Congratulatios to Louise Huang, MD on being awarded 2022 Preceptor of the year.
Congratulatios to Louise Huang, MD on being awarded 2022 Preceptor of the year.
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 […]
Congratulation Ecler E. Jaqua, MD, FAAFP on being awarded 2022 Educator of the Year.
Congratulations to Nadine Grace-Abraham, MD & Juliana Jones, MD on being awarded 2022 Residents of the Year!
The California Academy of Family Physicians presents this prestigious award to an individual who exhibits the finest qualities of family physicians, and who goes above and beyond in service to patients and community. This year, CAFP is proud to honor Erika Roshanravan, MD, FAAFP as our 2022 Family Physician of the Year. Dr. Roshanravan is […]
Congratulations to Michael B. Potter, MD, FAAFP, on being awarded 2022 Excellence in Family Medicine Research.
As recent news has revealed, the U.S. Supreme Court plans to overturn long-standing abortion rights protections. The California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP) salutes Governor Newsom and legislative leaders for their quick response to protect access to abortion in California, and stands with the administration in that effort. “CAFP is working with national and state […]
From Lauren Simon, MD, MPH, FAAFP, CAFP President After careful and thorough debate and consideration of the policy and politics, the CAFP Board of Directors has voted to take a support position on AB 35 (Reyes and Umberg). AB 35 keeps California’s Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act’s (MICRA) essential guardrails solidly in place for patients […]
By M. Shoaib Khan, MD, AAHIVS A 17-year-old died of a fatal opioid overdose in our rural California town, and I felt responsible. Medication assisted therapy (MAT) with buprenorphine has been shown to be a lifesaving treatment for opioid use disorder in that it stops patients from having cravings and withdrawals and helps in preventing […]
