAFP President Dr. Ike Okwuwa in our December Member of the Month profile of him!

https://tafp.org/news/member-of-the-month-december-2025

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