CAFP proudly welcomes the 2022-2023 Student and Resident Council. The CAFP Student and Resident Council is the official student-resident voice of the Academy. By bringing students and residents together, the council promotes the exchange of ideas, builds leadership skills, pursues transformational advocacy and enriches CA’s primary care workforce with a strong family medicine pipeline. Through […]
CAFP congratulates Dr. Diana Ramos on her appointment as California Surgeon General. Dr. Ramos, an OBGYN, has decades of experience in and commitment to health care access, health equity and reproductive health. She currently serves at the California Department of Public Health’s Center for Healthy Communities, where she oversees the state’s public health and prevention […]
In November 2021, the CAFP Board of Directors adopted a new Strategic Plan, which outlined four priority goals with corresponding objectives, to be undertaken in the 2022-2024 Strategic Plan period. One of the top goals and objectives the Board identified was to “Prioritize Justice Through Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.” In early January 2022, CAFP staff […]
DR/DME continues to affect greater numbers of patients with diabetes, and, unfortunately, in addition to managing the disease, some patient populations experience social determinants that can affect care. Join our multidisciplinary panel of Drs. Coney, Kashyap, and Vega for an engaging, live discussion regarding DR/DME and the importance of understanding the barriers that minority patients […]
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has created a clear pathway for federally funded clinics including FQHCs, tribal clinics, and rural health centers to bill and be reimbursed for abortion services without using any federal funds. On September 1, the article “FQHC, RHC and Tribal Clinic Providers: Abortion Services” was posted to the Medi-Cal News area on […]
CAFP has updated the chart reflecting the actions taken by the Board on all resolutions which has been posted here. As a reminder, the chart of actions taken is updated after each quarterly meeting of the Board and posted to the website and shared with members via the Academy in Action newsletter. While the majority of […]
During the 2020 and 2021 years, the AAFP Congress of Delegates (COD) was either postponed or held virtually, with opportunities to forward state resolutions for national consideration, subsequently restricted. After the most recent CAFP Board meeting, an update was made to the 2020 resolution A-1-20 (Closing Detention Camps). It was determined it was no longer […]
The CAFP Residency Fair offers medical students the chance to learn about family medicine training in California. Prospective applicants can connect with 48 different program representatives for a closer look at program structure/curriculum, the application process, core values, residency life and more. A full list of Family Medicine Residency Programs participating are listed below. Adventist […]
Congratulations Alex McDonald, MD on being selected as the 2022 Association of Immunization Manager’s (AIM) Immunization Champion for California, by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). Robert Schechter, MD, MPH, Chief, Immunizations Branch, CDPH said, "For your contributions to public health in promoting COVID-19 immunization, the California Department of Public Health Immunization Branch is […]
