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				 Posted: Friday,  November 21, 2014 
 
  
  By Will Sansom 
James Larry Holly, M.D., a Beaumont family  physician and CEO of Southeast Texas Medical  Associates, received the inaugural  Patient-Centered Medical Home Practice Award from the Patient-Centered Primary  Care Collaborative. Dr. Holly is an alumnus of the School of Medicine where he  served as president of the School of Medicine  Alumni Association for five years and was recognized as Distinguished Alumnus in 2012. 
“Larry Holly is a personal friend of mine and a  faithful friend and alumnus of the School of Medicine, and his support is  helping countless numbers of our students,” said William L. Henrich, M.D.,  MACP, president of the Health Science Center. “He regularly brings his vision  for primary care and student education to our campus. We join him in  celebrating this significant and well-deserved award.” 
 Focus on  patients, families 
A patient-centered medical home is a model or  philosophy of patient care that is patient-centered, comprehensive, team-based,  coordinated, accessible, and focused on quality and safety. Marci Nielsen,  Ph.D., M.P.H., CEO of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative, said the  award recognizes a primary care practice that serves as a model for medical  home transformation through innovation in practice design, partnership with  patients in quality improvement and exemplary leadership in promoting the  practice of team-based primary care. The board of directors of the  collaborative specifically cited, among other qualities, Dr. Holly’s genuine  concern and focus on patients and families and the role they play in practice  transformation. 
“At the end of the day, it is leaders such as  Dr. Holly who change the way medicine is practiced,” said Francisco  González-Scarano, M.D., dean of the School of Medicine and vice president for  medical affairs, UT Health Science Center. “They inspire with their vision and  model the way with their practices.” 
"Larry Holly is an inspiration to many of  us who practice family medicine and primary care,” said Carlos Roberto Jaén,  M.D., Ph.D., FAAFP, professor and chairman of the Department of Family and  Community Medicine in the School of Medicine. "His leadership of the  highly successful SETMA, his advocacy of the concept of a patient-centered  medical home, his embracing of technology to create practice efficiencies, his  inclusion of patients in improving his practice operations, and his support of  medical education and training for the next generation of primary care  physicians are impeccable qualities to emulate. We are so fortunate to count  him among our School of Medicine alumni.” 
Dr. Jaén occupies the Dr. and Mrs. James L.  Holly Professorship in the School of Medicine and sees patients in the school’s  clinical practice, UT Medicine San Antonio.  
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