The San Diego Academy of Family Physicians held their annual symposium June 28-30, with a special white coat ceremony for the four San Diego FM Residency programs. Thank you to the residency programs for all of your work. Congratulations to the residents from: Family Medicine Residency Training Program at Family Health Centers of San Diego […]
Register today for the Summit and Residency Fair Join us for our annual Student + FM Resident Summit on September 7 in Los Angeles! CAFP’s Student + FM Resident Summit provides a forum for medical students and residents to network, engage with their Academy, and develop as the new generation of family medicine leaders. The […]
The Sacramento-El Dorado and Yolo Chapters celebrated their members with annual awards on June 17th in Sacramento. The chapters welcomed Dr. Olivia Kasirye from the Sacramento County Health Department. For members of the Sacramento-El Dorado and Yolo Chapters, if you are interested in taking a leadership role in the soon-to-be-merged chapter, please contact us at […]
We'd Love to Learn More About You and Your Practice AAFP and CAFP are asking you to make sure your Academy member census is correct and complete. Go online and update or complete your member census today. In addition, please complete the short member demographic survey. Knowing more about our members' work (i.e., clinical practice, […]
An Interview with Your New President, Walt Mills, MD, MBA Why family medicine for you? I discovered family medicine in 1975 as a first-year medical student at UC San Diego. I recall my excitement that there was actually an allopathic specialty that was “holistic,” one that appreciated the importance of caring for the whole person, […]
On May 21, nearly 300 family physicians, including a record setting number of CAFP members, advanced on the US Capitol to meet with their Representatives and Senators and urge their support for important legislation. The 2019 Family Medicine Advocacy Summit (FMAS) focused on five core issues: Congressional Primary Care Caucus GME Legislation in the 116th […]
The Stanislaus Chapter of CAFP met last week for the first time in years to reinvigorate its members and hear directly from CAFP President Walt Mills, MD. Dr. Mills informed attendees about CAFP’s recent successes and important programming which members can utilize to improve their everyday practice lives. After the meeting, four attendees stepped up […]
Zac Nicholas currently is a third-year medical student at the California Northstate University College of Medicine. Mr. Nicholas is an active member of his local Sacramento-El Dorado Chapter, a Legislative Key Contact, and FP-PAC donor, and also serves as Student Co-Director on the CAFP Board of Directors. When asked about good qualities a family physician […]
Andrea Banuelos Mota currently is a third-year medical student at the Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California. Ms. Mota is an active member of her local Los Angeles Chapter, a Legislative Key Contact, and also serves as Student Co-Director on the CAFP Board of Directors. Her favorite CAFP experience so far has […]
