Friday, September 5, 2025 @ 8:00-10:00 am Faculty: Rob Assibey, MD, FAAFP This workshop is a hands-on, two-hour training designed for family medicine physicians to enhance their skills in wound assessment, debridement methods (sharp, enzymatic, autolytic, mechanical), and advanced dressing selection, improving patient outcomes in outpatient and primary care settings. Register HERE. If you have […]
If you're a family medicine student, THIS is for you. Connect directly with 60+ California’s family medicine residency programs and recruiters, and get the insight you need to move forward with confidence. Ask questions. Build connections. Discover where you belong. Register HERE.
Big News in Family Medicine! CAFP proudly celebrates the appointment of Dr. Trinidad Solis, a dedicated family physician and public health leader, to the Medical Board of California! Dr. Solis has been a driving force in advancing community health since 2022, currently serving as Deputy Public Health Officer in Fresno County. Her previous roles include […]
Secure your ticket for POP! 2025 in beautiful San Diego, September 5–7. Whether you're a practicing physician, resident, or medical student, POP! is the event to learn, get inspired, and make meaningful connections in family medicine. REGISTER HERE
Lock in your spot for a workshop at POP! These are hands-on events for students and residents wanting to learn and practice procedures that are used in a variety of primary care settings, including inpatient, outpatient, urgent care, emergency department, nursing home, FQHCs, wilderness/street medicine environments, and more. STUDENT WORKSHOPS | FRIDAY, 1:30 - 4:40 […]
The California Quality Collaborative is offering a hands-on Improvement Coaching Workshop on Thursday, October 9, 2025. This interactive session is designed to equip physicians with the tools and strategies needed to drive meaningful change in their practice. Approved for 6 AAFP Prescribed Credits. Lock-in early bird pricing by August 1. REGISTER HERE
Family medicine leads the way once again—UCSF has launched the Reproductive Health Hotline (ReproHH), a free and confidential phone line for clinicians with questions about sexual and reproductive health. Staffed by expert UCSF physicians, ReproHH offers on-demand, evidence-based clinical guidance Monday through Friday, 8 AM–4 PM PT / 11 AM–7 PM ET. Call 1-844-ReproHH (1-844-737-7644). […]
By Bright Zhou, MD, MS Most of us choose Family Medicine for the meaningful long-term relationships we form with our communities in the outpatient setting. However, did y’all know that 37% of new graduates also practice inpatient medicine? As a new attending physician practicing at both a community hospital and at an academic, tertiary care hospital, […]
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law a series of bills to enact California’s 2024–25 state budget, including Assembly Bill 102 (Committee on Budget), Senate Bill 101 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), and the health omnibus trailer bill AB 116. The $321 billion spending plan, which will take effect July 1, closes a projected […]
