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A Family Physician for All Seasons

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, […]

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Family Physicians Storm Washington D.C.

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 […]

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Advocacy: The Catalyst for Stanislaus Chapter

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 […]

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Zachary Nicholas

April Member of the Month: Zachary Nicholas

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 […]

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Resolutions Action Update

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 […]

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Andrea Banuelos Mota

Member of the Month: Andrea Banuelos Mota

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 […]

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California Academy of Family Physicians Foundation Names Inaugural Susan Hogeland, CAE Fellows

New program will train family physicians and medical students in health policy leadership SAN FRANCISCO – The California Academy of Family Physicians Foundation (CAFP-F) has announced the two inaugural fellows for its new Susan Hogeland, CAE Health Policy Fellowship. The fellowship will support promising medical students and family medicine residents committed to advocacy. The foundation’s goal […]

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Member of the Month: Panna Lossy, MD

Panna Lossy, MD is a graduate of UC San Francisco School of Medicine and completed her residency at Sutter Health Family Medicine Residency Program where she continues to teach and practice. Dr. Lossy is President of CAFP’s North Bay Chapter, a Legislative Key Contact, and has supported the FP-PAC for the last decade. “Working with […]

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New Project ECHO Launched for California Physicians

The California Health Care Foundation and the Center for Care Innovations have partnered with the Weitzman Institute to develop a new program to help health care providers throughout California treat opioid-addicted patients. Providers will participate in real-time case discussions with primary care practitioners actively treating substance abuse and addiction .For details, please read the Weitzman ECHO […]

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