James C. Martin, MD, FAAFP
Residency Program director
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 1973.
Residency: Bexar County Hospital, 1973 to 1976.
Fellowship: Family Medicine Faculty Development Center of Texas, 1995 to 1996.
Specialty board: American Board of Family Practice.
Dr. Martin, a family physician in San Antonio, Texas, became president of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) in October 2002. The Congress of Delegates, the AAFP’s governing body, chose Dr. Martin as president-elect during the organization’s annual meeting in October 2001. Previously, he served three years as a member of the academy’s board of directors. The AAFP represents more than 93,500 family physicians, family medicine residents and medical students nationwide.
After 20 years in private practice, Dr. Martin now works in a multispecialty group practice and serves as program director for the Family Medicine Residency Program at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health Care, San Antonio. Martin is also a clinical professor with the University of Texas Health Science Center, at San Antonio.
A member of the AAFP since 1976, Dr. Martin has served on numerous academy commissions and committees addressing issues such as health education, legislative and government affairs, and membership. Dr. Martin was a member of the Task Force on Universal Coverage. He served on the Quadri Specialty Leadership Consortium with the American Board of Family Practice. He now chairs the Future of Family Medicine Project.
A board-certified family physician, Dr. Martin earned his medical degree in 1973 from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He completed a three-year family practice residency at Bexar County Hospital and served as the administrative chief resident in 1976. The AAFP has awarded him the degree of Fellow for distinguished service and continuing medical education. Dr. Martin was recognized as the Outstanding Medical School Alumnus in 1992. He is a family practice representative to the American Board of Medical Specialties.
Dr. Martin has written and lectured on a variety of family medicine topics ranging from cardiovascular disease and asthma to the doctor-patient relationship and the philosophy of primary care education. He is recognized for his teaching skills and his proactive approach to health care issues. He has presented testimony on a variety of legislative issues, including the effects of Medicaid managed care on the medical educational system of Texas, family medicine and public health, and primary care medical education. Dr. Martin and his wife, Mignon, have three children. His hobbies include camping, sports and collecting baseball memorabilia.