by Jay W. Lee, MD, MPH, FAAFP Originally published in the California Family Physician, Spring 2024 “Rev·o·lu·tion (noun): a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system” So you’ve been using the #FMRevolution hashtag since 2011, now what? Lest you envisioned a bloody, violent affair back then, the Family […]
Blog post by Jay W. Lee, MD, MPH, FAAFP As the public health emergency ends and family medicine begins to escape the gravitational pull of the pandemic, one thing is certain: family physicians deserve each other and family physicians deserve to be together. That’s right, after years of upregulating epinephrine due to the ongoing trauma […]
Last month, CAFP Leadership traveled to Washington, D.C. for AAFP Congress of Delegates. CAFP leaders took the week by storm. Jay W. Lee, MD was elected to the AAFP Board of Directors and Monica Hahn, MD was awarded AAFP's 2022 Public Health Award. Following the week's events, CAFP President, Lauren Simon, MD attended the Democratic […]
The American Academy of Family Physicians held elections for its board of directors this week at its annual Congress of Delegates, the organization’s governing body. Members of the board of directors advocate on behalf of family physicians and patients nationwide to inspire positive change in the U.S. health care system. The Congress elected new officers […]
The Congress of Delegates (COD) is the Academy's policy-making body. Its membership consists of two delegates and two alternates from each constituent chapter and from the member constituencies including new physicians, residents, students, and other constituency groups represented at the National Conference of Constituency Leaders. The Congress elects new officers and three members to serve on […]
By Jay W. Lee, MD, MPH, FAAFP Family Medicine rising (#FMRising)? Yes, absolutely. Failure is not an option. The brokenness of today’s health care system needs our collective healing minds and hearts. The COVID-19 pandemic has created an urgency for systemic transformation unlike any period I’ve experienced in my career of 20-plus years. The pandemic […]
Dr. Jay W. Lee was featured in the Nevada Academy of Family Physician's Winter 2021 magazine. Read the article here.
Dr. Jay W. Lee was featured in Eat This, Not That! article "Simple Ways to Never Get Sick, According to Doctors" https://www.eatthis.com/news-simple-ways-never-get-sick-doctors/ #50: Carve Out Time for Self-Reflection "One of the most valuable habits people can build into their day is setting aside time to reflect on a regular basis," says Jay W. Lee, MD, […]
Jay W. Lee is chief medical officer for the “Share Our Selves Community Health Center” in Costa Mesa. His mobile unit cares for homeless and other marginalized communities around Orange County, and his food pantry assists the more than 1-in-4 who are hungry in Southern California. This year he has been a tireless advocate for […]
Dr. Jay W. Lee was featured in the New York Times article "As Parents Forbid Covid Shots, Defiant Teenagers Seek Ways to Get Them". Pediatricians say that even parents who have themselves been vaccinated are wary for their children. Dr. Jay Lee, a family physician and chief medical officer of Share Our Selves, a community health […]
Dr. Lee was awarded the 2021 Family Physician of the Year award at the 2021 All Member Advocacy Meeting (May 15, 2021) 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. […]
Dr. Jay W. Lee was featured in Men's Health article "All the Differences Between the Covid Vaccines, Explained" Read more.
Share Our Selves received the Advanced Primary Care Practice Award at the Primary Care Collaborative Annual Conference. The award is to recognize an organization that serves as a model for transformation through innovation that are reflected in the Shared Principles of Primary Care, including patient- and family-centered, team-based care, and high value. Jay W. Lee, […]
Dr. Lee was quoted in a Fox 23 News article: So frustrating': Doctors and nurses battle virus skeptics: Dr. Jay W. Lee, a family physician in Orange County, California, recalled a patient who demanded the “largest hydroxychloroquine prescription you can give me." “If I didn’t have my mask on, he would have seen my mouth […]
Dr. Lee was featured on KTLA with What You Should Know About E-Cigarettes With Dr. Jay W. Lee. Watch here.
Dr. Lee was featured in The Daily Beast's article "After California Shooting, Doctors Hit Back at NRA for Trying to Silence Them Over Guns". Read more.
Dr. Lee quoted in four different news source articles on End of Life Option Act, patient access. “I believe that there is still a strong taboo against talking about death openly in the medical community. It feels like a threat to what we are trained to do: preserve and extend life," Lee says, adding that […]
