This past weekend, CAFP’s Specialty Delegation attended CMA’s 151st Annual House of Delegates. CMA’s physician delegates meet annually to establish broad policy on current major issues that have been determined to be the most important issues affecting members, the association, and the practice of medicine. This year’s major issues are Physician Workforce, Health Care Reform, and Mental Health. CAFP’S Specialty Delegation continued to drive the message of the importance of incorporating primary care in any health care system and bringing awareness to the Primary care workforce shortage during the comment period for the major issues reports and CMA Delegation Caucus meeting. Due to these efforts, majority of CAFP’s Specialty Delegation recommendations were accepted and will be utilized as guiding policy.
Furthermore, CAFP members were selected to serve in various leadership positions. Family physician Dr. Jack Chou MD. was selected as the speaker for the CMA House of Delegates and family physician Dr. Kimberly Buss MD. was selected as the Vice-Chair of CMA’s Specialty Delegation Executive Committee.
Below are pictures of CAFP members, family physicians, and specialty delegates at CMA’s Annual House of Delegates:
Pictured: CAFP Specialty Delegation voting on major issues.
Pictured: Family Physicians
Pictured: CMA’s Specialty Delegation
Pictured: Stacey Ludwig MD., Dave Tran MD., Jerry Abraham MD., Felix Nunez MD., Alex McDonald MD. Jay Lee MD.
Pictured: Kimberley Buss MD. and Congressman Ami Bera MD.
Pictured: Tiyesha Watts, CAFP Legislative and Policy Advocate and Kimberly Buss MD at CMA’s 24th Annual Presidential
Pictured: Shannan Velayas, CMA VP of Center for Strategic Communications, Senator Richard Pan MD, and Tiyesha Watts CAFP Legislative and Policy Advocate
Pictured: Jack Chou MD being chosen as CMA House of Delegates Speaker.
Pictured: CMA’s Specialty Delegation Executive Committee.
