The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced this week that seven new teaching health centers (THCs) have been created – two of which will be in California. The THCGME program funds primary care residency training in community settings, with family medicine represented as a dominant specialty. Of the two in California, one is LifeLong […]
The Fundamentals of Obesity Treatment Course is now virtual! This is a 2-day interactive virtual course offering introductory education about the evidence-based approaches for evaluating, diagnosing, and treating obesity in a clinical setting. The content is appropriate for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, clinicians-in-training, and other healthcare providers who treat patients with the disease of obesity. On the […]
California has more than 60 family medicine residency programs. In 2014, many came together and formally organized as the CRN to better share resources and to promote collaboration, collegiality, and joint advocacy. Since its formation, the CRN has been instrumental in advocating for the allocation of funds from the Song-Brown Physician Training Program. This year, […]
The Medical Education and Research Foundation for the Treatment of Addiction (MERF) will be providing Mentored Learning Experiences (MLEs) for physicians and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) providers at the California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) 2020 State of the Art in Addiction Medicine Conference, MERF Medication Assisted Treatment Expansion Scholarships (MERF MATES) application are being […]
Physicians can reserve their PPE by going to cmadocs.org/PPE no later than July 21. The “drive through” pick up events will be hosted on various dates by county between July 27 and August 12. In an effort to ensure California physicians can continue to provide care to patients during the COVID-19 outbreak, the State of California […]
Immunization rates in California have dropped precipitously during the COVID-19 pandemic, raising alarm bells for the health and safety of our children, patients and families. This California campaign is designed to remind parents and adults: #DontWaitVaccinate. Delayed routine vaccinations put families and communities at risk for infection with vaccine preventable diseases. It’s essential to ensure our infants and toddlers […]
Please Confirm Your Account Login Email Address by Aug. 13 The AAFP is about to make it easier for all 136,700 members to access the best family medicine resources for their needs from anywhere with the unveiling of a new website and mobile app on Aug. 17. The launch of the new aafp.org and AAFP […]
As a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency, behavioral health providers have requested support to develop, enhance, and/or expand their telehealth infrastructure. Without intervention, the disruption presented by COVID-19 will pose risks to treatment for individuals with substance use disorder and mental health disorders. Funding opportunity Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is utilizing […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) holds weekly “Office Hour Calls” on Tuesdays at 2pm to provide hospitals, health systems, and providers an opportunity to ask questions of agency officials regarding CMS’s temporary COVID-19 response actions such as: • Increasing Hospital Capacity – CMS Hospitals Without Walls; • Rapidly Expanding Healthcare Workforce; • […]
