While Texas’s primary care physicians comprise approximately 35% of the active physician workforce in the state, primary care only makes up for 6-7% of Texas’s overall healthcare spending.

The 9th Annual Texas Primary Care Consortium Summit has a continued focus to improve the health of Texans through accessible, equitable, and coordinated person-centered primary care.

In this webinar experts will review and discuss the recently released National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report on implementing high-quality primary care and rebuilding the foundation of health care in the US.

A virtual convening for people who want to improve health and healthcare in Texas, together.

A webinar illuminating the patient, provider, and systems-level impact of COVID-19 on our primary care needs and infrastructure.

Presented by Bechara Choucair, MD - Vaccinations Coordinator - White House COVID Response Team; John T. Carlo, MD, MS - CEO, Prism Health North Texas - Chair of Council on Legislation, Texas Medical Association; and Tom Banning - Executive Director, Texas Academy of Family Physicians

Presented by Adam Rosenbloom, MD MPH - Pediatrician - Ascension Medical Group and Rahel Berhane, MD - Medical Director, Children's Comprehensive Care Clinic - Ascension Health

Presented by Cindy Lucia - Senior Program Officer - Episcopal Health Foundation and Wendy Cox, MPH - Community Health Engagement Manager - Waco Family Medicine

Presented by Marcie Jones, RN, BSN, MPA - Healthcare Quality Specialist - TMF Health Quality Institute and Kari Loken, CPHQ - Practice Transformation Manager - TMF Health Quality Institute

Presented by Jenn Meier, MPH - Research and Evaluation Associate - Episcopal Health Foundation and Craig Rotter, PHD - Executive Director - Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service