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Outside of Residency and Work: Perspectives from the Student and Resident Council

​"The nervous excitement with starting each new rotation ​is slowly worn by seemingly endless new ​teams, new rules, and new attendings. ​However, there's also ​a bit of ​sadness when rotations end - because bonds quickly form during these intense training periods; and despite having the best intentions to stay in touch, our busy schedules simply […]

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CAFP and CAFP Foundation Announce 2021 Residency Program Collaborative Grantees

CAFP and CAFP-F are pleased to announce this year’s residency programs that will participate in our Collaborative to improve education, outreach, and treatment for patients with substance use disorder disease, including stimulant and opioid use disorder. We are very excited to get started with our first full grantee meeting on May 1, 2021. 2021 Grantees: […]

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Examining Our COVID-19 Response: An Update from the Frontlines, Editorial – Jerry Abraham, MD, MPH, CMQ

Originally posted on the Los Angeles County Chapter of the CAFP's site here. Across this country, the pandemic has exposed deep seated divides within our communities. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that Black and Latinx populations who contract this disease, are dying at twice the rate of other populations. […]

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Primary Care First Deadline Extended

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is extending the deadline to apply to the Primary Care First Cohort 2 to May 21, 2021. CMS is also announcing an additional Office Hour event on Wednesday, May 5 at 11:00 am for potential practice applicants to ask questions ahead of the deadline. Staff will be available to answer your […]

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Cal-HOP Funding Opportunity Expiring Soon

Federal and state funding via the California Health Information Exchange Onboarding Program (Cal-HOP) to help practices onboard to their regional Health Information Exchange/Organization (HIE/HIO) expires in September 2021. The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is committed to providing up to $50 million in total funds to HIOs to support data exchange connections from an HIO to eligible […]

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CAFP Welcomes New District 8 Director

Congratulations to Brent Sugimoto, MD, who will step in to the role of District VIII Director on CAFP’s Board of Directors after the April 2021 Board meeting. Dr. Sugimoto has been elected to the position which is being vacated because current Director, Dr. Shani Muhammad, has relocated to another region. Dr. Sugimoto will represent the […]

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Two California Family Physicians Selected for AAFP Women’s Leadership Program

The Academy congratulates CAFP members Drs. Patricia Chico and Micaela Godzich for being selected for the AAFP’s Women’s Wellness Through Equity and Leadership Alliance (WEL). WEL is a collaborative program aimed at developing and creating more equitable workplace experiences for women physicians through leadership development. Learn more about these wonderful CAFP leaders and the program here.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Update

We know that many of you are anxious to better understand the COVID-19 vaccine distribution process and to get started (or continue) providing vaccine to your patients. CAFP has been working with the California Medical Association (CMA) and California Pharmacists Association to ensure that the process includes community health centers, pharmacies and physician practices. We […]

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Political Pulse – Once More Unto the Breach, Dear Friends!

Originally published in the California Family Physician, Spring 2021 by Carla Kakutani, MD As chair of CAFP’s Legislative Affairs Committee (LAC), I know firsthand how important it is that family physicians be involved in the legislative process. Each year, the LAC has no bigger responsibility than to prioritize roughly 50 bills for CAFP action out […]

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