On June 6, the Medical Board of California (MBC) sent an email to all licensed physicians and surgeons regarding required CME for pain management and the treatment of terminally ill patients that caused confusion. While all physicians and surgeons continue to be required to take a 12-hour CME course on pain management and the treatment […]
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This month is critical as the Senate and Assembly will be finalizing their combined budget they send to the Governor. In an early major CAFP win, both chambers approved of $33 million in annual ongoing funding for the Song-Brown Primary Care Physician Training Program, which funds primary care residency programs whose graduates train and continue […]
An Interview with Your New President, Walt Mills, MD, MBA Why family medicine for you? I discovered family medicine in 1975 as a first-year medical student at UC San Diego. I recall my excitement that there was actually an allopathic specialty that was “holistic,” one that appreciated the importance of caring for the whole person, […]
On May 21, nearly 300 family physicians, including a record setting number of CAFP members, advanced on the US Capitol to meet with their Representatives and Senators and urge their support for important legislation. The 2019 Family Medicine Advocacy Summit (FMAS) focused on five core issues: Congressional Primary Care Caucus GME Legislation in the 116th […]
The Stanislaus Chapter of CAFP met last week for the first time in years to reinvigorate its members and hear directly from CAFP President Walt Mills, MD. Dr. Mills informed attendees about CAFP’s recent successes and important programming which members can utilize to improve their everyday practice lives. After the meeting, four attendees stepped up […]
Zac Nicholas currently is a third-year medical student at the California Northstate University College of Medicine. Mr. Nicholas is an active member of his local Sacramento-El Dorado Chapter, a Legislative Key Contact, and FP-PAC donor, and also serves as Student Co-Director on the CAFP Board of Directors. When asked about good qualities a family physician […]
Two steps have been taken to ensure members are aware of resolutions submitted to the Board of Directors between All Member Advocacy Meetings (AMAM) or after the deadline for submission of resolutions to the AMAM. CAFP wants to ensure members have an opportunity to comment on those resolutions and be informed about any resulting Board […]
Andrea Banuelos Mota currently is a third-year medical student at the Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California. Ms. Mota is an active member of her local Los Angeles Chapter, a Legislative Key Contact, and also serves as Student Co-Director on the CAFP Board of Directors. Her favorite CAFP experience so far has […]
